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Civilian War-related Benefits Act — C-31 (a)
helper means a person who was employed and paid by Canadian Legion War Services Inc., The National Council of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Canada, Knights of Columbus Canadian Army Huts or Salvation Army Canadian War Services to assist supervisors and who proceeded from Canada for attachment to (a) the Canadian naval forces under the authority of the Chief of Naval Personnel, (b) active units and formations of the Canadian army forces under the authority of the Adjutant-General, or (c) active units and formations of the Canadian air forces under the authority of the Air Member for Personnel; ( auxiliaire )
Civilian War-related Benefits Act — C-31
member of the Overseas Headquarters Staff means a person who is not a supervisor or helper and who was a member of the Headquarters Staff of, and was employed and paid by, Canadian Legion War Services Inc., The National Council of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Canada, Knights of Columbus Canadian Army Huts or Salvation Army Canadian War Services and who proceeded from Canada under the authority of the Chief of Naval Personnel, the Adjutant-General or Air Member for Personnel; ( membre du personnel central d’outre-mer )
Civilian War-related Benefits Act — C-31
supervisor means an authorized field representative of Canadian Legion War Services Inc., The National Council of the Young Men’s Christian Association of Canada, Knights of Columbus Canadian Army Huts or Salvation Army Canadian War Services who directly provided services and recreational equipment to any of the Canadian naval, army or air forces and who was selected and approved by, and proceeded from Canada under the authority of, the Chief of Naval Personnel, the Adjutant-General or Air Member for Personnel. ( surveillant )
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Application of Pension Act 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. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 17; 1999, c. 10, s. 28; 2000, c. 34, s. 3
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Rates of pensions and allowances to members of Overseas Headquarters staff 19 Pensions and allowances shall be awarded in accordance with the rates set out in Schedules I, II and III of the Pension Act to or in respect of members of the Overseas Headquarters staff who, during their service as such and as a direct result of enemy action or counteraction against the enemy during the War, suffered injury or disease or aggravation thereof resulting in disability or death. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 19; 1999, c. 10, s. 28
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Application of Pension Act 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. 2000, c. 34, s. 4
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Application of Pension Act 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. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 20; 1999, c. 10, s. 28; 2000, c. 34, s. 5
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Claims 21 (1) All claims for compensation under section 5 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act , chapter R-10 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, shall be referred to the Minister for consideration and adjudication, and the Minister shall assess the degree of disability in respect of which compensation may be awarded under that section. Rates of compensation (2) Compensation shall be awarded at such rate and in such manner as the Governor in Council may prescribe under section 5 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act , chapter R-10 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970. Re-assessment of disability (3) Where an assessment is made under this section and the Minister subsequently re-assesses the degree of disability, compensation shall be paid according to the rates applicable at the time compensation was first awarded. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 21; 1995, c. 18, s. 85
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Definition of special constable 22 In this Part, special constable means a person specially engaged and employed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police under the authority of the Governor in Council for the particular duty of mounting guard at vulnerable points throughout Canada or for any other similar duty during the War. R.S., c. C-20, s. 25
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Pensions of special constables 23 Subject to this Part, pensions shall be awarded to or in respect of special constables who, during the War and as a direct result of the performance of their duties as special constables, suffered injury or disease or aggravation thereof resulting in disability or death. R.S., c. C-20, s. 26
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Rate and manner 24 The pension to be awarded under this Part in respect of disability shall be awarded at such rate and in such manner as the Governor in Council may prescribe under section 5 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act , chapter R-10 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970. R.S., c. C-20, s. 27
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Provisions applicable 25 The pensions to be awarded under this Part in respect of death shall be awarded in accordance with section 45 of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pension Continuation Act , chapter R-10 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, and for the purposes of that section the pay and allowances that would have been permitted for pension purposes shall be the actual pay and allowances of which the special constable was in receipt at the time of his death. R.S., c. C-20, s. 28
