CANFORGEN

by **Silversun** Tue 04 Dec 2018, 7:07 pm

DEC 04, 2018

CANFORGEN 203/18 CMP 101/18 / INTRODUCTION OF PENSION FOR LIFE - IMPACT ON BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR MEDICALLY RELEASED VETERANS

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CANFORGEN
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CANFORGEN 203/18 CMP 101/18
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BILINGUAL MESSAGE/MESSAGE BILINGUE
SUBJ: INTRODUCTION OF PENSION FOR LIFE - IMPACT ON BENEFITS AND SERVICES FOR MEDICALLY RELEASED VETERANS

1. FOR THE PAST YEAR VAC HAS, AS PART OF EFFORTS TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE VETERANS WELL BEING ACT, OUTLINED THE NEW PENSION FOR LIFE (PFL) INITIATIVE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CANFORGEN IS TO INFORM CAF MEMBERS THAT EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2019 THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA WILL:
A.REPLACE THE DISABILITY AWARD WITH THE PAIN AND SUFFERING COMPENSATION BENEFIT

B.COMPENSATE CURRENT ELIGIBLE DISABILITY AWARD RECIPIENTS WITH AN ADDITIONAL MONTHLY AMOUNT

C.INTRODUCE THE ADDITIONAL PAIN AND SUFFERING COMPENSATION BENEFIT, AND

D.CONSOLIDATE SIX FINANCIAL BENEFITS INTO ONE INCOME REPLACEMENT BENEFIT (IRB)IN ADDITION TO INCREASED FINANCIAL SECURITY, AND THE STREAMLINED AND SIMPLIFIED ADMINISTRATION, PFL WILL OFFER A CHOICE FOR CAF MEMBERS AND VETERANS LIVING WITH A SERVICE-RELATED INJURY AND/OR ILLNESS TO DETERMINE THE FORM OF COMPENSATION THAT WORKS BEST FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES

2. THE ABOVE NOTED AMENDMENTS RELATED TO PFL WILL INCLUDE CHANGES THAT MAY IMPACT THE BENEFITS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO CAF MEMBERS
RELEASING FOR MEDICAL REASONS. FOR THIS REASON, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL AFFECTED CAF MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND THE UPCOMING CHANGES RELATED TO PFL

3. CURRENTLY, ALL MEDICALLY RELEASED VETERANS RECEIVE THEIR PRIMARY VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND INCOME SUPPORT BENEFITS THROUGH THE CAF LONG TERM DISABILITY (CAF LTD) PLAN. IN ADDITION, ALL MEDICALLY RELEASED VETERANS ARE PROVIDED MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES THROUGH VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA (VAC). THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR VAC S REHABILITATION SERVICES AND VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND EARNINGS LOSS BENEFIT (ELB)

4. AS OF APRIL 1, 2019, ALL MEDICALLY RELEASED VETERANS, WHETHER THEIR HEALTH PROBLEM RESULTS PRIMARILY FROM SERVICE OR NOT, WILL CONTINUE TO ACCESS THEIR PRIMARY VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND INCOME SUPPORT BENEFITS THROUGH THE CAF LTD PLAN

5. FURTHER, AS OF APRIL 1, 2019, CAF MEMBERS WHO MEDICALLY RELEASE AS A RESULT OF A HEALTH PROBLEM RESULTING PRIMARILY FROM SERVICE WHICH CAUSES A BARRIER TO RE-ESTABLISHMENT IN CIVILIAN LIFE, WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO VAC S REHABILITATION SERVICES AND VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND VAC S NEW IRB

