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(i) served in a theatre of actual war during
World War I or World War II,
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(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,
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(iii) has accepted a commuted pension in
respect of service described in
subparagraph (ii), or
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(iv) is, after death, declared to have been
eligible for, or awarded, a pension
described in subparagraph (ii); or
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| 1992, c. 24,
s. 11(1);
1995, c. 17,
s. 71(1)
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(2) Subsection 37(4) of the Act is replaced
by the following:
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| Allied veteran
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(4) An allied veteran is any former member
of
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(a) any of His Majesty's forces,
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(b) any of the forces, other than resistance
groups, of any of His Majesty's allies, or
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(c) any of the forces, other than resistance
groups, of any power associated with His
Majesty in World War I
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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
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(d) served in a theatre of actual war during
World War I or World War II,
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(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,
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(f) has accepted a commuted pension in
respect of service described in paragraph
(e),
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(g) is, after death, declared to have been
eligible for, or awarded, a pension
described in paragraph (e), or
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(h) served in the United Kingdom during
World War I.
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(3) Paragraph 37(7)(b) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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(b) is in receipt of a pension under the
Pension Act, or is declared to have been
eligible for, or awarded, a pension under the
Pension Act after the member's death,
having become eligible for that pension by
virtue of
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(i) service as a member of the special
force, as that force is defined in
subsection 3(1) of that Act, or
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(ii) service in the Korean War, as that
service is defined in subsection 3(1) of
that Act.
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| 1999, c. 10,
s. 3(1)
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(4) The portion of subparagraph
37(7.3)(a)(iii) of the Act before clause (A) is
replaced by the following:
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(iii) a home-trade voyage any part of
which went outside the territorial waters
of Canada and the territorial waters of all
other countries and was
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(5) The portion of subsection 37(10) of the
Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the
following:
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| Commenceme
nt and
duration of
wars
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(10) For the purpose of this section, except
subparagraphs (3)(a)(ii) to (iv) and paragraphs
(4)(e) to (g),
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| Gender-neutra
l terminology
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90. The English version of the Act is
amended
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(a) by deleting ``his'' in subsection 5(5);
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(b) by replacing ``his'' with ``the'' in the
following provisions:
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(i) the portion of section 11 before
paragraph (a), and
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(ii) subsections 14(1) and (2);
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(c) by replacing ``his'' with ``his or her''
in the following provisions:
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(i) paragraph (a) of the definition
``orphan'' in subsection 2(1),
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(ii) paragraph 14(2)(b), and
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(iii) paragraph 14(3)(b);
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(d) by replacing ``his'' with ``the
Minister's'' in subsections 5(2) and (3);
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(e) by replacing ``his'' with ``the
veteran's'' in subsection 10(1);
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(f) by replacing ``his'' with ``the
recipient's'' in the following provisions:
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(i) paragraphs 4(5)(a) and (b), and
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(g) by replacing ``his'' with ``the
applicant's'' in paragraph 14(3)(a);
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(h) by replacing ``his death'' with ``their
death'', ``his life'' with ``their life'' and
``his discretion'' with ``the Minister's
discretion'' in subsection 5(1);
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(i) by replacing ``he'' with ``the
recipient'' in subsection 14(1);
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(j) by replacing ``he'' with ``he or she'' in
the following provisions:
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(i) subsection 32(2), and
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(ii) subparagraph 37(6)(a)(ii);
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(k) by replacing ``him'' with ``the
veteran'' in paragraph 5(5)(b);
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(l) by replacing ``him'' with ``the
recipient'' in paragraph 14(2)(a);
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(m) by replacing ``acquired by him'' with
``acquired by the recipient'' and ``pay to
him'' with ``pay to that Director'' in
section 16; and
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(n) by replacing ``himself'' with
``themself'' in subsection 14(1).
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| R.S.C. 1952,
c. 297
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91. Section 3 of the Women's Royal Naval
Services and the South African Military
Nursing Service (Benefits) Act is replaced by
the following:
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| Members of
W.R.N.S. and
S.A.M.N.S.
deemed to be
veterans, etc.
