Veterans Affairs Canada

Departments of the Government of Canada
Veterans Affairs
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Minister	Greg Thompson
Established	N/A
Responsibilities	Veterans
Employees	N/A
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), also referred to as Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for pensions/benefits and services for war veterans, retired personnel of the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police, their families, as well as some civilians.

Canada Remembers is a division of Veterans Affairs, responsible for all war commemoration activities, such as Remembrance Day, and coordinates and funds various "pilgrimages" for Canadian war veterans to foreign battlefields and international ceremonies (eg. 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands in early 1995, the 60th anniversary of D Day on June 6, 2004, etc.)

The year 2005 was declared Year of the Veteran in Canada, to teach, remember, thank, honour and celebrate. The image of a poppy overlapping a gold maple leaf became a special symbol during the campaign, on posters, pamphlets, bookmarks and documents. In 2007, the Veterans' Bill of Rights stated that Veterans Affairs Canada must show veterans respect.^[1]

The Minister of Veterans Affairs is The Honourable Greg Thompson.

Current Veterans Affairs Structure

• Minister of Veteran’s Affairs
  • Deputy Minister
    • Associate Deputy Minister Veterans Affairs Canada
      • Assistant Deputy Minister, Veterans Services Branch
      • Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services Branch
      • Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Programs and Communications Branch
      • Director General, Policy Planning and Liaison
      • Director General, Co-ordination and Secretariat

See also

Prevalent image on VAC posters during 2005, the Year of the Veteran.

• List of Canadian Ministers of Veterans Affairs

References

1. ^ The Royal Canadian Legion, "VETERANS’ BILL OF RIGHTS," April 3, 2007, URL accessed 3 April 2007.

External links

• Veterans Affairs Canada Official Website
• Canada Remembers

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