Spending program
Earnings Loss Benefit
Department of Veterans Affairs · Veterans
In fiscal year 2018–19, Department of Veterans Affairs spent $534 million on Earnings Loss Benefit. That is $19.51 per tax filer.
Headline figures
Fiscal year 2018–19
$534M
11.4% of Veterans spending in 2018–19.
$19.51per tax filer$14.41per 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.