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Veteran
Services
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Military Service Recognition Book
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Every Legion Branch has a Service
Officer and/or Service Committee. You will be
able to obtain information on all programs there
and they can help you apply. See below for the
contact for our Barrhaven Branch 641.
You
need not be a member of the Legion!
The
Legion is here to assist you by completing claims
through any agency of Veterans Affairs Canada.
We are
concerned that Veterans, Still Serving and Former
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces and/ or their
dependants may not get all the available government
support from
Veterans Affairs Canada that they need
and deserve. Veterans, serving and former members of
the Canadian forces (regular or reserve), Merchant
Navy veterans, serving or former members of the RCMP,
and widows!
You may
not be receiving all the benefits to which you are
entitled. Or you may have a family member or friend
who could benefit from speaking to one of our
Service Officers.
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Some
of the benefits you may be entitled to are:
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Disability Pension Program
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Attendance
Allowance
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Prisoner
of War Compensation
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Health
Care Program
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Your
Health Care Identification Card
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Veterans
Independence Program
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Merchant
Navy Veterans - Services & Benefits
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Last
Post Fund
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Funeral,
Burial and Grave marking Assistance
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Income-tested
Benefits
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The Royal Canadian Legion has
4 full time Service Officers in Ontario as well as
Service Officers throughout the rest of Canada to
assist you. To locate the nearest one in your area,
check the list of Service Officers at the Dominion
Command's Web Site
English, or
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