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3. Every person domiciled and resident in
Canada who served outside Canada at any
time since September 10, 1939 as a member of
the Women's Royal Naval Services or of the
South African Military Nursing Service and
was domiciled in Canada at the time of
becoming such a member is deemed, on the
termination of that service,
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(a) to be a veteran within the meaning of the
Veterans' Land Act, the Veterans Insurance
Act and the War Veterans Allowance Act;
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(b) for the purposes of the Department of
Veterans Affairs Act, to have served in the
naval, army or air forces of Her Majesty;
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(c) for the purposes of section 26 of the War
Service Grants Act, to have served on active
service in any of the naval, army or air
forces of His Majesty other than those
raised in Canada;
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(d) in the case of a member of the Women's
Royal Naval Services, for the purposes of
section 65 of the Pension Act, to have
served in the naval, army or air forces or the
merchant navy of the United Kingdom; and
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(e) in the case of a member of the South
African Military Nursing Service, for the
purposes of section 66 of the Pension Act,
to have served in the naval, army or air
forces or the merchant navy of a member of
the Commonwealth other than Canada and
the United Kingdom.
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| Repeal of
Vote
governing
special duty
areas
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92. Schedule B to Appropriation Act No.
10, 1964, chapter 34 of the Statutes of
Canada, 1964-65, is amended by repealing
National Defence Vote 58a.
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| Replacement
of ``Affaires
des anciens
combattants''
with
``Anciens
Combattants''
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93. The French version of the following
provisions is amended by replacing
``Affaires des anciens combattants'' with
``Anciens Combattants``:
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(a) Schedule I to the Public Sector
Compensation Act;
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(b) the definition ``Ministre'' in section 2,
and paragraph 9(3)(b) of The Returned
Soldiers' Insurance Act, S.C. 1920, c. 54;
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(c) the definition ``Ministre'' in section 2
of the Veterans Benefit Act, R.S.C. 1970,
c. V-2;
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(d) the definition ``Ministre'' in
subsection 2(1) of the Veterans Insurance
Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. V-3;
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(e) the definition ``Ministre'' in
subsection 2(1) of the Veterans' Land Act,
R.S.C. 1970, c. V-4; and
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(f) the definition ``Ministre'' in section 2,
and section 28 of the War Service Grants
Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. W-4.
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| Replacement
of ``Anciens
combattants''
with
``Anciens
Combattants''
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94. The French version of the following
provisions is amended by replacing
``Anciens combattants'' with ``Anciens
Combattants``:
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(a) Schedule I to the Access to Information
Act;
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(b) paragraph 104.03(2)(b) of the Canada
Pension Plan;
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(c) the definition ``ministre'' in
subsection 2(1), section 38, and
paragraphs 41(b) and 42(b) of the
Civilian War-related Benefits Act;
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(d) the long title, subsection 2(1), section
3 and subsection 6.1(1) of the Department
of Veterans Affairs Act;
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(e) paragraph 27(a) of Part VI of
Schedule V to the Excise Tax Act;
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(f) Schedule I to the Financial
Administration Act;
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(g) subsection 3(3) of the Halifax Relief
Commission Pension Continuation Act,
S.C. 1974-75-76, c. 88;
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(h) paragraph 33.03(2)(b) and subsection
36(3) of the Old Age Security Act;
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(i) the definitions ``ministère'' and
``ministre'' in subsection 3(1) of the
Pension Act;
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(j) the schedule to the Privacy Act;
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(k) section 4 of the Salaries Act;
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(l) the definition ``ministre'' in section 2,
section 15, subsections 108(2) and 109(1),
section 112 and subsections 113(1) and (2)
of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board
Act; and
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(m) the definitions ``ministère'' and
``ministre'' in subsection 2(1), and
subsection 30(3) of the War Veterans
Allowance Act.
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| Replacement
of ``Anciens
combattants''
with ``Anciens
Combattants''
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95. The French version of the following
provisions is amended by replacing
``Anciens combattants'' with ``Anciens
Combattants'':
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(a) section 1 of the Department of Veterans
Affairs Act;
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(b) subsection 90(1) of the Pension Act;
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(c) subsection 33(1) of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police
Superannuation Act; and
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(d) the definition ``Bureau'' in section 2,
and paragraph 24(a) of the Veterans
Review and Appeal Board Act.
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