Veterans Hiring Act

The Veterans Hiring Act (VHA) amended the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) and came into force on July 1, 2015. This section contains important information for hiring managers and the human resources community about the changes to the PSEA and what they mean for staffing.

HR Community and hiring managers

• Amendments to the Public Service Employment Regulations (PSER)
• Staffing: Veterans Hiring Act
• Members of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police released or discharged for medical reasons - Guide on Priority Administration

Veterans and CAF members

• Transitioning to the federal public service
• Members of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police released or discharged for medical reasons - Guide on Priority Administration

The following lists and briefly describes the priority provisions of the PSEA and the PSER. Additional details about each priority type are provided in Part II of this Guide.

Rolling out the welcome mat: Amendments to staffing in the public service resulting from The Veterans Hiring Act

Rolling out the welcome mat (Transcript)