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NCVA Updates

Elephant in the room remains at Veterans Affairs Canada
January 27, 2021

Re: Parliamentary Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs
December 15, 2020

Submission to Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs' Study on Disability Claims Backlog
December 7, 2020

Disabled veterans struggle with COVID-19 as Canada prepares to mark Remembrance Day
November 9, 2020

Veterans Affairs backlog and wait times a "perfect storm"
October 14, 2020

Veterans Affairs Position Paper on Backlog/Wait Times: A Message From NCVA Chairman Brian Forbes
July 3, 2020

Calls mount for fast-track approval of veterans' disability claims amid pandemic crisis
May 17, 2020

Veterans ombudsman calls it quits after 18 months
May 12, 2020

COVID-19 and the Veterans Emergency Fund: A Message from NCVA Chairman Brian Forbes
April 21, 2020

Feds urged to approve all veterans' claims in backlog amid COVID-19 fears
April 2, 2020

News Releases

Government must address "elephant in the room" regarding veteran compensation
January 25, 2021

Betrayal of a Commitment to Canada's Veterans' Community
October 1, 2018

Chairman's Update: Submission to Veterans Affairs Canada Re: Notice of Intent to Amend the Veterans Well-Being Regulations (Canada Gazette)
June 27, 2018

Veterans Affairs Minister is entitled to his own opinion but not to his own facts
February 21, 2018

Government Fails to Meet Veterans' Expectations Regarding the Reestablishment of "Lifelong Pensions" Under New Veterans Charter
January 5, 2018

Government Fails to Address "Elephant in the Room" Regarding Veterans' Benefits
November 9, 2017

Chairman's Update: Veterans Summit and New Veterans Charter Reform
May 12, 2015

Chairman Meets With VAC Minister Re: Red Tape-Cutting Measures
December 10, 2013

NCVA Pays Tribute to Cliff Chadderton (1919-2013)
November 30, 2013

Government's Failure to Reform New Veterans Charter Violates Social Covenant to Veterans
October 3, 2013

Events

Why Vimy Matters: The History of an Idea
March 17, 2017

Submissions

Submission to Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs' Study on Disability Claims Backlog
November 2020

Submission to The House of Commons Standing Committee On Finance
January 2019

Submission to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs Re: Statutory Amendments to the New Veterans Charter/The Support for Veterans and their Families Act
May 2015

Submission to the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs Re: Review of the New Veterans Charter
March 2014