6. THOSE CAF MEMBERS WHO MEDICALLY RELEASE ON OR AFTER MARCH 31, 2019, OR WHO APPLY FOR VAC S REHABILITATION PROGRAM AND VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ON OR AFTER APRIL 1, 2019,WHO DO NOT HAVE A HEALTH PROBLEM RESULTING PRIMARILY FROM SERVICE, WILL CONTINUE HAVING ACCCESS TO MEDICAL AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL BUT NOT VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO ACCESS MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES FROM VAC AS A TRANSITION MEASURE ONLY UNTIL THESE SERVICES CAN BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CAF LTD PLAN (NO LATER
THAN APRIL 1, 2024). THESE VETERANS WILL NOT, HOWEVER, HAVE ACCESS TO VAC S NEW IRB IF THEIR HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE NOT ASSESSED AS RESULTING PRIMARILY FROM SERVICE

7. ANY MEDICALLY RELEASED VETERAN WHO IS ALREADY PARTICIPATING IN EITHER A CAF LTD REHABILITATION PLAN OR A VAC REHABILITATION PLAN PRIOR TO APRIL 1, 2019 WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR EXISTING REHABILITATION PLAN THROUGH TO COMPLETION

8. ANY VETERAN WHO DEVELOPS, AFTER RELEASE, A HEALTH PROBLEM RESULTING PRIMARILY FROM THEIR MILITARY SERVICE, WHICH CAUSES A BARRIER TO THEIR RE-ESTABLISHMENT IN CIVILIAN LIFE, WILL CONTINUE TO
HAVE ACCESS TO VAC S REHABILITATION SERVICES AND VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS VAC S NEW IRB

9. THE JOINT PERSONNEL SUPPORT UNIT (JPSU) IS WORKING IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH VAC TO ASSIST CAF MEMBERS WITH SEAMLESS TRANSITION TO POST-MILITARY LIFE. IN THE COMING DAYS THE JPSU WILL BE CONTACTING, BY LETTER AND PHONE CALLS, ALL CAF MEMBERS WHO WILL MEDICALLY RELEASE OR WHO HAVE RECEIVED AN ADVISORY MESSAGE FROM THE
DIRECTOR MILITARY CAREERS ADMINISTRATION INFORMING THEM THAT AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF THEIR MEDICAL EMPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED. THE AIM OF THE COMMUNICATION IS TO INFORM THEM OF THE UPCOMING CHANGES AND HOW THESE CHANGES MAY IMPACT THEIR PERSONAL SITUATION SO THAT THEY MAY MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT THEIR PENDING RELEASE FROM THE CAF. THE INITIAL FOCUS WILL BE ON THOSE WHO APPEAR TO HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS NOT CONSIDERED ATTRIBUTABLE PRIMARILY TO THEIR MILITARY SERVICE AS THEY ARE THE ONES MOST LIKELY TO BE
AFFECTED BY THE NEW VAC PFL INITIATIVE

10. COMMAND TEAMS ACROSS THE CAF WILL NEED TO BE FULLY INFORMED AND ENGAGED ON PFL AND POTENTIAL IMPLICATION FOR THEIR MEMBERS WHO THIS
APPLIES TO. IN PARTICULAR, IF AFFECTED MEMBERS OF YOUR UNIT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER OR BEEN CONTACTED FROM/BY THE JPSU BY 12 DECEMBER 2018, THEY ARE ASKED TO CONTACT THE NEAREST INTEGRATED PERSONNEL SUPPORT CENTRE (IPSC) AT (QUOTE) HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/…/BENEFITS-MILITA…/HEALTH-SUPPORT.HTML (UNQUOTE)

11. FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE NEW PFL SUITE OF BENEFITS CAN BE FOUND AT (QUOTE) WWW.VETERANS.GC.CA/ENG/SERVICES/PENSION-FOR-LIFE (UNQUOTE) AND INFORMATION ON THE CAF LTD PLAN IS AVAILABLE AT QUOTE HTTPS://WWW.SISIP.COM/…/…/LONG-TERM-DISABILITY-LTD-INSURANCE
UNQUOTE

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INSTAURATION DE LA PENSION A VIE - INCIDENCE SUR LES AVANTAGES ET LES SERVICES DESTINES AUX VETERANS LIBERES POUR RAISON

