Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act (S.C. 2005, c. 21)

Act current to 2012-05-02 and last amended on 2011-10-03. Previous Versions

PART 1

CAREER TRANSITION SERVICES

Marginal note:Eligibility — members and veterans

  • 3. (1) The Minister may, on application, provide career transition services to a member or a veteran who meets the prescribed eligibility requirements if the Minister is satisfied that the member or veteran requires assistance in making the transition to the civilian labour force.

  • Marginal note:Assistance to spouses, common-law partners and survivors

    (2) The Minister may, on application, provide career transition services to a member’s or a veteran’s spouse, common-law partner or survivor if the spouse, common-law partner or survivor meets the prescribed eligibility requirements.

  • 2005, c. 21, s. 3;
  • 2011, c. 12, s. 3.
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Marginal note:Assessment of needs

  • 4. (1) The Minister shall, on approving an application made under section 3, assess the needs of the member, veteran, spouse, common-law partner or survivor with respect to career counselling, job-search training and job-finding assistance.

  • Marginal note:Career transition plan

    (2) The Minister may develop and implement a career transition plan to address the needs that are identified in the assessment.

  • Marginal note:Development of plan

    (3) In developing a career transition plan, the Minister shall have regard to any prescribed principles.

  • 2005, c. 21, s. 4;
  • 2011, c. 12, s. 4.
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Marginal note:Refusal to provide services

5. The Minister may refuse to provide career transition services to a person under this Part to the extent that the person is entitled to receive those types of services from another organization or body.

  • 2005, c. 21, s. 5;
  • 2011, c. 12, s. 5.
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PART 2

REHABILITATION SERVICES, VOCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS

General

Marginal note:Non-application of this Part

6. This Part does not apply in respect of a physical or a mental health problem that resulted primarily from

  • (a) service in the Canadian Forces on or before April 1, 1947; or

  • (b) service in the Korean War, as that term is defined in subsection 3(1) of the Pension Act.

Marginal note:Consequential injury or disease

7. For the purposes of this Part, an injury or a disease is deemed to be a service-related injury or disease if the injury or disease is, in whole or in part, a consequence of

  • (a) a service-related injury or disease;

  • (b) a non-service related injury or disease that was aggravated by service;

  • (c) an injury or a disease that is itself the consequence of an injury or a disease described in paragraph (a) or (b); or

  • (d) an injury or a disease that is a consequence of an injury or a disease described in paragraph (c).