Veterans Affairs Canada launched the first call for applications for the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund. Organizations are invited to share their innovative ideas and encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible online. The deadline to submit an application for 2018 is June 15. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-7468.
Following a successful pilot program of seven communities, the Veteran Family Program has been expanded to 32 Military Family Resource Centres across Canada. Veterans Affairs is proud to provide a program that is available in the communities where veterans live and is making a difference in the lives of the families that access it. The full … Read more
On Vimy Ridge Day, the Government of Canada held an official commemorative ceremony at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France, to pay tribute to the bravery and courage of those who took part in the historical battle. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-7468.
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.), joined George Weber, President and CEO of The Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, for the opening of The Royal’s newest Operational Stress Injury Clinic service site in Kingston, Ont. Funded by Veterans Affairs Canada and operated in partnership with The Royal, the new service site will … Read more
Veterans Affairs Canada has launched six new and enhanced two programs and services to support Veterans and and their families as they transition to a post-service life: Education and Training Benefit Career Transition Services Program Veteran Family Program Caregiver Recognition Benefit Removal of Time Limits—Rehabilitation Services and Vocational Assistance Program Veterans Emergency Fund Centre of … Read more
Veterans Affairs Canada, in partnership with Saint Elizabeth Health Care, has developed an innovative e-learning tool, called Caregiver Zone, which provides instruction, education, videos and tools on a wide range of caregiving topics to family members taking care of Veterans so they can protect, improve and sustain their own health and well-being. The on-line tool which went … Read more
Veterans Affairs Canada’s Career Transition Services program, redesigned in Budget 2017 will launch on April 1st, 2018 and will assist Canadian Armed Forces members, Veterans, spouses/common-law partners and survivors with services such as career counselling, job-placement and job-finding assistance. This is an important part of the Government’s ongoing commitment to provide programs and services that … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) joined grade five students at St. Mary’s Elementary School in St. John’s, Nfld., in making Valentines for Veterans in their community. Local Korean War Veteran, Leslie Mercer, joined O’Regan to share his wartime experience with the 24 students. He explained to them what it was like as a young … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) and National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) issued the following statement today regarding Black History Month: “Throughout our history, Black Canadians have shown courage and dedication to service, often facing adversity and discrimination. Early trailblazers, such as the First World War’s No. 2 Construction … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) unveiled the Government’s Pension for Life plan. The Pension for Life plan has three key pillars: monthly, tax-free financial compensation, with the choice of monthly payments for life, to recognize pain and suffering caused by a service-related disability with a maximum monthly amount of $2,650 for those … Read more