OBJ: INSTAURATION DE LA PENSION A VIE - INCIDENCE SUR LES AVANTAGES
ET LES SERVICES DESTINES AUX VETERANS LIBERES POUR RAISONS MEDICALES

1. COMME IL A ETE ANNONCE PRECEDEMMENT, DANS LE CADRE DES EFFORTS VISANT A AMELIORER DAVANTAGE LE BIEN-ETRE DES VETERANS GRACE A L INSTAURATION DE LA PENSION A VIE A COMPTER DU 1ER AVRIL 2019, LE
GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA :
A.REMPLACERA L INDEMNITE D INVALIDITE PAR L INDEMNITE POUR SOUFFRANCE ET DOULEUR
B.VERSERA UN PAIEMENT MENSUEL SUPPLEMENTAIRE AUX VETERANS RECEVANT DEJA L INDEMNITE D INVALIDITE
C.INSTAURERA L INDEMNITE SUPPLEMENTAIRE POUR SOUFFRANCE ET DOULEUR
D.REGROUPERA SIX AVANTAGES FINANCIERS POUR OFFRIR LA PRESTATION DE REMPLACEMENT DE REVENU (PRR) EN PLUS D AMELIORER LA SECURITE FINANCIERE ET DE SIMPLIFIER L
ADMINISTRATION, LA PENSION A VIE PERMETTRA AUX VETERANS ET AUX MEMBRES DES FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES (FAC) QUI SONT AUX PRISES AVEC
UNE BLESSURE OU UNE MALADIE LIEE A LEUR SERVICE DE CHOISIR LA FORME DE COMPENSATION QUI CONVIENT LE MIEUX POUR EUX ET POUR LEURS
FAMILLES

2. OUTRE LES ELEMENTS SUSMENTIONNES, DES CHANGEMENTS LIES AU PROGRAMME PENSION A VIE POURRAIENT AVOIR UNE INCIDENCE SUR LES
AVANTAGES ET LES SERVICES OFFERTS AUX MEMBRES DES FAC LIBERES POUR DES RAISONS MEDICALES, IL EST ALORS IMPORTANT POUR TOUT LES MEMBRES
DES FAC TOUCHES DE COMPRENDRE LES CHANGEMENTS A VENIR RELIES A LA PENSION A VIE

3. ACTUELLEMENT, TOUS LES VETERANS LIBERES POUR DES RAISONS MEDICALES RECOIVENT LEURS PRINCIPAUX SERVICES DE READAPTATION ET D ASSISTANCE PROFESSIONNELLE, AINSI QUE LEURS ALLOCATIONS DE SOUTIEN DU REVENU DANS LE CADRE DU REGIME D ASSURANCE INVALIDITE PROLONGEE (AIP) DES FAC. ILS ONT EGALEMENT ACCES AUX SERVICES DE READAPTATION MEDICALE ET PSYCHOSOCIALE OFFERTS PAR ANCIENS COMBATTANTS CANADA (ACC). ILS SONT ADMISSIBLES AU PROGRAMME DE SERVICES DE READAPTATION ET D ASSISTANCE PROFESSIONNELLE D ACC, AINSI QU A L ALLOCATION POUR
PERTE DE REVENUS (APR)

4. A COMPTER DU 1ER AVRIL 2019, TOUS LES VETERANS LIBERES POUR DES PROBLEMES DE SANTE (DECOULANT PRINCIPALEMENT DU SERVICE OU NON) CONTINUERONT D AVOIR ACCES AUX PRINCIPAUX SERVICES DE READAPTATION ET D ASSISTANCE PROFESSIONNELLE, AINSI QU AUX ALLOCATIONS DE SOUTIEN DU REVENU DANS LE CADRE DU REGIME D AIP DES FAC

