page_title: Bureau of Pensions Advocates
hierarchical_section_title: Bureau of Pensions Advocates
caption_attribution_description: English: Colonel C. Beresford Topp, 1st Chief Pensions Advocate 1930-1943, and 1945-1955
context_page_description: The Bureau of Pensions Advocates is a nation-wide, semi-independent law firm within Canada's Department of Veterans Affairs. In place in one form or another since October 1, 1930, it provides free counsel and legal representation to Canadian Veterans and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in appeals before the Veterans Review and Appeal Board regarding Veterans Affairs Canada decisions on their disability pension and award applications.
context_section_description: The Bureau of Pensions Advocates (BPA) is a nation-wide, semi-independent law firm within Canada's Department of Veterans Affairs (also known as Veterans Affairs Canada). In place in one form or another since October 1, 1930, it provides free counsel and legal representation to Canadian Veterans and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in appeals before the Veterans Review and Appeal Board regarding Veterans Affairs Canada decisions on their disability pension and award applications.
caption: Colonel C. Beresford Topp, CBE, DSO, MC. First Chief Pensions Advocate 1930-1943, and 1945-1955
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