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  • Bringing comfort to Canada’s ill and injured Veterans, one quilt at a time

    Apr 13, 2021
    Canadian Armed Forces members, past and present, have served our country and sacrificed so much for the freedoms we enjoy today. Many bear the scars, visible and invisible, of their service. One organization has found a unique and heartwarming way to bring comfort to Canada’s ill and injured Veterans.

  • Veterans and service dogs: Legion commits significant funds

    Mar 19, 2021
    The Legion’s Ontario Command, its Branches, and Ladies’ Auxiliaries have made a crucial donation to Wounded Warriors Canada to help continue its work to pair more Veterans with life-changing service dogs.

  • On being a Legion member

    Mar 11, 2021
    Ask a Legion member what it means to be part of a group that cares deeply for Veterans, and you’ll hear words like “a very positive experience” or “saved my life.” You’ll also hear about fun and comradeship.

  • Message from the Dominion President

    Mar 9, 2021
    Dominion President Thomas D. Irvine, CD shares organizational updates with members in this video presentation.

  • Cancelled: 45th National Youth Track and Field Championships

    Mar 2, 2021
    The Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships have been cancelled for the second year in a row, due to the pandemic. The 2021 event was originally scheduled to take place in Sherbrooke, Quebec from August 6-8.

  • Second wave of federal support dollars reaches Legion Branches

    Feb 26, 2021
    Three quarters of The Royal Canadian Legion’s 1380 Branches have now received close to three quarters of the support dollars available through a federal aid package. The Veterans Organization Emergency Support Fund (VOESF) announced last November provided a total of $14 million in assistance for Legion Branches in need of help.

  • Legion commends Veteran transition program

    Feb 18, 2021
    On February 18, the Legion Dominion President released a statement in support of the government’s announcement that a trial Veteran transition program is underway at Petawawa.

  • New home: New life

    Feb 10, 2021
    Getting the keys to a new apartment is literally like getting a new lease on life for Veterans moving into “Veterans’ House” in Ottawa. The Legion’s Ontario Command took an active role in locating homeless Veterans to move into the new home.

  • 'Veterans for veterans': Legion builds apartment for fellow Veterans

    Jan 28, 2021
    A wonderful story about Legion members joining together to help fellow Veterans find housing by building an apartment building.

  • Toronto researcher awarded $30,000 Legion scholarship

    Jan 27, 2021
    Dr. Abdelhakim Khellaf of the University of Toronto received the $30,000 Royal Canadian Legion Scholarship in Veteran Health Research, at an online event of the Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Research.

  • Legion responds to Office of the Veterans Ombudsman report

    Jan 19, 2021
    The Royal Canadian Legion supports all recommendations released in the Office of the Veterans Ombudsman’s report.

  • The Legion implores Veterans Affairs Canada to adopt recommendations to clear the disability benefit claims backlog

    Jan 5, 2021
    The Royal Canadian Legion urges Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to act swiftly to implement recommendations made by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA) to improve the backlog of disability benefit claims.

  • Federal support dollars reach hundreds of Legion Branches

    Dec 18, 2020
    Over half of The Royal Canadian Legion’s 1380 Branches received close to half the support dollars available for transfer from a federal aid package today. In total, just over $7.2 million dollars distributed by the Legion’s National Headquarters went to 701 Branches who recently applied for financial assistance provided through Veterans Affairs Canada.

  • Legion wants automatic entitlement for Veterans

    Nov 20, 2020
    The Royal Canadian Legion is asking the federal government to grant Veterans automatic entitlement to disability benefits. This would be an immediate means of decreasing the ever-growing backlog of applications to Veterans Affairs.

  • Remembrance Day Ceremony honours Canada’s Fallen

    Nov 11, 2020
    Respect, thankfulness and Remembrance permeated the air during Canada’s National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa. The solemn commemoration paid tribute to the men and women who have given their lives for our freedoms.

  • The Royal Canadian Legion welcomes Veterans Affairs Canada aid package

    Nov 10, 2020
    The Royal Canadian Legion is pleased to learn that a new aid package will make millions of dollars available to support struggling Branches across the country with their operational costs.

  • Legion urges Canadians to watch from home: National Remembrance Day Ceremony to be broadcast live

    Nov 9, 2020
    With Remembrance Day fast approaching, The Royal Canadian Legion is reminding Canadians that the best way to pay tribute to our fallen this year, is at home. For the first time ever, people are asked not to attend ceremonies in person.

  • A Remembrance Day ceremony like no other

    Nov 2, 2020
    A longstanding tradition that completes the National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa is the standard march past, paying homage to Canada’s Veterans. With the cancellation of the 2020 march due to the pandemic, the traditional tribute will be made instead with a special edition of the symbolic fly-past.

  • The Royal Canadian Legion announces 2020-2021 National Silver Cross Mother

    Nov 1, 2020
    The Royal Canadian Legion is proud to present this year’s National Silver Cross Mother, Mrs. Deborah Sullivan of Summerville, New Brunswick. She will represent Silver Cross Mothers across Canada until the end of October, 2021.

  • The Royal Canadian Legion launches 2020 National Poppy Campaign

    Oct 30, 2020
    A pilot project to introduce new touchless donation boxes, and the lighting of iconic landmarks in Canada are innovations marking the launch of The Royal Canadian Legion National Poppy Campaign this year. Millions of poppies will be distributed in familiar and new locations across Canada.