5. EN OUTRE, A COMPTER DU 1ER AVRIL 2019, LES MEMBRES DES FAC LIBERANT POUR DES RAISON MEDICALES ET SOUFFRANT DE PROBLEMES DE
SANTE PRINCIPALEMENT ASSOCIES AU SERVICE ET QUI NUISENT A LA REINSERTION DANS LA VIE CIVILE CONTINUERONT D AVOIR ACCES AU PROGRAMME DE READAPTATION ET D ASSISTANCE PROFESSIONNELLE D ACC ET ILS SERONT ADMISSIBLES A LA NOUVELLE PRESTATION DE REMPLACEMENT DE REVENU (PRR) D ACC

6. LES MILITAIRES QUI SERONT LIBERES POUR DES RAISONS MEDICALES LE 31 MARS 2019,OU SOUMETTANT UNE DEMANDE D ACCES AU PROGRAMME DE
READAPTATION D ACC ET/OU UNE DEMANDE D ACCES AU PROGRAMME D ASSISTANCE PROFESSIONNELLE AU OU APRES LE 1 AVRIL 2019 ET QUI ONT DES PROBLEMES DE SANTE NE DECOULANT PAS PRINCIPALEMENT DU
SERVICE,CONTINUERONT D AVOIR ACCES AU SERVICES MEDICAUX ET PSYCHOSOCIAUX, MAIS NON PLUS A CEUX DE READAPTATION PROFESSIONNELLE. ILS VONT CONTINUER A AVOIR ACCES AUX SERVICES MEDICAUX ET PSYCHO-SOCIAUX D ACC EN TANT QUE MESURE DE TRANSITION JUSQU A CE QUE CES SERVICES PUISSENT ETRE FOURNIS PAR L ENTREMISE DU REGIME AIP DES FAC
(AU PLUS TARD LE 1 AVRIL 2024). CES VETERANS N AURONT PAS ACCES A LA NOUVELLE PRR D ACC SI LE DIAGNOSTIC DE LEURS PROBLEMES DE SANTE N EST PAS PRINCIPALEMENT RELIE AU SERVICE

7. LES VETERANS LIBERES POUR DES RAISONS MEDICALES QUI SERONT INSCRITS AU PROGRAMME DE READAPTATION DU REGIME D AIP DES FAC OU D ACC AVANT LE 1ER AVRIL 2019 POURRONT POURSUIVRE ET COMPLETER LEUR PLAN DE READAPTATION

8. LES VETERANS CONTINUERONT D AVOIR ACCES AU PROGRAMME DE READAPTATION ET D ASSISTANCE PROFESSIONNELLE D ACC S ILS DEVELOPPENT, APRES LEUR LIBERATION, DES PROBLEMES DE SANTE PRINCIPALEMENT ASSOCIES AU SERVICE QUI NUISENT A LEUR REINSERTION DANS LA VIE CIVILE ET VONT CONTINUER A AVOIR ACCES AU SERVICES DE READAPTATION ET D ASSISTANCE PROFESSIONNELLE D ACC, AINSI QU AU NOUVELLE PRESTATION DE REMPLACEMENT DE REVENU (PRR) D ACC

9. TRAVAILLANT EN ETROITE COLLABORATION AVEC ACC, L UNITE INTERARMEES DE SOUTIEN DU PERSONNEL (UISP) A POUR MISSION D AIDER LES MEMBRES DES FAC A FAIRE UNE TRANSITION SANS HEURT A LA VIE CIVILE. AU COURS DES PROCHAINS JOURS, L UISP ENVERRA UNE LETTRE OU CONTACTERA PAR TELEPHONE TOUS LES MEMBRES DES FAC QUI SERONT LIBERES POUR DES RAISONS MEDICALES OU QUI ONT RECU UN MESSAGE DU DIRECTEUR - ADMINISTRATION (CARRIERES MILITAIRES) LES INFORMANT QU UN EXAMEN ADMINISTRATIF DE LEURS CONTRAINTES A L EMPLOI POUR RAISONS MEDICALES SERA EFFECTUE. LA LETTRE A POUR BUT DE LES INFORMER DES CHANGEMENTS A VENIR ET DE L INCIDENCE QUE CELA POURRAIT AVOIR SUR LEUR SITUATION PERSONNELLE LEUR PERMETTANT AINSI DE PRENDRE UNE DECISION ECLAIREE AVANT LEUR LIBERATION PROCHAINE DES FAC. L EFFORT INITIAL SERA PORTE SUR CEUX QUI SEMBLE AVOIR DES PROBLEMES DE SANTE N ETANT PAS CONSIDERE ATTRIBUABLE A LEUR SERVICE MILITAIRE CAR ILS SERONT CEUX QUI SERONT LE PLUS PROBABLEMENT AFFECTE PAR LA NOUVELLE INITIATIVE DE PENSION POUR LA VIE D ACC.

