Veterans Health Care Regulations — 2
2 In these Regulations, adult residential care means a service provided in a health care facility to meet a type I health need; ( soins institutionnels pour adultes ) Canada service veteran means a veteran who (a) served (i) on full-time active service, other than service in a theatre of actual war as that expression is defined in subsection 37(8) of the War Veterans Allowance Act , as a member of the naval, army or air forces of Canada or of similar forces raised in Newfoundland, for a minimum of 365 days during any of the following periods, namely, (A) the period beginning on August 4, 1914 and ending on August 31, 1921, and (B) the period beginning on September 1, 1939 and ending on August 15, 1945, or (ii) as a Canadian merchant mariner of World War I or World War II, as described in section 21.1 of the Pension Act , other than as a merchant navy veteran of World War I or World War II within the meaning of subsection 37(7.3) of the War Veterans Allowance Act , for a minimum of 365 days during any of the following periods, namely, (A) the period beginning on August 4, 1914 and ending on August 31, 1921, and (B) the period beginning on September 1, 1939 and ending on August 15, 1945, (b) is 65 years of age or more, and (c) would qualify as a recipient under the War Veterans Allowance Act but for the fact (i) that the veteran does not meet the requirements of subsection 37(3) or (5) of that Act, or (ii) that (A) the veteran or the veteran’s spouse or common-law partner is in receipt of payments made under the Old Age Security Act or under similar legislation of another country, and (B) the veteran does not meet the requirements of subsection 37(3) or (5) of the War Veterans Allowance Act ; ( ancien combattant ayant servi au Canada ) chronic care means a service provided in a health care facility to meet a type III health need; ( soins prolongés ) civilian has the same meaning as in subsection 56(1) of the Civilian War-related Benefits Act ; ( civil ) civilian pensioner means a person who is entitled to a pension under (a) Parts I to III or VI to X of the Civilian War-related Benefits Act , or (b) the Civilian Government Employees (War) Compensation Order ; ( pensionné civil ) client means a (a) veteran pensioner, income-qualified veteran, overseas service veteran or veteran to whom paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition Canada service veteran apply, (b) civilian pensioner, income-qualified civilian or civilian, (c) Newfoundland Special Award pensioner, (d) military service pensioner, (e) Red Cross pensioner, (f) flying accident pensioner, (g) special duty service pensioner, (h) prisoner of war entitled to basic compensation under subsection 71.2(1) of the Pension Act , (i) veteran described in paragraph (h) of the definition veteran , (j) former member or reserve force member who is entitled to a disability award or entitled to pain and suffering compensation, or (k) former member or reserve force member who has received a detention benefit under Part 3 of the Veterans Well-being Act ; ( client ) common-law partner , in relation to an individual, means a person who is cohabiting with the individual at the relevant time in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year. For greater certainty, (a) in the case of an individual’s death, the relevant time means the time of that death, and (b) common-law partners cease to be common-law partners when they cease to cohabit except if it is by reason only of the placement of one of the partners in a health care facility; ( conjoint de fait ) community facility means a health care facility in Canada that is approved by the Minister and provides accommodation and meals and adult residential care, intermediate care or chronic care; ( établissement communautaire ) contract bed means a bed that is set aside in a community facility pursuant to a contractual arrangement entered into by the Minister for the adult residential care, intermediate care or chronic