Our Departmental Results Report is tabled in Parliament in the fall of each year. This report provides Parliamentarians and Canadians with information on the Portfolio's performance over the last fiscal year, based on commitments made in our previous Departmental Reports. Also included are financial tables showing actual resources used during the last fiscal year. The Departmental Results Report is formerly known as the Departmental Performance Report. Archived reports can be found here: https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/cbcb3222-4729-4b96-9628-48578ecafc7e

Our Report on Plans and Priorities is tabled in Parliament in the spring of each year. This report provides Parliamentarians and Canadians with information on the Portfolio's plans and priorities over a three-year period, based on our strategic outcomes. Also included are financial tables showing planned resources required to achieve our planned results. This report is now known as the Departmental Plan. Additional reports can be found here: https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/d9459640-cfbb-47be-b591-cc94dde848cc.

VAC's Departmental Plan is tabled in Parliament in the spring of each year. This report provides Parliamentarians and Canadians with information on the Portfolio's plans and priorities over a three-year period. Also included are financial tables showing planned resources required to achieve VAC's planned results. The Departmental Plan was formerly known as the Report on Plans and Priorities. Archived reports can be found here: https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/e8ffbaa0-bbe1-4ffe-a569-fae726e4131b

Veterans Affairs Canada's Quarterly Financial Reports make in-year spending at a departmental level available to Parliamentarians and Canadians. These reports supplement existing year-end reporting. Each quarterly financial report includes spending authorities granted through the Main and Supplementary Estimates as well as any allotment transfers approved by Treasury Board that have become available for use at the end of the quarter.

The Policy on Management, Resources and Results Structures requires the development of a departmental Performance Measurement Framework (PMF), which sets out the expected results and the performance measures to be reported for programs identified in the Program Alignment Architecture. The PMF is intended to communicate the overarching framework through which a department will collect and track performance information about the intended results of the department and its programs. The indicators in the departmental PMF are limited in number and focus on supporting departmental monitoring and reporting.

As part of the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of service delivery, a cyclical audit was conducted to review the activities of the Quebec District Office (DO), the management control framework and the information used for decision making purposes. The Quebec DO was selected based on criteria set by senior management. The objectives of the 2009-2010 audit are: * Examine the application and implementation of new delegated authorities for Area Counsellors (ACs) (Fall 2009); * Verify the efficiency of the delivery of the rehabilitation program and the integrity of internal controls over its adjudication; * Verify internal controls over the award and delivery of Veterans Independence Program’s (VIP) home care services to Canadian Forces (CF) Veterans; * Assess the adequacy of the management control framework for long term care (i.e. oversight, functional direction, reporting and internal controls). The audit focussed primarily on the implementation of the new delegation of authority at the Quebec DO and on delivery of the Rehabilitation, VIP and Long Term Care (LTC) Programs.

The evaluation of the Financial Benefits Program was conducted in accordance with the Veterans Affairs Canada Multi-Year Risk-Based Evaluation Plan 2014-19. The program was last evaluated as part of an overall New Veterans Charter Evaluation in 2010-11. The Financial Benefits Program was established in 2006 under the authority of the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act, with subsequent amendments expanding eligibility and adding programs. It provides economic support to eligible Canadian Armed Forces Veterans, survivors, and dependents in recognition of the economic impact that a career ending and/or service-related injury or death can have on a Veteran’s ability to earn income, advance in a career or save for retirement. As per Treasury Board Secretariat policy requirements and guidance, this evaluation examined the Financial Benefits Program’s relevance and performance. The evaluation findings and conclusions are based on the analysis of multiple lines of qualitative and quantitative evidence.

This evaluation of the Health Care Benefits and Services Program was conducted in accordance with Veterans Affairs Canada's (VAC) approved multi-year, risk-based Evaluation Plan 2012-2017. The Health Care Benefits and Services Program, commonly referred to as the Treatment Benefits Program, provides Veteran recipients with access to extended health care. There are 14 benefits and services groups comprising a wide range of offerings. An overview of the benefits and services can be found in Appendix A. The evaluation examined the relevance and performance of the Program, and was conducted in accordance with Treasury Board policy requirements and related Treasury Board Secretariat guidance material. The evaluation findings and conclusions are based on the analysis of multiple lines of qualitative and quantitative evidence.

Responsibility for the integrity and objectivity of the accompanying financial statements for the year ended March 31st and all information contained in these statements rests with the management of Veterans Affairs Canada. These financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with Treasury Board accounting policies which are consistent with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles for the public sector.