Reminder
A one-time, tax-free $24,000 ex-gratia payment may be payable to eligible veterans who participated as human test subjects in chemical warfare agent trials and experiments at:
- establishments in Suffield, Alberta, between 1941 and the early 1970s; or
- the Chemical Warfare Laboratories in Ottawa, Ontario, from 1941 to 1945.
If a veteran qualifies for this payment but has passed away, the payment can be made to the person who is named in the veteran's will as the primary beneficiary. For more information on the Chemical Warfare Agent Test Recognition Program, or to apply for the payment, please call 1-800-883-6094 or visit the Department of National Defence Web site at www.forces.gc.ca/centre |