March 22, 2024, Ottawa, ON – Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine released a report today on the unfairness inherent in Veterans Affairs Canada’s (VAC) Pain and Suffering Compensation (PSC) benefit. The PSC benefit compensates Veterans for disabilities related to their service. How VAC pays the PSC benefit directly affects what happens to Veterans’ compensation when they die.
FEBRUARY 15, 2024, OTTAWA, ON – Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine will be in the Northwest Territories the week of February 19 to meet with its Veterans community. The visit includes a town hall in Yellowknife on February 20, as well as meetings with a broad range of stakeholders.
February 6, 2024, OTTAWA, ON – Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine released an update about the actions Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) took to resolve unfairness in the way it was reducing disability pensions for some Merlo Davidson class action settlement claimants.
Following receipt of complaints about disability pension reductions, the Office of the Veterans Ombud (OVO) conducted a systemic review and found that disability pensions were being unfairly reduced for Merlo Davidson settlement compensation recipients.
December 7, 2023, Ottawa, ON – Today, the Office of the Veterans Ombud (OVO) released its publication Spotlight 2023: Progress Update on OVO Recommendations to VAC. As of March 31, 2023, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) has fully or partially implemented 70 percent or 55 of the OVO’s 79 recommendations – a slight improvement over last year.
The recommendations made by the OVO address systemic gaps and barriers to fair access by Veterans and their families for VAC services and benefits.
NOVEMBER 28, 2023, OTTAWA, ON – The Veterans Ombud Commendation recognizes and honours the exceptional dedication, hard work and selfless motivation of an individual or group's contribution to Canada's Veterans and their families. This afternoon, Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine awarded eight Commendations for 2023:
OCTOBER 23, 2023, OTTAWA, ON – Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine will be in Quebec to meet with the Veterans community the week of October 30. The visit includes town halls in Montreal (October 30), Quebec City (November 1), and Saguenay (November 2), as well as meetings with a broad range of stakeholders.
OCTOBER 20, 2023, OTTAWA, ON – Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine will be in Calgary the week of October 23 to meet with the Veterans community. The visit includes a town hall in Calgary on Tuesday, October 24th, as well as meetings with a broad range of stakeholders.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023, OTTAWA, ON – Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine will be in Petawawa to meet with the Veterans community. The visit includes a town hall in on September 27, as well as meetings with a broad range of stakeholders.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023, OTTAWA, ON – Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine will be in Ottawa the week of September 25 to meet with the Veterans community. The visit includes town halls in Bells Corners on Monday, September 25, and Orleans on Thursday, September 28, as well as meetings with a broad range of stakeholders.
MAY 23, 2023, CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Veterans Ombud Colonel (Ret’d) Nishika Jardine will be in Newfoundland and Labrador the week of June 5th to meet with the Veterans community. The visit includes town halls in St. John’s on June 6, and Gander on June 8, as well as meetings with a broad range of partners and stakeholders.
