Seniors Canada On-line
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Canada's Trusted Information Source for Seniors, Caregivers, Families and Service Providers.
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A to Z Index
The A to Z Index presents a list of sites that relate to a specific subject. For example, if you were looking for anything to do with 'injuries' you would click on the letter 'I', then click on the subject 'injuries'. This would give you a list of all sites that have been assigned the subject 'injuries'.
"Armed forces"
No information found for Yukon Territory on this subject.
The following links, however, may be of interest:
Canada
Army, Navy & Air Forces Veterans in Canada (ANAVETS)
The Army, Navy & Air Forces Veterans in Canada is the oldest veterans' association in Canada. This web site describes the history of the association, the organization and much more.
Source : Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada Association
Assistance for Former Canadian Military Members and Families
The VAC Assistance Service has been developed to assist you in overcoming almost every problem that can affect your personal or professional life.
Source : Veterans Affairs Canada.
Assistance Service for Former Canadian Military Members and Their Families
The VAC Assistance Service has been developed to assist you in overcoming almost every problem that can affect your personal or professional life.
Source : Veterans Affairs Canada
Bureau of Pensions Advocates
The Bureau of Pensions Advocates is a unique organization within Veterans Affairs Canada that provides free legal advice and services to people who want assistance in appealing departmental decisions associated with disability pension claims.
Source : Veterans Affairs Canada
Canadian Forces Activities
Veterans Affairs Canada is committed to providing support to Canadian Forces (CF) members and their families. This section contains information on how to apply for a disability pension, what benefits are available, what activities and initiatives are underway that will affect you, as well as a number of other items of interest.
Source : Veterans Affairs Canada
Canadian Forces after 1918 (including Second World War) - Research at Library and Archives Canada
Military personnel files include documentation about enlistment, discharge, military units served with, and may also include other documents concerning medical history, medals awarded, personal evaluation reports and dentalcharts. There is no online database for these records.
Source : Library and Archives Canada
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Contact Information :
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Postal Address :
Personnel Records Unit
Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3
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Canadian Forces Image Gallery
Exciting, world-class Canadian Forces imagery is available here, free of charge. We invite you to browse this area to get a good look at Canada's soldiers, sailors and Air Force personnel at work in Canada and abroad.
Source : Government of Canada. National Defence
Canadian Forces Transition Assistance Program
The TAP assists members of the Canadian Forces (CF) who have been medically released in making the transition to the civilian work place.
Source : National Defence
The Canadian Letters and Images Project
The Canadian Letters and Images Project: letters, photographs and other documents from men and women in the armed services and nursing services during wartime
Source : Canadian Letters and Images Project
Canadian Military History Gateway
The Canadian Military History Gateway is an online service providing access to Websites and digitized resources about Canada's military history.
Source : National Defence
Canadian Post War Military & Dependant Graves
This project, organized by the Canadian department of National Defence, commemorates the Canadian service members and their dependants who died outside of Canada during NATO activities, and were buried abroad. It maintains existing graves, and installs of Memorial Cairns to identify those whose graves have been lost. This site also contains a search tool by which you can locate the graves of loved ones by name or location of burial.
Source : Department of National Defence.
Canadian War Museum
The Canadian War Museum is a living memorial to those men and women who served in Canada's armed forces. It is also a centre for research and the dissemination of information and expertise on all aspects of the country's military past from the pre-contact era to the present. It preserves the artifacts of Canadian military experience, interprets them for present and future generations, and advances the professional study of Canadian military history, including the effects of war and conflict on the nation and all its citizens.
Source : Canadian War Museum
Federal Superannuates National Association (FSNA)
The Federal Superannuates National Association represents the interests of pensioners from the Federal Public Service (including Government agencies/Crown corporations), Canadian Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Funeral, Burial and Gravemarking Assistance
Description of responsibility assumed by the Canadian Government for the burial of members of the Canadian Armed Forces who died during battle and those who died as a result of war-related injuries.
Source : Veterans Affairs Canada
A Guide to Access VAC Health Benefits and the Veterans Independence Program
This guide provides information about VAC Health Benefits and Veterans Independence Program and explains how to obtain those benefits (e.g.: medical, surgical and dental care, prosthetic devices and home adaptations).
Source : Veterans Affairs Canada
Contact Information :
- Toll-Free Telephone: 1-866-522-2122
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A Guide to Access VAC Health Benefits and The Veterans Independence Program (PDF format)
This guide provides information about the Veterans Affairs Canada benefits and services available through both the VAC Health Program and the Veterans Independence Program and explains how to obtain those benefits you are eligible to receive. It also offers an explanation of how to use your VAC Health Identification Card. (PDF format)
Source : Veterans Affairs Canada
A Guide To Using Your Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) Health Care Identification Card
This guide explains how to use your VAC health care identification card to obtain health care benefits.
Source : Government of Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada.
Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation
Since serving in uniform, many of Canada's Veterans have continued to provide outstanding service to their country, their communities, and their fellow Veterans. To formally recognize those contributions, the Governor General has authorized the creation of the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation.
Source : Veterans Affairs Canada
National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces
The National Military Cemetery of the Canadian Forces (NMC) is a national focal point for sacrifices made to maintain Canada's commitment to peace and security, both internationally and at home. Located in Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, the NMC honours current and former members who have served their country with pride.
Source : National Defence
Residential Care
Canada's commitment to provide quality care to injured, disabled and aging Veterans is a long-standing priority, dating back more than 80 years to the end of the First World War. As a key pillar of this commitment, Veterans Affairs Canada has been a pioneering force in establishing, managing and supporting residential care facilities that address the evolving needs of Veterans and other seniors.
Source : Veterans Affairs Canada.
VAC's Responsibility to the Canadian Forces
Veterans Affairs Canada's responsibility to Canadian Forces (CF) members is to support them in applying for a disability pension. If a member was healthy when he or she was deployed to Croatia or any other Special Duty Area and returned home to Canada with a medical disability, he or she should make an application for a disability pension.
Source : Government of Canada.Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada
Mission is to provide exemplary, client-centred services and benefits that respond to the needs of veterans, our other clients and their families, in recognition of their services to Canada; and to keep the memory of their achievements and sacrifices alive for all Canadians.
Source : Government of Canada. Veterans Affairs Canada.
Veterans Review and Appeal Board Canada
The Veterans Review and Appeal Board provides two levels of appeal on disability pension applications and the final level of appeal on allowance decisions. The Board's objective is to ensure Veterans, Canadian Forces personnel, Royal Canadian Mounted Police members, certain civilians, and/or their respective dependants receive the disability pensions and benefits to which they are entitled.
Source : Veterans Review and Appeal Board Canada
Write to the troops
Let your Canadian Forces members know you appreciate their service by using this monitored message board to send them a postcard or note.
Source : Government of Canada. National Defence. Director General Public Affairs
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