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Amount of pension 26 Where a special constable is in receipt of a disability pension under the Pension Act , the amount of pension payable under this Part shall not at any time exceed the amount by which the pension authorized by that Act for total disability exceeds the pension of which he is in receipt under that Act. R.S., c. C-20, s. 29
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Not applicable if Pension Act applies 27 No pension shall be awarded under this Part for any disability in respect of which a pension was awarded under the Pension Act . R.S., c. C-20, s. 30
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Award on ceasing to be special constable 28 No pension shall be awarded under this Part to or in respect of a special constable until he ceases to be a special constable. R.S., c. C-20, s. 31
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Surviving spouse, common-law partner and children only 29 No pension for death shall be awarded under this Part to or in respect of any person other than the surviving spouse, surviving common-law partner and surviving children of the special constable on account of whose death pension is claimed. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 29; 2000, c. 12, s. 80
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Definitions 30 In this Part, air raid precautions worker means a person registered as a volunteer worker in a designated area by an official body organized for air raid precautions purposes, a duly registered voluntary evacuation worker or a person designated as such by the Minister pursuant to section 40; ( engagé de la défense passive ) designated area means any area that has been designated as such by the Governor in Council; ( région désignée ) serious or prolonged disability does not include a disability of a degree less than twenty per cent estimated in the manner provided by subsection 35(2) of the Pension Act ; ( invalidité grave ou prolongée ) war service injury means, in the case of an air raid precautions worker other than a duly registered voluntary evacuation worker, any physical injury sustained during the War and arising out of and in the course of his duties as such as a direct result of enemy action, counteraction against the enemy or action in apprehension of enemy attack or during a blackout, test or period of training duly authorized by the senior air raid precautions officer in the designated area in which the injury was sustained, and, in the case of a duly registered voluntary evacuation worker, means injuries arising out of and in the course of his duties as an evacuation worker. ( blessure de service de guerre ) R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 30; 1995, c. 18, s. 85
Civilian War-related Benefits Act — C-31
air raid precautions worker means a person registered as a volunteer worker in a designated area by an official body organized for air raid precautions purposes, a duly registered voluntary evacuation worker or a person designated as such by the Minister pursuant to section 40; ( engagé de la défense passive )
Civilian War-related Benefits Act — C-31
designated area means any area that has been designated as such by the Governor in Council; ( région désignée )
Civilian War-related Benefits Act — C-31
serious or prolonged disability does not include a disability of a degree less than twenty per cent estimated in the manner provided by subsection 35(2) of the Pension Act ; ( invalidité grave ou prolongée )
Civilian War-related Benefits Act — C-31
war service injury means, in the case of an air raid precautions worker other than a duly registered voluntary evacuation worker, any physical injury sustained during the War and arising out of and in the course of his duties as such as a direct result of enemy action, counteraction against the enemy or action in apprehension of enemy attack or during a blackout, test or period of training duly authorized by the senior air raid precautions officer in the designated area in which the injury was sustained, and, in the case of a duly registered voluntary evacuation worker, means injuries arising out of and in the course of his duties as an evacuation worker. ( blessure de service de guerre )
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Rates applicable 31 Subject to this Part, pensions and allowances shall be awarded in accordance with the rates set out in Schedules I, II and III of the Pension Act in respect of serious or prolonged disability or death caused by a war service injury. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 31; 1999, c. 10, s. 29
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Wilful negligence or improper conduct 32 No pension shall be awarded under this Part in respect of a war service injury sustained by reason of the wilful negligence or improper conduct of the air raid precautions worker by or in respect of whom pension is claimed. R.S., c. C-20, s. 36
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If other pension or payment made 33 No pension in respect of a war service injury shall be paid under this Part to or in respect of any person in any period during which the person receives or is entitled to receive in respect of the same injury any grant, allowance, compensation, pension or other payment of a like nature, payable out of any public funds to which the person has not made a direct financial contribution, unless the grant, allowance, compensation, pension or other payment is less than the amount of the pension that would otherwise be payable under this Part, in which case a pension equal to the amount by which the pension that would otherwise be payable under this Part exceeds the other grant, allowance, compensation, pension or other payment may be paid under this Part during that period. R.S., c. C-20, s. 37
