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Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC; French: Anciens Combattants Canada) is the department within the Government of Canada with responsibility for pensions, benefits and services for war veterans, retired and still-serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), their families, as well as some civilians.
The age requirement was “under 50” (later raised to 55, and the men, all volunteers, had to be First World War veterans that served in Canadian or British forces, fit and honourably discharged. On duty the men wore battle dress uniforms, were armed, and had the same service obligations and received the same pay ($1.30 a day) and allowances ...
It is silver and depicts a four engined World War II era bomber in the center, superimposed on a pebbled background. [12] The first bars were presented on August 26, 2013, by Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino in a ceremony at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. Bomber Command Veterans, their families, and families of deceased ...
Pages in category "Canadian military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 307 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Veterans' Bill of Rights (French: Déclaration des droits des anciens combattants) is a bill of rights in Canada for veterans of the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police. [1] It was enacted by the Government of Canada in 2007 .
The Bureau of Pensions Advocates (BPA) is a nation-wide, semi-independent law firm within Canada's Department of Veterans Affairs (also known as Veterans Affairs Canada). In place in one form or another since October 1, 1930, it provides free counsel and legal representation to Canadian Veterans and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in appeals before the Veterans Review and Appeal ...
After the war, Canadian Merchant Navy veterans were denied veterans benefits and official recognition for decades. This was not corrected until the 1990s and many individual cases remain unresolved. An important gesture in 2003 was the designation by the Canadian Parliament of the Merchant Navy Remembrance Day on September 3 as a day to ...
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