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In February 2004, the Ministers of National Defence and Veterans
Affairs announced a recognition program for Canadian Veterans involved in
chemical
warfare agent experiments between the 1940s and the 1970s that were conducted
in Suffield, Alberta and Ottawa. In November 2006, the program’s mandate
was extended to include Canadian military veterans who served as test subjects
at Allied Forces’ test establishments such as the Chemical Defence Experimental
Station at Porton, Wiltshire, United Kingdom during the Second World War.
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by phone at
1-800-883-6094
by e-mail at
recognition-2006@forces.gc.ca
in writing to:
Chemical Warfare Agent
Testing Recognition
Program Office
National Defence
Headquarters
101 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1A 0K2
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The program has three general mandates:
- To ensure the service of chemical warfare
agent testing Veterans is properly
recognized, for example in memorial
plaques, certificates of appreciation,
and remembrance activities.
- To administer the award of payments
to Canadian Veterans who volunteered
for experiments. Eligible Veterans will be
offered a one-time tax-free payment of
$24,000 in recognition of their service to
Canada. This is in addition to pension
benefits to which these Veterans may
be entitled.
- To refer to Veterans Affairs Canada those
Veterans who may have incurred a service
related injury during the course of their
service in chemical warfare agent testing.
The opinions of the contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada, DND or the CF.
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