Our Programs

Healthcare

Covering what provincial and military health plans leave behind, and helping families navigate the systems themselves.

Co-Pay Coverage

Reimbursement or provider-direct payment for therapy and medical co-pays under PSHCP or provincial plans.

Up to $50/visit · 24 visits/yr · up to $1,200/yr

Uncovered Services & Equipment

Medically necessary services and equipment not covered elsewhere, including private diagnostic assessments (ADHD, learning, autism).

Up to $2,000/application · 2/yr · up to $4,000/yr

Medical Travel

Travel to specialist or medical appointments not reimbursed by the CAF or provincial plans.

$0.70/km + up to $100/night · $750/application, 2/yr · up to $1,500/yr

Medical Navigation

Guidance for families navigating provincial health systems and the impacts of postings.

No cost — included with support

NP Clinic Pilot · Borden

Proposed primary care clinic for military families, addressing waitlists that reset every posting.

Borden only · No cost to families

Childcare Co-Pay

Covers the family-paid portion of licensed childcare after CWELCC and other subsidies: MFRC or private providers.

Up to $200/month · 12 months/yr · up to $2,400/yr

Flexible Childcare & Home Support

For deployments, exercises, or respite; any time of day, including time for mental health and relationship wellbeing.

Up to $100/occurrence · 6/yr · up to $600/yr

Emergency Family Travel

Fast-access funding for urgent travel to family emergencies, in two independent tiers.

Tier 1: up to $500 (self-declaration) · Tier 2: up to $1,500 (receipts) · up to $2,000/yr

Childcare & Family Support

Practical help for the day-to-day realities of service life.

Education & Employment

Careers that survive a posting cycle, for the spouses who keep restarting.

Career Counselling

Professional support for a career pivot, credential recognition, or employment re-entry after a posting.

Up to $750/yr · about 4–6 sessions

Education Scholarships

Competitive annual scholarships, with priority for military spouses; dependants pursuing post-secondary are also eligible.

$5,000 · competitive · one per household/yr

Employment & Credential

In development

Building a network of military-friendly and remote-first employers, and mapping credential-recognition pathways for the professions most disrupted by postings: nursing, teaching, and trades.

Launching as a full program in our next phase

How support works

Real support, with clear limits

Application-based

Apply once, then request support as needs arise, no re-verifying each time.

Paid directly

Reimbursed to you, or paid straight to your provider to ease upfront costs.

Clear annual limits

Every program has a defined yearly cap and a combined household maximum: fair and sustainable.

What's covered each year

Annual limits per household. Resets each calendar year.

Healthcare co-pays

up to $1,200

Uncovered medical services & equipment

up to $4,000

Medical travel

up to $1,500

Childcare co-pay

up to $2,400

Flexible childcare & home support

up to $600

Emergency family travel

up to $2,000

Career counselling

up to $750

Combined household cap

$8,000

Education scholarships (competitive)

$5,000

Awarded competitively and separate from the household cap.

We fill gaps - we don't replace what should exist

Every program we run addresses a documented need the current system isn't meeting for military families. If government steps in to fund and deliver these supports directly, we'll consider that a success; we'll wind the program down and redirect our resources to the gaps that remain. The goal was never to build a permanent parallel system. The goal is for military families to get what they need.

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