Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) announced Government of Canada funding in support of the Invictus Games Toronto 2017. The Government of Canada will contribute up to $17.5 million to support the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 Organizing Committee in bringing this major international adaptive sporting event to Canada. The full release is available online. … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) announced that the department plans to extend the contract with Veterans Emergency Transition Services Canada until March 31, 2018. The Department recognizes the value of this service and is working to put measures in place to ensure ongoing outreach and assistance to at-risk Veterans. Until that work is finalized, VETS Canada … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) announced Government of Canada plans to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid and the Second World War in France and Canada in August 2017. Commemorative ceremonies will take place in Dieppe, France, as well as in Montréal, Calgary and Dieppe, New Brunswick. The full release is available … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) joined veterans, their families and local stakeholders for the opening of a new Veterans Affairs Canada office in Surrey, B.C. Call 613-992-7468.
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) met with Canadian Armed Forces members and their families at the Military Family Resource Centre in Esquimalt to provide details on what’s in Budget 2017 to assist Canada’s Veterans and their families. Budget 2017 highlights include the expansion of the Veteran Family Program across all 32 MFRCs in Canada, … Read more
Veterans, their families and local stakeholders joined Government of Canada officials for the reopening of the Veterans Affairs Canada office in Prince George, B.C. The Prince George office is the last of nine Veterans Affairs Canada offices, closed in 2012, to be reopened across the country. By the end of May 2017, a new (tenth) office … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) and Brig. Gen. (ret’d) David Kettle, Secretary General of the Canadian Agency of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, issued a statement: “On May 21, 1917, a Royal Charter established the Imperial War Graves Commission, later to become known as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission,” they said. “They ensure that 1.7 million war dead … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr ( Calgary Centre, Alta.) and National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) issued the following statement on the occasion of the International Day of Families: “On the International Day of Families, it is the privilege of Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces to acknowledge military and … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre, Alta.) and National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) issued the following statement on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of V-E (Victory in Europe) Day and the end of the Second World War in Europe: “Over one million Canadians answered the call to serve during the Second World … Read more
Veterans Affairs Canada has partnered with the Mental Health Commission of Canada to strategically invest in tools that can help Veterans, their families and support networks. The Mental Health First Aid course, adapted specifically to the needs of Veterans, is available free of charge to the Veteran community. This two-day session helps participants learn how … Read more
