Civilian War-related Benefits Act — C-31 56
Definitions 56 (1) For the purposes of this Part, allowance means an allowance referred to in subsection 57(1); ( allocation ) civilian means (a) a person who (i) served at sea in a ship of Canadian or Newfoundland registry during World War I or World War II for a period of at least six months, and (ii) during the period of service referred to in subparagraph (i) made at least one trip through dangerous waters, (b) a Canadian citizen, a Canadian national as defined in the Canadian Nationals Act , chapter 21 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, or a British subject domiciled in Newfoundland at the commencement of his qualifying service who (i) served at sea during World War I or World War II for a period of at least six months in a ship of United Kingdom registry or the registry of one of the countries allied or associated with His Majesty in either of those wars, and (ii) during the period of service referred to in subparagraph (i) made at least one trip through dangerous waters, (c) [Repealed, 1999, c. 10, s. 35] (d) a Canadian citizen who (i) served at sea in a ship of another country allied or associated with the United Nations during United Nations military operations in Korea for a period of at least six months, and (ii) during the period of service referred to in subparagraph (i) served at least twenty-eight days on such a ship within dangerous waters off the coast of Korea, (e) a person who was a member of the Corps of (Civilian) Canadian Fire Fighters for Service in the United Kingdom and served during World War II in a theatre of actual war within the meaning of paragraph 37(8)(c) of the War Veterans Allowance Act , (f) a person who was a Canadian member, within the meaning of section 42.1, of the Voluntary Aid Detachment of the British Red Cross during World War I and served during World War I in a theatre of actual war within the meaning of paragraph 37(8)(b) of the War Veterans Allowance Act , (g) a person who (i) was an overseas welfare worker within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition overseas welfare worker in section 48 and served during World War II in a theatre of actual war within the meaning of paragraph 37(8)(c) of the War Veterans Allowance Act , or (ii) was an overseas welfare worker within the meaning of paragraph (b) of the definition overseas welfare worker in section 48, (h) a person who was a civilian member of Ferry Command within the meaning of section 52 and served during World War II in a theatre of actual war within the meaning of paragraph 37(8)(c) of the War Veterans Allowance Act , (i) a person who was a member of the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit and served during World War II in a theatre of actual war within the meaning of paragraph 37(8)(c) of the War Veterans Allowance Act , and (j) a person who is in receipt of a pension under Parts I to X or is declared to have been eligible for, or awarded, such a pension subsequent to the person’s death; ( civil ) dangerous waters means such oceans, seas or waters as the Veterans Review and Appeal Board established by the Veterans Review and Appeal Board Act may prescribe; ( eaux dangereuses ) merchant navy veteran [Repealed, 1999, c. 10, s. 35] service at sea means service in a ship that normally sailed or operated outside the territorial waters of all countries during World War I, World War II or the United Nations military operations in Korea; ( service en mer ) ship means (a) a ship or vessel engaged in trade or the transportation of cargo or passengers, or (b) a ship or vessel taken over and operated by the British Admiralty but does not include a ship or vessel engaged in the fishing industry. ( navire ) Presumptions (2) For the purposes of this section, (a) World War I shall be deemed to have commenced on August 4, 1914 and to have concluded on November 11, 1918; (b) World War II shall be deemed to have commenced on September 1, 1939 and to have terminated (i) in respect of service in connection with operations in the Eur