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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 House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA) is a standing committee of the House of Commons of Canada. It was established in the 39th Canadian Parliament . Mandate
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 ...
On April 27, 2012, Veterans Affairs Canada and the Government of Quebec signed an agreement to transfer the hospital to provincial jurisdiction. [3] On June 14, 2013, it was announced that Ste. Anne's Hospital would become geriatrics centre , and would be an autonomous entity reporting to the Montreal Health and Social Services Agency.
The Department grew out of the 1990s-era Governor’s Office of Veterans Affairs (GOVA). This organization, working with Ohio legislators, formulated basic changes to laws which began the process of standardizing the operations of the 88 CVSOs, entities which were created in the late 19th century to care for Civil War veterans.
Construction started in 1949 to house the rapidly growing Department of Veterans Affairs.The buildings were thus originally named the Veterans Memorial Buildings.They were designed by George Roper Gouinlock (son of architect George Wallace Gouinlock) and H.L. Allward and appears to be a stripped down Art Deco style.
National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada. Example using a descriptive title: {{National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials|id=5779|title=Soldier's Tower: Memorial 35091-009 Toronto, ON|access-date=30 December 2016}}, which displays as "Soldier's Tower: Memorial 35091-009 Toronto, ON".
Deer Lodge Centre is a health centre specializing in geriatric care and treatment of Veterans in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.The health centre began as a convalescent hospital for returning World War I soldiers in 1916 and was located in Silver Heights along west Portage Avenue.