Veteran rehab contract under scrutiny as observers call on government to return the work in-house

The five-year, $572-million contract with Partners in Canadian Veterans Rehabilitation Services should not be renewed because it 'does nothing to promote the continuity of care,' and 'push[es] bureaucracy to the point of absurdity,' MPs on the Veterans Affairs Committee are told.

Canadian soldiers, pictured in March 2014 in Ottawa after returning home from Afghanistan. Veterans and advocates are raising issues with the private administration of rehabilitation services due to what they say are lingering delays, arbitrary decisions, and a cumbersome process.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY IREM KOCA

March 5, 2026

Veterans and health-care professionals are calling on the government to cancel a multimillion-dollar contract for rehab services amid concerns about jeopardizing veterans’ well-being due to “absurd” and “cumbersome” management of the program.

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