QUESTION PERIOD — Ministry of Veterans Affairs
Transition to Civilian Life
October 23, 2025
Madam Minister, thank you for being with us today.
As our economy evolves, veterans bring valuable leadership and technical skills to the workforce. How is Veterans Affairs Canada, or VAC, collaborating with Employment and Social Development Canada or private sector partners to expand job opportunities and training for veterans, especially in high-growth sectors such as green energy, technology, infrastructure and so on?
Thank you very much for the question.
These are conversations that I am having daily with veterans in identifying opportunities where they would like to build on their skills and build a post-service career of their choice. This is also part of the conversation that I am having with business across the country about the opportunities to connect with veterans.
I have had the opportunity to speak with some post-secondary institutions. We are looking at how, again, skills recognition can take place, between the skills as they are identified under the Canadian Armed Forces, or CAF, what they can translate into in the business community and what opportunity there is to add supplemental learning so they can then qualify, perhaps, for some of the skilled trade designations, such as a Red Seal, adding to the experience and expertise that they already have.
Thank you for that. Purpose is so important. We say, “What’s measured improves.”
My question is this: Are there measurable targets or performance indicators being used to track successful transitions by our veterans into the civilian labour market?
Some of the metrics we have right now are via the engagement we are getting on our employment-supporting portals. For example, we have a veterans LinkedIn group through which we are able to connect veterans with employers that have opportunities available. We are able to monitor some of it through there.
We are also working with feedback, both through some of our community partners that work to support veterans in the transition to employment through those programs and then also, again, overlaying the information that we have coming out of the —
Thank you, Madam Minister.
