Military families
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Review CAFconnection COVID-19 Updates and Health Care pages for information and resources for you and your family throughout COVID-19.
If you are a military family member, we have information to help you understand the benefits, programs, and resources that may be available for your family. If you can’t find what you need, contact us for assistance.
Employment, financial support, moves, and postings
Spousal and partner employment, employment insurance available for military family members, financial services and support, housing, military moves and postings, postings outside of Canada (OUTCAN)
Dependent education and resources
Children’s education outside of Canada: educational screening, allowances and benefits, postsecondary scholarships and bursaries for military members and their families, resources for youth and kids
Health, wellness, diversity, and inclusion
Military families’ access to health care, communicating with families, what happens when a Canadian Armed Forces member dies, what is a Board of Inquiry
Military family research
Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research, Vanier Institute, Military Family Services
Related documents
- Ombudsman launches systemic investigation into military families, with a focus on compassionate postings
- Engaged in the World: A systemic investigation into the administration of postings, assignments and employments of Defence Team personnel outside of Canada
- Support to Bereaved Military Families
- Boards of Inquiry: Families in Focus
- On the Homefront: Assessing the Well-being of Canada’s Military Families
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