War Veterans Allowance Act — W-3 37
Veterans described 37 (1) The veterans referred to in the definition veteran in section 2 are those described in this section. (2) [Repealed, 2015, c. 3, s. 168] Canadian veterans of World War I or II (3) A Canadian veteran of World War I or World War II is any former member of His Majesty’s Canadian forces (a) who (i) having enlisted and having the enlistment attested, served in a theatre of actual war during World War I or World War II and was discharged from the service in which he or she was enlisted, (ii) is in receipt of a pension for disability under the Pension Act in respect of service during World War I or World War II as those wars are defined in that Act, (iii) has accepted a commuted pension in respect of service described in subparagraph (ii), or (iv) is, after death, declared to have been eligible for, or awarded, a pension described in subparagraph (ii); or (b) who served in the United Kingdom during World War I. Allied veteran (4) An allied veteran is any former member of (a) any of His Majesty’s forces, (b) any of the forces, other than resistance groups, of any of His Majesty’s allies, (c) any of the forces, other than resistance groups, of any power associated with His Majesty in World War I, or (c.1) any of the forces that took part in the Korean War who was domiciled in Canada at the time when he or she joined that force or at any time while a member of that force, and (d) served in a theatre of actual war during World War I or World War II, (d.1) served in a theatre of operations during the Korean War, (e) is in receipt of a pension for disability under the Pension Act in respect of service during World War I or World War II as those wars are defined in that Act, (f) has accepted a commuted pension in respect of service described in paragraph (e), (g) is, after death, declared to have been eligible for, or awarded, a pension described in paragraph (e), or (h) served in the United Kingdom during World War I. Allied veteran — World War II (4.1) An allied veteran is also any former member of any of His Majesty’s forces, or of any of the forces, other than resistance groups, of any of His Majesty’s allies in World War II, who served during that war, who resided in Canada for a total period of at least 10 years beginning on or after August 15, 1945, who has been honourably discharged or has been permitted honourably to resign or retire from one of those forces and who (a) served in a theatre of actual war during that war; (b) is in receipt of a pension for an injury or disease incurred or aggravated during service in any such force during that war or is declared to have been eligible for, or awarded, such a pension subsequent to their death; or (c) has accepted a commuted pension. Allied veteran — Korean War (4.2) An allied veteran is also any former member of any of the forces that took part in the Korean War and who served during that war, who resided in Canada for a total period of at least 10 years beginning on or after July 27, 1953, who has been honourably discharged or has been permitted honourably to resign or retire from one of those forces and who served in a theatre of operations during that war. Canadian dual service veteran (5) A Canadian dual service veteran is a person who (a) served during World War I and World War II as a member of His Majesty’s Canadian forces; (b) was enlisted or obligated to serve in those forces without territorial limitation; and (c) has been honourably discharged or has been permitted honourably to resign or retire from those forces. Allied dual service veteran (6) An allied dual service veteran is (a) a person who (i) served during World War I as a member of His Majesty’s forces, (ii) was domiciled in Canada when he or she became a member of those forces, (iii) was a member of His Majesty’s Canadian forces during World War II, enlisted or obligated to serve without territorial limitation, and (iv) has been honourably discharged or has been permitted honourably to resig