Program directory · Veterans Affairs Canada
War Veterans Allowance
- Department
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Program code
- BWI11 (VAC)
- Core responsibility
- Benefits, Services and Support
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The War Veterans Allowance (WVA) program provides income support to Veterans, Merchant Navy Veterans, civilians and their survivors, dependents and orphans. In recognition of War Service, the benefit provides a monthly income to meet basic needs and provides access to other Veterans Affairs Canada programs. Eligibility for WVA is determined by the wartime service of a Veteran or qualified civilian, age or health, family income and residency. A surviving spouse or common-law partner as well as orphans may also qualify for a WVA.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| War Veterans Allowance | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $63M |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Spending $27.1M, against $6.8M in 2018-19 (+299%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2020-21 | Spending $13.7M, against $27.1M in 2019-20 (−50%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $4.4M, against $13.7M in 2020-21 (−68%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | ≥ 80% | 2020 | 100% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 80% | 2021 | 83% | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 80% | 2022 | 93% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 85% | 2024 | 91% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 85% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $7.1M | $6.8M |
| 2019-20 | $6.8M | $27.1M |
| 2020-21 | $6.6M | $13.7M |
| 2021-22 | $5.4M | $4.4M |
| 2022-23 | $4.6M | $4M |
| 2023-24 | $4.4M | $3.7M |
| 2024-25 | $3.9M | $3.4M |
| 2025-26 | $3.3M | — |
| 2026-27 | $2.9M | — |
| 2027-28 | $4M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $4M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | 8 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | 7 | — |
| 2026-27 | 7 | — |
| 2027-28 | 7* | — |
| 2028-29 | 7* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $7,066,872 | $7,067,469 | $7,067,060 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $6,837,397 | $6,715,094 | $6,715,014 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $6,597,847 | $6,592,110 | $6,592,586 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $5,388,989 | $4,766,320 | $6,763,419 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $4,635,224 | $6,717,488 | $6,717,457 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $4,425,969 | $3,931,887 | $3,895,597 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $3,901,650 | $3,626,318 | $4,045,185 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $3,337,746 | $4,079,745 | $4,007,572 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $2,867,587 | $4,021,318 | $4,019,745 | ||||||||
| Actual | $6,792,054 | $27,079,939 | $13,658,183 | $4,361,840 | $4,012,927 | $3,707,598 | $3,430,879 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
