Spending program
Disability Pension Benefits and Allowances
Department of Veterans Affairs · Veterans
In fiscal year 2018–19, Department of Veterans Affairs spent $1.2 billion on Disability Pension Benefits and Allowances. That is $45.26 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2018–19
$1.2B
26.4% of Veterans spending in 2018–19.
$45.26per tax filer$33.45per person
Per tax filer uses 27,394,970 tax filers (2018); per person uses a population of 37,072,620 (2018). An allocation of cost, not a tax bill.
Source and basis
- GC InfoBase - Open Datasets, retrieved 2026-11-03. Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Actual spending reported by the department for this program, reconciled to Public Accounts expenditures by vote. Includes operating costs, capital and payments to others.