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2nd Session, 36th Parliament, 48-49 Elizabeth II, 1999-2000
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-41 |
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An Act to amend the statute law in relation to
veterans' benefits
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| R.S., c. C-31;
1999, c. 10,
s. 19
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CIVILIAN WAR-RELATED BENEFITS ACT |
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1. The Civilian War-related Benefits Act is
amended by adding the following after
section 2:
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| Persons
considered to
be members
of certain
groups
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2.1 A person who served in a theatre of
actual war, within the meaning of paragraph
37(8)(b) or (c) of the War Veterans Allowance
Act, with a group or organization mentioned in
Part II.1, III, VII.1 or X or paragraph (e), (f),
(h) or (i) of the definition ``civilian'' in
subsection 56(1) in an auxiliary, reserve,
junior, support or ground crew capacity,
whether or not the person was enrolled as a
member of that group or organization, shall,
for the purposes of that Part or paragraph, be
considered to have been a member of that
group or organization if the person functioned
closely with, or functioned alongside, that
group or organization under conditions of
service that were substantially similar to
wartime conditions of service of a member of
the forces.
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| 1995, c. 18,
par. 85(a)
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2. Section 4 of the Act is repealed.
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| 1999, c. 10,
s. 28
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3. The heading before section 17 and
sections 17 and 18 of the Act are replaced by
the following:
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Supervisors and Helpers |
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| Application of
Pension Act
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17. The Pension Act applies to and in
respect of supervisors and helpers as though
their service as such during the War had been
service as a member of the forces within the
meaning of that Act.
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4. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 19:
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PART II.1 |
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NEWFOUNDLAND OVERSEAS FORESTRY UNIT |
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| Application of
Pension Act
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19.1 The Pension Act applies to and in
respect of members of the Newfoundland
Overseas Forestry Unit as though their service
as such during the War had been service as a
member of the forces within the meaning of
that Act.
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| 1999, c. 10,
s. 28
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5. Section 20 of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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| Application of
Pension Act
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20. The Pension Act applies to and in
respect of members of the Corps of (Civilian)
Canadian Fire Fighters for Service in the
United Kingdom as though their service as
such during the War had been service as a
member of the forces within the meaning of
that Act.
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6. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 42:
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PART VII.1 |
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VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT (WORLD WAR I) |
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| Application of
Pension Act
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42.1 (1) The Pension Act applies to and in
respect of Canadian members of the Voluntary
Aid Detachment of the British Red Cross
during World War I as though their service as
such had been service as a member of the
forces within the meaning of that Act.
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| Meaning of
``Canadian
member''
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(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a
person was a Canadian member if, at the
commencement of the person's service as a
member, the person was
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7. The heading ``VOLUNTARY AID
DETACHMENT'' before section 43 of the
Act is replaced by the following:
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VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENT (WORLD WAR II) |
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| 1999, c. 10,
s. 33
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8. Part IX of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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PART IX |
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OVERSEAS WELFARE WORKERS (WORLD WAR II AND KOREAN WAR) |
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| Definitions
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48. The definitions in this section apply in
this Part.
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| ``Korean
War'' « guerre de Corée »
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``Korean War'' means the military operations
undertaken by the United Nations to restore
peace in the Republic of Korea, and the
period denoted by the term ``Korean War''
is the period from June 25, 1950 to July 27,
1953, inclusive.
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| ``overseas
welfare
worker'' « préposé d'assistance sociale outremer »
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``overseas welfare worker'' means a person
who, under the auspices of the Canadian
Red Cross Society or the St. John
Ambulance Brigade of Canada,
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| Application of
Pension Act
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49. The Pension Act applies to and in
respect of overseas welfare workers as though
their service as such had been service as a
member of the forces within the meaning of
that Act.
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| 1995, c. 18,
par. 85(k);
1999, c. 10,
s. 34
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9. Part X of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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PART X |
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FERRY COMMAND |
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| Definition of
``civilian
member of
Ferry
Command''
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52. In this Part, ``civilian member of Ferry
Command'' means a person, other than a
member of the forces, who
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| Application of
Pension Act
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53. The Pension Act applies to and in
respect of civilian members of Ferry
Command as though their service as such had
been service as a member of the forces within
the meaning of that Act.
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10. (1) Paragraphs (e) to (i) of the
definition ``civilian'' in subsection 56(1) of
the Act are replaced by the following:
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(2) Paragraph 56(2)(c) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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| R.S., c. V-1
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ACT |
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Amendments |
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11. Paragraph 4(a) of the Department of
Veterans Affairs Act is replaced by the
following:
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12. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 4:
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| Gifts and
bequests
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4.1 The Minister may accept and administer
any property and moneys that are conveyed to
the Minister for the benefit of a class or
subclass of persons referred to in
subparagraph 4(a)(i) or (ii), on such terms and
conditions as are set out in the conveyance or,
if none are set out, on such terms and
conditions as the Minister deems reasonable.
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13. (1) Subsection 5(1) of the Act is
renumbered as section 5.
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(2) The portion of section 5 of the Act
before paragraph (d) is replaced by the
following:
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| Regulations
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5. The Governor in Council may make
regulations
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(3) Paragraph 5(e) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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(4) Subparagraphs 5(f)(i) and (ii) of the
Act are replaced by the following:
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| 1990, c. 43,
s. 1(3)
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(5) Paragraph 5(g) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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s. 37
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(6) The portion of paragraph 5(g.1) of the
Act before subparagraph (iv) is replaced by
the following:
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