42nd Parliament, 1st Session (December 3, 2015 - September 11, 2019)

Needs and Issues Specific to Indigenous Veterans

Report and Government Response

Report 11: Indigenous Veterans: From Memories of Injustice to Lasting Recognition
  • Adopted by the Committee: January 30, 2019
  • Presented to the House: February 8, 2019
Report 11
Presented to the House: Friday, February 8, 2019
Government Response
Presented to the House: Thursday, May 30, 2019

Pursuant to the motion adopted at its meeting on November 9, 2017, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs is undertaking a “study on the services offered to Indigenous veterans with a focus on the specific needs and issues faced by this population.”

This is the Committee’s first study on Indigenous veterans. The study topics include:

  • Support offered to Indigenous veterans by their communities during the transition process;
  • Quality of services offered to Indigenous veterans by Veterans Affairs Canada;
  • Specific needs of Indigenous veterans living in remote areas;
  • Specific issues affecting:
    • First Nations veterans (on- and off-reserve);
    • Métis veterans;
    • Inuit veterans;
    • Modern-day Indigenous veterans; and
    • Indigenous reservists.
  • Treatment of Indigenous veterans who served in the Second World War and the Korean War;
  • Issues concerning veterans who served with the Canadian Rangers; and
  • Services offered to Indigenous veterans who served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police by Veterans Affairs Canada.

Information

Meetings

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3:31 p.m. - 4:22 p.m. (EST)
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3:39 p.m. - 4:38 p.m. (EST)
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3:36 p.m. - 4:51 p.m. (EDT)
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11:03 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
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11:06 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
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11:04 a.m. - 12:59 p.m. (EDT)
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11:07 a.m. - 12:59 p.m. (EDT)
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11:00 a.m. - 1:02 p.m. (EDT)
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Webcast Televised Audio only In Camera Cancelled Modified Outside of Parliament Hill

Related Information

News Releases
Veterans Affairs Committee Presents Unanimous Report to Better Recognize the Contribution of Indigenous Veterans February 8, 2019 Veterans Affairs Committee to Meet with Canadian Rangers in the Northwest Territories October 12, 2018 House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs Launches Study on Indigenous Veterans May 8, 2018