VAC Facts and Figures

by Starman Sun 09 Sep 2018, 8:32 pm

As of March 31, 2018, VAC estimated the total Veteran population in Canada to be 649,300, consisting of 48,300 War Service (WS) Veterans and 601,000 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Veterans. Both the WS and CAF Veteran populations are forecasted to decline through the next five years, but the decline in WS Veterans is expected to outpace the decline in CAF Veterans.

Veterans served by VAC account for approximately 18% of the Veteran population in Canada. As of March 31, 2018 VAC served 20,139 (42%) of the WS Veteran population and 96,644 (16%) of the CAF Veteran population. In addition, VAC provided benefits to 46,980 WS survivors, 10,986 CAF survivors, and administers benefits on behalf of 13,396 RCMP members or former members and their survivors.

Overall, total VAC clients (Veterans and survivors) decreased by 2.3% in 2017–18; this trend is expected to continue. The forecasted decrease is the result of an expected decrease of 21% in WS Veterans and a 7% decrease in WS survivor clients. CAF Veteran and survivor clients are expected to increase by 5% over the next year.

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/about-us/statistics/summary#vac-facts