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Pension to surviving spouse or surviving common-law partner 34 (1) No pension shall be awarded under this Part to the surviving spouse or surviving common-law partner of any person in respect of the death of the person unless the surviving spouse or surviving common-law partner wholly or to a substantial extent maintained or was maintained by that person at the time of that person’s death and unless the surviving spouse or surviving common-law partner was that person’s spouse or common-law partner, as the case may be, prior to the day the war service injury in respect of which a pension is claimed was sustained. Additional pension in respect of spouse or common-law partner (2) No additional pension shall be awarded under this Part to any person in respect of the person’s spouse or common-law partner unless the spouse or common-law partner was wholly or to a substantial extent maintained by that person immediately prior to the day the war service injury in respect of which an additional pension is claimed was sustained. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 34; 2000, c. 12, s. 81
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Deduction 35 The Minister may deduct from any additional pension payable under this Part in respect of any dependant any amount payable by way of grant or allowance, whether payable out of public funds or otherwise, for the maintenance of the dependant. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 35; 1995, c. 18, s. 81
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Children 37 No additional pension shall be awarded under this Part in respect of any child born more than nine months after the day the war service injury in respect of which any pension is payable was sustained. R.S., c. C-20, s. 41
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Children 38 Where a person to whom a pension may be awarded under section 31 is under the age of seventeen years, no pension shall be paid to that person until that person attains the age of seventeen years, but the Minister may direct that, until that age is attained, the pension shall be administered for the benefit of that person by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a person or agency selected by the Minister. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 38; 1995, c. 18, s. 82; 2000, c. 34, s. 94(F)
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Designated air raid precautions workers 40 The Minister may designate as an air raid precautions worker any person who as an employee in an essential service, although unregistered as a volunteer worker, assisted in air raid precautions work consequent on enemy action or counteraction against the enemy or a duly authorized blackout. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 40; 1995, c. 18, s. 85
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Rates of pensions and allowances 41 Pensions and allowances shall be awarded in accordance with the rates set out in Schedules I, II and III of the Pension Act to or in respect of persons who (a) were called up for training, service or duty under The National Resources Mobilization Act, 1940 , chapter 13 of the Statutes of Canada, 1940; (b) accepted and underwent treatment of any kind prescribed by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of improving their physical condition and rendering them fit for training, service or duty; and (c) suffered injury or disease or aggravation thereof resulting in disability or death arising out of or directly connected with that treatment. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 41; 1999, c. 10, s. 30; 2000, c. 34, s. 94(F)
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Rates of pensions and allowances 42 Pensions and allowances shall be awarded in accordance with the rates set out in Schedules I, II and III of the Pension Act to or in respect of persons who (a) volunteered for active service in the Canadian naval, army or air forces but were not accepted owing to their physical condition; (b) were furnished with remedial treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs, under the conditions prescribed by the Governor in Council, for the purpose of rendering them fit for active service in those forces; and (c) suffered injury or disease or aggravation thereof resulting in disability or death arising out of or directly connected with that treatment. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 42; 1999, c. 10, s. 31; 2000, c. 34, s. 94(F)
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Application of Pension Act 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. Meaning of Canadian member (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 (a) a Canadian citizen; (b) a Canadian national as defined in section 2 of the Canadian Nationals Act , chapter 21 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927; or (c) a British subject domiciled in Newfoundland. 2000, c. 34, s. 6
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Definitions 43 In this Part, member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment means a member of the Nursing Auxiliary Canadian Red Cross Corps or the Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Canada who, with the approval of the Adjutant-General, served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during the War; ( membre du détachement des auxiliaires volontaires ) serious or prolonged disability does not include a disability of a degree less than twenty per cent estimated in the manner provided by subsection 35(2) of the Pension Act ; ( invalidité grave ou prolongée ) war service injury means an injury arising out of and in the course of duties as a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment. ( blessure de service de guerre ) R.S., c. C-20, s. 48
