The transition to civilian life of veterans / : Transition à la vie civile des anciens combattants

Gary W. O’Brien Clerk of the Senate ————— Delegation to the subcommittee Extract from the Minutes of Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence of Monday, December 2, 2013: The Honourable Senator Day moved: That the order of reference regarding veterans affairs adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, be delegated to the Subcommittee on Veterans Affai [...] As top priorities in this regard, the Subcommittee additionally recommends: (a) That DND support the expansion of the Veterans Transition Program nationally, and ensure that serving CAF members affected by PTSD have access to the program; (b) That Veterans Affairs Canada support the expansion of the Royal Canadian Legion and BCIT’s Legion Military Skills Conversion Program nationally; and (c) That [...] Recommendation 10: That the Government of Canada and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, while recognizing the many differences between the Canadian and American veteran support systems, explore the possibility of establishing a program similar to the U. S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative in Canada to help connect transitioning CAF members and veterans with employers in communitie [...] The purpose of the study is to look at initiatives taken by the public and private sectors to promote the meaningful employment of releasing CAF members and veterans during and after their transition to civilian life. [...] Similarly, DND and VAC are conducting a study on the transition of former reservists, which is expected to provide a better understanding of the experiences and needs of reservists as they transition to civilian life.22 The Subcommittee welcomes the fact that studies on the transition to civilian life of military personnel are underway in Canadian universities and that the LASS program has develop