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OPQ: Q-850
Session: 451
Suggested file name: Department_of_National_Defence_deaths_and_sick_leave
Tabled on: April 13, 2026
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Estimated questions: 3
Estimated responses: 2
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Q-850
Question
With regard to Department of National Defence deaths and sick leave, since 2018: (a) how many Department of National
Defence employees have died, broken down by (i) year, (ii) month, (iii) age range (18-30, 30-45, 45-65); (b) how many
Department of National Defence employees were approved for sick leave, broken down by (i) year, (ii) month, (iii) age range
(18-30, 30-45, 45-65), (iv) length of sick leave; and (c) how many Department of National Defence employees applied for sick
leave but were denied sick leave, broken down by (i) year, (ii) month, (iii) age range (18-30, 30-45, 45-65), (iv) reason for the
denial?
Response
This response was tabled in the House of Commons on April 13, 2026, as Sessional Paper 8555-451-850.
Order/Address of the House of Commons
Question number
Q-850
Asked by
Cheryl Gallant (Algonquin—Renfrew
—Pembroke)
Date asked
February 9, 2026
Presented by
Sherry Romanado
Tabled on
April 13, 2026
Sessional Paper
8555-451-850
House of Commons

National Defence
Reply by: the Minister of National Defence
Name of Signatory: Sherry Romanado
Reply
National Defence
(a) how many Department of National Defence employees have died,
broken down by (i) year, (ii) month, (iii) age range (18-30, 30-45, 45-
65)?
Counts of deaths of employees by Age Range
Parliamentary Secretary to
the Minister of National
Defence
Year Month 18-29 30-44 45-65
2018 January 0 0 6
2018 April 0 0 2
2018 May 0 0 4
2018 June 0 0 2
2018 July 0 2 0
2018 August 0 1 5
2018 September 0 0 4
2018 October 0 0 3
2018 November 0 0 4
2018 December 0 0 4
2019 January 0 1 5
2019 February 0 0 2
2019 March 1 0 1
2019 April 0 0 3
2019 May 0 0 7
2019 June 0 1 3
2019 August 0 1 2
2019 September 0 2 1
2019 October 0 0 2
2019 November 0 0 6
2019 December 0 0 2
2020 January 0 0 2
2020 March 0 1 4
2020 April 0 1 3
2020 May 0 1 2
2020 June 0 0 5
2020 July 0 0 3
2020 August 0 2 3
2020 September 0 1 3
2020 October 0 0 2
2020 November 0 0 1
2020 December 0 0 2
2021 January 0 0 5
2021 February 0 2 0
2021 March 0 0 6
2021 April 0 0 3
2021 May 0 0 1
2021 June 0 0 5
2021 July 0 0 4
2021 September 0 1 4
2021 October 0 0 3
2021 November 0 0 3
2021 December 0 0 3
2022 February 0 0 3
2022 March 0 0 3
2022 April 0 2 2
2022 May 0 1 2
2022 June 0 1 2
2022 July 0 0 1
2022 August 0 0 5
2022 September 0 0 1
2022 October 0 0 3
2022 November 0 0 9
2022 December 0 0 4
2023 January 0 0 1
2023 February 0 0 2
2023 March 0 0 1
2023 April 0 0 1
2023 May 0 0 2
2023 June 0 1 2
2023 July 0 0 3
2023 August 0 1 8
2023 September 0 0 1
2023 October 0 1 3
2023 November 0 0 3
2023 December 0 2 2
2024 February 0 0 4
2024 March 1 0 7
2024 April 0 0 5
2024 May 0 0 1
2024 July 0 0 1
2024 August 0 0 3
2024 September 0 1 4
Note: This data is representative of the data held in National Defence’s personnel management system; it represents all
deaths of which there is a record.
Note 2: The age ranges requested (18-30, 30-45, 45-65) overlapped at ages 30 and 45, resulting in double counting of
employees. Age ranges were restructured as 18-29, 30-44, and 45-65 to ensure accurate and consistent totals. 