Civilian War-related Benefits Act — C-31
member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment means a member of the Nursing Auxiliary Canadian Red Cross Corps or the Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Canada who, with the approval of the Adjutant-General, served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during the War; ( membre du détachement des auxiliaires volontaires )
Civilian War-related Benefits Act — C-31
war service injury means an injury arising out of and in the course of duties as a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment. ( blessure de service de guerre )
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Rates of pensions and allowances 44 Subject to this Part, pensions and allowances shall be awarded in accordance with Schedules I, II and III of the Pension Act in respect of serious or prolonged disability or death caused by a war service injury. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 44; 1999, c. 10, s. 32
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Improper conduct 45 No pension shall be awarded under this Part in respect of a war service injury sustained by reason of the wilful negligence or improper conduct of the member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment by or in respect of whom pension is claimed. R.S., c. C-20, s. 50
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Avoidance of duplication of benefits 46 No pension in respect of a war service injury shall be paid under this Part to or in respect of any person in any period during which the person receives or is entitled to receive in respect of the same injury any grant, allowance, compensation, pension or other payment of a like nature, payable out of any public funds to which that person has not made a direct financial contribution, unless the grant, allowance, compensation, pension or other payment is less than the amount of the pension that would otherwise be payable under this Part, in which case a pension equal to the amount by which the pension that would otherwise be payable under this Part exceeds the other grant, allowance, compensation, pension or other payment may be paid under this Part during that period. R.S., c. C-20, s. 51
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Definitions 48 The definitions in this section apply in this Part. 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. ( guerre de Corée ) overseas welfare worker means a person who, under the auspices of the Canadian Red Cross Society or the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Canada, (a) served outside Canada during the War as a welfare worker, nursing aid, ambulance or transport driver or member of the Overseas Headquarters Staff or in any other capacity, including orthopaedic nurses selected by, and orthopaedic surgeons enrolled by, the Canadian Red Cross Society for service overseas with the Scottish Ministry of Health; or (b) served outside Canada in the Korean War in a capacity similar to one referred to in paragraph (a). ( préposé d’assistance sociale outre-mer ) R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 48; 2000, c. 34, s. 8
Civilian War-related Benefits Act — C-31
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. ( guerre de Corée )
Civilian War-related Benefits Act — C-31 (a)
overseas welfare worker means a person who, under the auspices of the Canadian Red Cross Society or the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Canada, (a) served outside Canada during the War as a welfare worker, nursing aid, ambulance or transport driver or member of the Overseas Headquarters Staff or in any other capacity, including orthopaedic nurses selected by, and orthopaedic surgeons enrolled by, the Canadian Red Cross Society for service overseas with the Scottish Ministry of Health; or (b) served outside Canada in the Korean War in a capacity similar to one referred to in paragraph (a). ( préposé d’assistance sociale outre-mer )
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Application of Pension Act 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. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 49; 1999, c. 10, s. 33; 2000, c. 34, s. 8
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Definition of civilian member of Ferry Command 52 In this Part, civilian member of Ferry Command means a person, other than a member of the forces, who (a) was employed during the War by the Air Ministry of the United Kingdom; (b) was domiciled in Canada or Newfoundland at the commencement of that employment; and (c) served during the War as air crew with Number 45 Wing of the Royal Air Force Transport Command, Number 45 Group of the Royal Air Force Ferry Command or the Atlantic Ferrying Organization on a flight ferrying the aircraft being flown (i) between Canada and a place other than Canada or Newfoundland, (ii) between Newfoundland and a place other than Canada or Newfoundland, or (iii) within Canada or Newfoundland, or between Canada and Newfoundland, if the flight, in the Minister’s opinion, was essential to the prosecution of the War on behalf of His Majesty or His Majesty’s allies. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 52; 2000, c. 34, s. 9
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Application of Pension Act 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. R.S., 1985, c. C-31, s. 53; 1995, c. 18, s. 85; 1999, c. 10, s. 34; 2000, c. 12, s. 82, c. 34, s. 9