Systemic Reviews
Re: The Burden of Care: A Fairness Gap in the Veterans Independence Program Policy
January 18, 2024
The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Minister of Veterans Affairs and
Associate Minister of National Defence
66 Slater St., 16th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P4
Re: The Burden of Care: A Fairness Gap in the Veterans Independence Program Policy
Dear Minister Petitpas Taylor,
Update: Resolution of Disability Pension Reductions due to Merlo Davidson Settlement Compensation - February 6, 2024
Update: Resolution of Disability Pension Reductions due to Merlo Davidson Settlement Compensation
Disability Pension Reductions due to Merlo Davidson Settlement Compensation - December 5, 2022
December 5, 2022
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
66 Slater St., 16th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P4
Re: Disability Pension Reductions due to Merlo Davidson Settlement Compensation
Dear Minister MacAulay,
Disability Benefit Wait Times Update - September, 2022
In this update, we reviewed the wait times, disaggregated for service, sex and language, for the fiscal year 2021-2022. We found that while there has been notable improvement over the past year, VAC is still far from meeting their service standard...
Adjudication of Sexual Dysfunction Claims Consequential to an Entitled Psychiatric Condition - April 21, 2022
OVO reviewed VAC processes for handling sexual dysfunction claims related to psychiatric conditions. Our review found systemic unfairness for female Veterans in certain decision-making processes.
Women Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police: A scoping review - October, 2021
This scoping review charts academic literature and government documents about women Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The current review is unique because the scope is limited to Canadian women Veterans, the author incorporates non-academic literature and information about RCMP women Veterans, and reviews literature about women Veterans as a whole, rather than focusing on a specific issue.
Peer Support for Veterans who have Experienced Military Sexual Trauma - June 02, 2021
This report covers an investigation to determine whether Veterans who have experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST), have access to Veterans Affairs Canada’s (VAC) peer support programs.