(b) how many Department of National Defence employees were
approved for sick leave, broken down by (i) year, (ii) month, (iii) age
range (18-30, 30-45, 45-65), (iv) length of sick leave?
Counts of approved sick leaves taken by employees by length of leave for Ages 18-29
2024 October 0 0 3
2024 November 0 0 3
2024 December 0 3 3
2025 January 0 0 2
2025 February 0 0 4
2025 March 0 0 1
2025 April 0 0 2
2025 May 0 0 5
2025 June 0 1 2
2025 July 0 1 6
2025 August 0 0 7
2025 September 0 0 3
2025 October 0 0 2
2025 November 0 0 4
2025 December 0 1 3
2026 January 0 0 2
Year Month Less than
half a day
Half a day to
one day
One to
two days
Two days to
one week
One to two
weeks
More than
two weeks
2018January189 69 520 119 10 2
2018February176 79 422 90 6 1
2018March 156 75 418 74 2 1
2018April 203 73 428 91 9 3
2018May 177 87 436 66 5 3
2018June 194 92 415 80 5 3
2018July 224 94 493 82 6 1
2018August 185 91 492 70 5 5
2018September195 87 447 87 6 2
2018October256 121 584 117 12 2
2018November240 110 532 107 7 0
2018December186 71 498 101 8 1
2019January270 126 693 163 14 5
2019February205 98 528 95 6 2
2019March 267 136 565 107 6 2
2019April 280 147 589 135 19 5
2019May 282 107 602 125 6 4
2019June 227 106 542 80 9 5
2019July 294 130 636 89 7 6
2019August 269 114 576 89 4 3
2019September243 125 635 114 8 6
2019October320 177 711 173 3 2
2019November257 116 598 100 13 2
2019December219 94 658 97 11 1
2020January294 163 806 182 18 3
2020February283 142 650 127 8 5
2020March 158 80 297 57 3 4
2020April 16 15 51 28 7 2
2020May 20 19 73 19 0 1
2020June 50 25 137 41 1 4
2020July 97 56 236 63 6 3
2020August 124 68 310 67 11 1
2020September144 94 385 76 14 4
2020October155 94 400 85 10 3
2020November199 116 412 70 11 3
2020December145 71 301 49 12 3
2021January164 83 366 64 8 7
2021February161 98 391 40 10 5
2021March 225 120 473 73 12 3
2021April 184 104 368 70 12 6
2021May 199 103 366 57 13 7
2021June 218 131 508 76 11 3
2021July 214 165 642 106 8 8
2021August 206 143 541 101 12 10
2021September255 130 499 80 10 7
2021October243 130 558 96 14 7
2021November304 157 584 116 14 18
2021December191 143 460 107 11 7
2022January177 129 499 127 29 4
2022February197 115 460 93 16 6
2022March 262 168 602 119 17 4
2022April 226 119 507 185 36 8
2022May 249 130 519 131 20 7
2022June 248 139 534 118 19 12
2022July 195 130 539 143 34 9
2022August 248 171 560 146 18 10
2022September270 133 465 138 18 2
2022October287 183 650 151 27 9
2022November324 194 641 212 21 5
2022December251 146 478 159 10 8
2023January295 175 690 198 24 7
2023February349 197 658 123 15 10
2023March 302 225 701 139 14 11
2023April 152 87 470 121 19 16
2023May 359 154 757 151 20 7
2023June 314 189 720 114 12 5
2023July 308 199 683 119 18 4
2023August 346 213 745 160 17 13
2023September370 199 752 172 10 10
2023October347 190 812 209 19 6
2023November421 202 859 200 18 5
2023December295 174 681 162 12 9
2024January398 230 899 225 16 9
2024February409 230 865 182 13 10
2024March 396 201 801 144 11 3
2024April 430 206 865 185 25 11
2024May 426 212 815 155 15 11
2024June 400 196 783 145 6 11
2024July 429 228 889 173 22 6
2024August 462 216 843 133 17 6
2024September435 197 834 176 19 6
2024October517 223 1047 255 15 10
2024November439 233 907 203 12 5