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Veterans Affairs Canada


Legislation

The Minister has sole responsibility to Parliament for the following Acts:

  • Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act
  • Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance Act
  • Civilian War-related Benefits Act
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Act
  • Pension Act
  • Returned Soldiers' Insurance Act, The
  • Soldier Settlement Act
  • Special Operators War Service Benefits Act
  • Supervisors War Service Benefits Act
  • Veterans Benefit Act
  • Veterans Insurance Act
  • Veterans Review and Appeal Board Act
  • Veterans' Land Act
  • War Service Grants Act
  • War Veterans Allowance Act
  • Women's Royal Naval Services and the South African Military Nursing Service (Benefits) Act

The Minister shares responsibility to Parliament for the following Acts:

  • Aeronautics Act
  • Halifax Relief Commission Pension Continuation Act
  • Indian (Soldier Settlement) Act
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act, section 5
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Superannuation Act, sections 32 to 34

The Minister has sole responsibility to Parliament for the following regulations and orders:

  • Assistance Fund (WVA and CWA) Regulations
  • Award Regulations
  • Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Regulations
  • Canadian Volunteer Service Medal Order
  • Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance Regulations
  • Civilian Government Employees (War) Compensation Order
  • Deceased or Former Members Dependants Payment Order
  • Gallantry Award Regulations
  • Guardianship of Veterans' Property Regulations
  • Infant or Person of Unsound Mind Payment Order
  • Memorial Cross Order (World War I)
  • Memorial Cross Order (World War II)
  • Merchant Seamen Vocational Training Order, The
  • Order Designating Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island as Head Office of the Veterans Appeal and Review Board
  • Order In Council P.C. 1965-688
  • Pension and Allowance Adjustment Regulations
  • Pensioners Training Regulations
  • Prescribed Persons and Organizations Regulations
  • Returned Soldiers' Insurance Regulations
  • Special Duty Area Pension Order
  • Testing of Unregistered US Military Herbicides, including Agent Orange, at CFB Gagetown Ex Gratia Payments Order
  • Veterans Allowance Regulations
  • Veterans Burial Regulations, 2005
  • Veterans Health Care Regulations
  • Veterans Insurance Regulations
  • Veterans Review and Appeal Board Regulations
  • Veterans Treatment Regulations
  • Veterans' Land Regulations
  • War Service Grants Regulations

The Minister shares responsibility to Parliament for the following regulations and order:

  • Flying Accidents Compensation Regulations
  • Special Forces Superannuation Regulations
  • Order Governing the Grant of the Memorial Cross (Canadian Forces)