The Senate of Canada is currently examining proposed budget measures that would reduce benefits under the RCMP Veteran Disability Program. These proposed changes with regards to indexation appear to apply only to RCMP veterans and not to Canadian Armed Forces veterans.
This issue has raised serious concern. Many current and former RCMP members, including Civilian Members, have reached out expressing genuine distress about the potential impact of these changes.
Testimony before the Senate and through the RCMP’s direct correspondence with our union indicates that RCMP senior management supports these proposed cuts, which makes parliamentary scrutiny all the more critical.
What is happening now
- A Senate subcommittee has been struck to examine this issue in more detail
- The subcommittee’s first meeting is scheduled for February 4, 2026
- Written submissions and testimony are now on the public record
Senate testimony and written submissions:
https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/SECD/Briefs/45-1#?Session=45-1
https://senparlvu.parl.gc.ca/harmony/en/powerbrowser/powerbrowserv2?fk=679848&globalstreamid=3
CUPE 104 is grateful to the senators who are closely examining this matter and remains deeply concerned about the direction these proposals are taking.
RCMP veterans deserve fairness, transparency, and respect, not unilateral reductions to disability supports.