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Comparative Study of Services to Veterans in Other Jurisdictions COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SERVICES TO VETERANS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS Report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs Neil R. Ellis, Chair DECEMBER 2017 42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons SPEAKER’S PERMISSION The proceedings of the House of Commons and its Committees are hereby made available to provide greater public access. The parliamentary privilege of the House of Commons to control the publication and broadcast of the proceedings of the House of Commons and its Committees is nonetheless reserved. All copyrights therein are also reserved. Reproduction of the proceedings of the House of Commons and its Committees, in whole or in part and in any medium, is hereby permitted provided that the reproduction is accurate and is not presented as official. 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For greater certainty, this permission does not affect the prohibition against impeaching or questioning the proceedings of the House of Commons in courts or otherwise. The House of Commons retains the right and privilege to find users in contempt of Parliament if a reproduction or use is not in accordance with this permission. Also available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SERVICES TO VETERANS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS Report of the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs Neil R. Ellis Chair DECEMBER 2017 42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION NOTICE TO READER Reports from committee presented to the House of Commons Presenting a report to the House is the way a committee makes public its findings and recommendations on a particular topic. Substantive reports on a subject-matter study usually contain a synopsis of the testimony heard, the recommendations made by the committee, as well as the reasons for those recommendations. STANDING COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS CHAIR Neil R. Ellis VICE-CHAIRS Phil McColeman Irene Mathyssen MEMBERS Bob Bratina Emmanuella Lambropoulos Blaine Calkins Sherry Romanado Doug Eyolfson Darrell Samson Colin Fraser Cathay Wagantall OTHER MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT WHO PARTICIPATED Mel Arnold Robert Kitchen Vance Badawey Alaina Lockhart Bob Benzen Ron Liepert Sheri Benson Hon. Rob Nicholson Kelly Block Kyle Peterson John Brassard Tracey Ramsey Colin Carrie Yves Robillard Nicola Di lorio Robert Sopuck David de Burgh Graham Marwan Tabbara Sean Fraser Karen Vecchio Garnett Genuis Jonathan Wilkinson Non-voting member, pursuant to Standing Order 104(5). iii CLERKS OF THE COMMITTEE Jean-Denis Kusion Patrick Williams LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT Parliamentary Information and Research Service Jean-Rodrigue Paré, Analyst iv THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS has the honour to present its EIGHTH REPORT Pursuant to its mandate under Standing Order 108(2), and the motion adopted by the Committee on Monday, February 6, 2017 the Committee has studied services to veterans in other jurisdictions and has agreed to report the following: v TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................................. 1 COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SERVICES TO VETERANS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS ........ 3 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 3 2. VARIED CONTEXTS .................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 The U.S. exception ............................................................................................................. 6 2.2 New Zealand: Different responses to similar problems ..................................... 7 2.3 France: A unique system of governance................................................................... 9 2.4 United Kingdom: Local responsibility for rehabilitation programs .............. 9 2.5 Australia: Transition rather than severance ....................................................... 10 2.6 Germany: From “former soldiers” to “veterans” ................................................ 11 2.7 Canada: Good intentions in need of structure .................................................... 12 3. RECOGNITION OF SERVICE AND COMMEMORATION .............................................. 14 4. TRANSITION AND REHABILITATION .............................................................................. 15 4.1 Universality of service .................................................................................................. 16 4.2 Transition .......................................................................................................................... 20 4.3 Vocational rehabilitation ............................................................................................. 22 5. FINANCIAL PROGRAMS ......................................................................................................... 25 5.1 Compensation programs for a service-related disability ............................... 25 5.2 Turnaround times and appeals ................................................................................. 29 5.3 Income replacement and transition support measures .................................. 30 6. SERVICE DELIVERY ................................................................................................................. 32 6.1 Program complexity ...................................................................................................... 33 6.2 Connecting with veterans who are not departmental clients ....................... 35 6.3 Transferring records ..................................................................................................... 36 7. MENTAL HEALTH, HOMELESSNESS AND SUICIDE .................................................... 36 8. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................. 39 vii Appendix A: Travel Report: Washington, D.C., 14–16 May 2017 ............................................ 41 Appendix B: List of witnesses ................................................................................................................. 47 Request for government response ....................................................................................................... 51 Supplementary Opinion of the New Democratic Party of Canada .......................................... 53 viii LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS As a result of their deliberations, committees may make recommendations which they include in their reports for the consideration of the House of Commons or the Government. Recommendations related to this study are listed below. Recommendation 1 That the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces be more flexible in applying the principle of universality of military service and consider establishing a “limited assignment status”, as defined in the US Air Force Instruction 36-3212. ........................................................................................ 19 Recommendation 2 That the Canadian Armed Forces medically release members only once: • they have adequate housing options; • they have access to gainful employment options or to a vocational program; • they have adequate and continuing medical follow up for their condition; • Veterans Affairs Canada has made a final adjudication on their application for a disability award and, if applicable, the financial benefits in parts 1, 2, 3 and 3.1 of the New Veterans Charter; • all health, rehabilitation and vocational services under the responsibility of Veterans Affairs Canada have been put in place. .................. 20 Recommendation 3 That, with the aim of securing access to family doctors and to other necessary health and social services for veterans in the province / territory they settle: 1 • the Minister of Veterans Affairs engage with the Minister of Health and the Minister of Health’s provincial / territorial counterparts to increase access to family doctors for veterans; • Veterans Affairs Canada coordinate its transition, employment, housing, health and rehabilitation services with the relevant provincial and territorial authorities and community agencies. ...................................... 20 Recommendation 4 That, following the introduction of the education and training benefit in April 2018, Veterans Affairs Canada ensure that veterans who are released for medical reasons attributable to service and participate in the vocational program offered by the Service Income Security Insurance Plan do not receive
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