Veterans Well-being Regulations

20 Subject to section 21 and for the purposes of subsection 23(1) of the Act, the imputed income for a member or veteran is equal to

• (a) in the case of a member who dies during regular force service, the greater of the member’s monthly military salary at the time of death, adjusted until the benefit is payable, and the monthly military salary for a senior private in the standard pay group at the time the benefit is payable;

• (b) in the case of a member who dies during reserve force service, if the injury or disease that resulted in the death was incurred, contracted or aggravated, as the case may be,

  • (i) during regular force service, the greater of the member’s monthly military salary at the time of release from the regular force service, adjusted until the benefit is payable, and the monthly military salary for a senior private in the standard pay group at the time the benefit is payable,

  • (ii) at any time during Class C Reserve Service, the greater of the monthly military salary of the member, adjusted from the earlier of the date of completion of the Class C Reserve Service and the date of the member’s death until the benefit is payable, and the monthly military salary for a senior private in the standard pay group at the time the benefit is payable, and

  • (iii) at any time during Class A or B Reserve Service, the greater of the monthly military salary of the member, adjusted from the earlier of the date of completion of the Class A or B Reserve Service and the date of the member’s death until the benefit is payable, and the monthly military salary for a senior private in the standard pay group at the time the benefit is payable;

  • (iv) [Repealed, SOR/2015-69, s. 5]

• (c) in the case of a deceased veteran whose final release was from the regular force, the greater of the veteran’s monthly military salary at the time of release, adjusted until the benefit is payable, and the monthly military salary for a senior private in the standard pay group at the time the benefit is payable; and

• (d) in the case of a deceased veteran whose final release was from the reserve force, if the injury or disease that resulted in the death was incurred, contracted or aggravated, as the case may be,

  • (i) during regular force service, the greater of the veteran’s monthly military salary at the time of release from the regular force, adjusted until the benefit is payable, and the monthly military salary for a senior private in the standard pay group at the time the benefit is payable,

  • (ii) at any time during Class C Reserve Service, the greater of the veteran’s monthly military salary, adjusted from the date of completion of the Class C Reserve Service until the benefit is payable, and the monthly military salary for a senior private in the standard pay group at the time the benefit is payable, and

  • (iii) at any time during Class A or B Reserve Service, the greater of the veteran’s monthly military salary, adjusted from the date of completion of the Class A or B Reserve Service until the benefit is payable, and the monthly military salary for a senior private in the standard pay group at the time the benefit is payable.

  • (iv) [Repealed, SOR/2015-69, s. 5]