10. LES EQUIPES DE COMMANDEMENT A LA GRADEUR DES FAC DEVRONT ETRE PLEINEMENT INFORMES ET ENGAGES QUANT A L INITIATIVE DE LA PENSION POUR LA VIE ET CONNAITRE SES IMPLICATIONS POUR LEURS MEMBRES QUI EN SERONT AFFECTE. LES MEMBRES DE VOTRE UNITE QUI SONT CONCERNES ET QUI N ONT PAS RECU UNE LETTRE OU N ONT PAS ETE CONTACTE DE/PAR L UISP D ICI LE 12 DECEMBRE 2018 DOIVENT COMMUNIQUER AVEC LE CENTRE INTEGRE DE SOUTIEN DU PERSONNEL (CISP) LE PLUS PRES (DEBUT DE LA CITATION): HTTPS://WWW.CANADA.CA/…/AVANTAGES-MILITA…/SANTE-SOUTIEN.HTML (FIN DE LA CITATION)
11. POUR OBTENIR D AUTRES RENSEIGNEMENTS SUR L ENSEMBLE DES AVANTAGES DU PROGRAMME PENSION A VIE, VISITEZ LE SITE WEB (DEBUT DE LA CITATION) : HTTP://WWW.VETERANS.GC.CA/FRA/SERVICES/PENSION-A-VIE DE L INFORMATION SUR LE REGIME D AIP DES FAC EST DISPONIBLE A L ADRESSE SUIVANTE :
HTTPS://WWW.SISIP.COM/…/…/ASSURANCE-INVALIDITE-PROLONGEE-AIP (FIN DE LA CITATION)

by Magnum Tue 27 Oct 2020, 7:13 pm

CAF releases new CANFORGEN regarding Combat Boot Reimbursement program

October 25, 2020

On October 13th, the Canadian Armed Forces released CANFORGEN 135/20 regarding the Combat Boot Reimbursement Program. Noting that operational footwear is mission-critical, highly personalized, and is an integral component of an individual’s personal equipment.

The CANFORGEN went on to state all Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members entitled to wear combat (CBT) boots in accordance with the approved scale of issue would benefit from greater flexibility in selecting the type of CBT boot that is best suited to their operating environment.

The CANFORGEN aimed to announce an update to manage temperate non-safety CBT boots and provide direction for Phase 1 implementation. CANFORGEN 35/20 SJS 008/20 131929Z supersedes CANFORGEN 127/18 – COMD CA 015/18 271530Z JUL 18.

This program is for temperate non-safety CBT boots only (NSNs 21-872-4291, 20-001-9296, 20-005-2273, 20-001-2410 or 20-008-2050).

Safety boots, Naval CBT boots, desert boots, and other operational footwear types will continue to be provided by the defence supply chain (DSC) or other means as applicable.

The management of CBT boots will eventually transition to the operational clothing and footwear consolidated contract (OCFC2), an online model, similar to the non-operational clothing and footwear contract (NOCFC) for DEU items.

This transition will be executed over several years and will occur in two phases:
(1) Phase 1. Entitled CAF members will be able to purchase temperate weather non-safety CBT boots of their choice based on simple selection criteria and local chain of command guidance and be reimbursed for this expense up to a pre-determined maximum dollar value. This is an interim policy that will remain in effect until the OCFC2 on-line model is established.

