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There has been progress toward helping veterans recognize and heal from their wounds but there remains a gap in dealing with mental injuries, he said.
Some members of the Bank of Canada's governing council expressed concerns that the policy rate was not high enough before the central bank held its key rate steady last month.
No further interest rate hikes are expected this cycle, according to the balance of respondents to a Bank of Canada market participants survey.
The testimony from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken came as Biden's US$105 billion aid package request is encountering roadblocks in Congress.
Higher interest rates could lead to a further slowing in Canada's housing market heading into the winter, some economists argue, as the Bank of Canada's key rate remains elevated.