Women Veterans Experience a Different Reality than Their Brothers in Arms

(Disponible en français : Les femmes vétérans : une réalité différente de celle de leurs frères d’armes) Statistics As of February 2019, 15.7% of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members were women. The CAF’s objective is that, by 2026, one in four of its members will be women. To succeed, it is focusing on two key…

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Snapshot: Canadian Veterans

Isabelle Lafontaine-Émond Aboriginal Affairs and Social Development The programs and services the federal government offers to Canadian veterans have generated a lot of interest in recent years. How well do we know this important segment of the population and their needs? This HillNote provides a snapshot of Canadian veterans. It presents some telling statistics and looks…

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