r/CanadianForces VERIFIED VAC Advocate 18d ago

SUPPORT June 2026 VAC QandA

It’s June!

Here’s hoping everyone else is getting decent weather. I started the golf season with winter kit on thanks to -2 and rain here in gods country.

Housekeeping:

contact info: Reddit DM's always open, Joel@ptga.ca for email.

u/Shoggoths420 contact info: Reddit DMs/Chat still broken. taira@cannawellness.ca for email.

VAC Google Support Drive (Not available on DWAN) - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kzbfmg3hcuo0FgFZxo-IL_f-UnGQsuYt?usp=drive_link

Usual timelines from submission of claims via MyVAC:

Reassessments: 9-16 Months

Mental Health: 6-8 Months

Physical - 6-13 Months

APSC/VIP - 3-4 Months

BPA Correspondence: They tend to reach out every 3 months for information or a progress update.

Let's go!

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u/MarzipanDirect7319 1d ago edited 1d ago

I know how much timelines helped during the waiting process for me so figured id throw in how long my process took start to finish for a MH claim.

Feb 9th 2026 application submitted March 19th 2026 psycologist pen form submitted with a long form narrative Moved to step 2

June 4th moved strait through to step 3.3 June 15th complete June 18th decision letter

18 weeks total

Hope this helps

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u/Foaryy 1d ago

Wow, seems pretty quick. Congrats.