Veterans Affairs Canada

In January 2011, the Audit & Evaluation Division commenced a Risk Assessment of Information Management within the Department. The purpose of this Risk Assessment was to provide Senior Management with a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of information management within the Department to...

The Benefit Grids are comprehensive lists of the variety of services available, dollar and frequency limits and approval requirements for each Program of Choice. Most Veterans Affairs Canada benefits and services have limits on the number of times a benefit can be covered in a specified period...

The evaluation of the Veterans Independence Program was conducted in accordance with the Veterans Affairs Canada Multi-Year Risk-Based Evaluation Plan 2015-20. The evaluation covers the time period from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2015, and was conducted between June 2015 and January 2016. The...

Policies related to the Critical Injury Benefit.

The Audit of the Veterans Independence Program (VIP) was approved by the Departmental Audit Committee in 2009. The objectives of the audit were to determine if: up-to-date policies and procedures were in place to support program delivery; program payments were accurately calculated and paid...

The purpose of this audit is to provide assurance that departmental activities with respect to the processing of overpayments are in compliance with policies, procedures, and regulations. The audit reviewed the overpayments of four programs: Disability Award, Disability Pension, War Veterans...

The evaluation of the Disability Benefits program was conducted in accordance with the Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) Multi-Year Risk-Based Evaluation Plan 2014–19. The objective of the Disability Benefits program is to compensate Veterans/members and other individuals in recognition of the...

General information regarding all programs.

An overpayment occurs when benefits are paid to a beneficiary who has no entitlement or when benefits have been paid in excess of entitlement. Once an overpayment has been detected, Finance Division can collect, write-off, forgive or remit the overpayment. A remission is the cancellation of or...

The Privacy Act gives Canadian citizens and those present in Canada the right to access and request correction of personal information about themselves held by federal government institutions. The Act also outlines obligations related to the collection, retention, accuracy, use, disclosure and...

Policies related to the Assistance Fund.

Policies related to Priority Hiring.

The Veterans Affairs Canada Health Care Benefits Program provides eligible Veterans and other qualified individuals with benefits and services, such as medical, surgical and dental care, prosthetic devices and home adaptations, through 14 Programs of Choice. Program of Choice 13 – Special...

Policies related to Treatment Benefits.

The Privacy Act gives Canadian citizens and those present in Canada the right to access and request correction of personal information about themselves held by federal government institutions. The Act also outlines obligations related to the collection, retention, accuracy, use, disclosure and...

The evaluation of Veterans Affairs Canada’s (VAC) Disability Pension and Disability Award Programs originated in the requirement to support the renewal of the Terms and Conditions of the Disability Award Program by March 2011. The Disability Award Program is part of the New Veterans Charter (NVC)...

The Access to Information Act gives Canadian citizens and corporations the right to have access to federal government records, subject to certain specific exceptions. The Act complements but does not replace other procedures for obtaining government information. It is not intended to limit in any...

An effective and efficient phone system is crucial to providing Veterans, their families, and service providers with access to information from Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) staff. The National Contact Centre Network (NCCN) provides a central point of contact for external callers to obtain...

The Earnings Loss benefit is one of the supports available through Veterans Affairs Canada’s Financial Benefits Program. Earnings Loss is payable in recognition of the economic impact a military career-ending or service-related disability may have on the Veteran’s ability to earn income following...

This evaluation of the Intermediate and Long Term Care Programs was conducted in accordance with the approved Veterans Affairs Canada Multi-Year Risk-Based Evaluation Plan 2012-2017. The Veterans Independence Program Intermediate Care (VIP IC) Program and the Long Term Care (LTC) Program,...