Program directory · Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Emergency Fund
- Department
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Program code
- BWI13 (VAC)
- Core responsibility
- Benefits, Services and Support
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Veterans Emergency Fund (VEF) provides funding to assist Veterans and their families during times of crisis and when facing emergency financial situations that threaten their health and well-being. Financial emergencies could include (but are not limited to) food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and expenses required to maintain safety and shelter.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Emergency Fund | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $11.7M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Indicators added: % of Veterans Emergency Fund payments issued within 2 business days of approval | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Indicators dropped: # of Veterans and families who receive a Veterans Emergency Fund payment | Departmental Results Framework (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | ≥ 80% | 2022 | 86% | Met |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 80% | 2024 | 86% | Met |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | — | — | 787 This indicator has been changed for 2021–22. | No result reported |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 80% | 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 | $1.2M | $1.4M |
| 2019-20 | $1.2M | $1.7M |
| 2020-21 | $1.2M | $1.7M |
| 2021-22 | $1.2M | $1.5M |
| 2022-23 | $1.2M | $1.7M |
| 2023-24 | $1.2M | $1.9M |
| 2024-25 | $1.2M | $1.8M |
| 2025-26 | $1.2M | — |
| 2026-27 | $1.2M | — |
| 2027-28 | $1.2M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $1.2M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | 2 | — |
| 2026-27 | 2 | — |
| 2027-28 | 2* | — |
| 2028-29 | 2* | — |
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 | $1,176,038 | $1,176,153 | $1,176,018 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $1,188,618 | $1,163,296 | $0 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $1,167,771 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $1,226,211 | $1,174,536 | $1,173,924 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $1,179,237 | $1,165,684 | $1,165,677 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $1,218,108 | $1,174,199 | $1,166,236 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $1,225,108 | $1,227,249 | $1,199,598 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $1,237,204 | $1,206,947 | $1,191,179 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $1,210,971 | $1,194,114 | $1,193,822 | ||||||||
| Actual | $1,399,994 | $1,678,610 | $1,666,159 | $1,520,398 | $1,736,766 | $1,888,452 | $1,840,838 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