(2) Phase 2. This phase will transition the management of temperate weather non-safety CBT boots to an on-line model similar to the way DEU are currently managed.

Ref A: signal operating instructions (SOI) D01341CFS (AF operational clothing & equipment) has been amended such that entitled Air Force members, as per paragraph 3, are authorized one pair (1) of temperate weather non-safety CBT boots.

Air force personnel are reminded that this entitlement does not change the safety boot requirement for occupations and trades working in industrial settings.

Key changes to existing clothing stores program:
Effective immediately, all entitled regular force and primary reserve force will be eligible for temperate weather non-safety CBT boot funding assistance. Entitled members are those individuals within the CAF who are authorized to draw operational clothing in accordance with Ref A, have successfully completed basic training, are at operational functional point (OFP), and are on effective strength (primary reserve).

As a general principle, clothing stores will transition away from routine one-for-one exchanges for individuals who have completed basic military training. That said, the DSC would maintain the ability to replenish CBT boots in emergency circumstances where local purchase is not practical due to time or geographic constraints.

When new members join the CAF, they will continue to receive issued CBT boots in accordance with their scale of issue (SOI) during the initial kitting process. National inventory will be prioritized and centralized in specific locations that support initial kitting for recruits.

The policy for the reimbursement of orthopaedic footwear remains extant.

Entitlement for reimbursement is based on a tiered system, which takes into consideration both the expected usage of temperate weather non-safety combat boots and the operational environment in which they are used.

(3) For Air Force personnel only Tier 2 is further broken down into two sub-groups based on the type of temperate weather combat boots (safety or non-safety) that each group requires for their daily tasks. The priority for entitlement is given to the sub-group that only requires non-safety boots for their daily tasks. Thus, Tier 2 for Air Force personnel is broken down as follows:

Applicable taxes will be reimbursed over and above the $340 funding entitlement. Regular shipping costs and foreign currency exchange costs will be reimbursed only if they are within the $340 funding entitlement.

Members serving in an isolated post in accordance with Ref B (CBI 11.2.03 Isolated Post Instructions) will be reimbursed for standard domestic shipping costs over the $340 funding limit. This entitlement does not accumulate from year to year.

Individuals deploying on a named mission for greater than five months and whom are being force generated from a Tier 2 or 3 unit will be eligible for an additional pair of boots not to exceed $340. Authorization for this entitlement will be via CFTPO.

Co-authorization is mandatory if an individual requires an additional entitlement within the same period. This should be the exception and must be directly attributable to military service.

The CAF also has the responsibility to ensure that the operational footwear in use by CAF members is safe for use, adheres to dress regulations, and will meet the demands of an operational environment.

For Air Force only, a self-cleaning outsole, a speed lacing system with closed loops, and boots must not utilize zippers nor slide fasteners.

The local chain of command will assist the member with key information about the environment in which the member can be expected to operate in. Guidance from the chain of command is not the same as issuing specific direction on the type or model of footwear to be purchased.

Process for Phase 1:
Prior to purchasing CBT boots, individuals must establish a real need for a new pair of boots, and the individual’s chain of command must authorize this. Individuals are responsible to purchase a CBT boot that meets the criteria. Non-compliant boots will not be reimbursed.

Advances for CBT boot claims will not be made except under exceptional circumstances on a case-by-case basis as deemed appropriate by the members unit.

Individuals must submit their original proof of purchase and unit authorization to their unit orderly room IOT initiate the reimbursement process. This will be done via CF 52, general allowance claim. Certified copies of claims must be kept on member’s personal file. Receipts and supporting documentation must be dated within the same FY as the claim being submitted.

For audit purposes, bases/wings will be required to maintain a list of all members that have claimed the CBT boot financial entitlement (itemized by name and service number). Units will be required to retain all claims, receipts, and supporting documentation. The audit account process will transition to DRMIS as soon as practical. The CA and ADM (MAT) will jointly lead transition planning.

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