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  • Legion honours fallen Veterans on Vimy Ridge Day

    Apr 6, 2022
    The Royal Canadian Legion’s National Headquarters and 1,350 Branches across the country will pay respects to those who fell during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, by lowering their Canadian flags to half-mast on April 9.

  • Mental Health Benefit program: A welcome evolution

    Apr 1, 2022
    The Legion applauds a new Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) initiative to support Veterans. A new program from VAC means Veterans who need mental health support will get it immediately with no need to wait in the current benefit claims application backlog.

  • Juno Beach housing development must halt

    Mar 28, 2022
    The Royal Canadian Legion is aghast over plans to build a new housing development on the hallowed grounds of the D-Day landings of 1944.

  • The Veterans' Wives Support Group to run at Legion Branch 110 in Trenton

    Mar 21, 2022
    The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 110 in Trenton received a five-year grant for its Veterans’ Wives Support Group that will begin in the spring.

  • Legion end of year report: 2021 in Review

    Mar 8, 2022
    With resilience, dedication and focus, Royal Canadian Legion members and volunteers across the country weathered another year of uncertainty. Yet the thousands of people who help the Legion fulfil its mission were not deterred in 2021.

  • Legion commends government funding: a crucial step for Veterans

    Feb 24, 2022
    The Royal Canadian Legion commends the federal government for making the necessary financial investment to eventually end the Veteran disability claims backlog.

  • Legion decries decision over Platinum Jubilee medal

    Feb 23, 2022
    For close to two years, the Legion has advocated for having a Platinum Jubilee medal presented to Canadians who have made a real difference in their communities.

  • Clear the backlog - Veterans wait in dire need of disability benefits

    Feb 16, 2022
    The Royal Canadian Legion is calling on the Government of Canada to uphold its promise to clear the backlog that reportedly has 34,000 Veterans still waiting in dire need to receive benefits and supports. Read the letter to the Prime Minister.

  • Legion issues statement of condemnation

    Jan 30, 2022
    The Royal Canadian Legion strongly condemns the shocking actions of protestors who encroached upon the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Saturday.

  • Legion donates $75,000 to fund concussion awareness, research and recovery in the Veteran community

    Dec 20, 2021
    The Impact of concussion on a Veteran’s health and wellbeing can shatter their quality of life—and that of their family as well. Delays in treatment can extend recovery time and lead to long-term complications. Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada is working to change that, and The Royal Canadian Legion is proud to support their work.

  • Legion supports awarding Victoria Cross to Afghanistan Veteran

    Dec 1, 2021

  • Veterans who endured sexual misconduct need a government apology

    Nov 17, 2021
    The Royal Canadian Legion asks the federal government to formally apologize to Veterans who were subjected to sexual misconduct while serving in the Canadian Armed Forces.

  • The Royal Canadian Legion holds 2021 National Remembrance Day Ceremony

    Nov 11, 2021
    The 100th anniversary of the Poppy as the country’s symbol of Remembrance was the theme of Canada’s National Remembrance Day Ceremony in Ottawa. The gathering with all its traditional elements took place under a bright yet chilly sky.

  • Leave no one behind – Crisis in Afghanistan

    Nov 5, 2021
    The men and women who serve our country live by the code Leave no one behind. Yet today, Canada’s Veterans are struggling with the Government’s inaction to save our Afghan brothers and sisters in arms who have been left to fend for themselves under threat of Taliban retaliation, torture and death. The Royal Canadian Legion is calling on the Government of Canada to uphold its moral duty to save the lives of our Afghan partners. Read the full letter to the Prime Minister below.

  • Canadian Premier League Supports The Royal Canadian Legions Coast to Coast

    Nov 1, 2021
    The Canadian Premier League is pleased to announce its support for and partnership with The Royal Canadian Legion at four of its upcoming November matches. Players with all eight CPL teams will wear match-day jerseys featuring the Poppy to thank Canada’s veterans for preserving the freedoms we enjoy today.

  • The Royal Canadian Legion announces 2021-2022 National Silver Cross Mother

    Nov 1, 2021
    The Royal Canadian Legion is honoured to name this year’s National Silver Cross Mother, Mme Josée Simard of Les Méchins, Québec. She will place a wreath at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Remembrance Day and will represent all Silver Cross Mothers across Canada until October 2022.

  • The Royal Canadian Legion launches 2021 National Poppy Campaign

    Oct 29, 2021
    One hundred years after the Poppy became the nation’s symbol of Remembrance, The Royal Canadian Legion has launched its 2021 National Poppy Campaign. Close to 20 million poppies are expected to be distributed this year.

  • “Pay Tribute” boxes to offer touchless donation during National Poppy Campaign

    Oct 27, 2021
    Donors will once again have the option of touchless donation during The Royal Canadian Legion’s 2021 National Poppy Campaign which begins on October 29. After the pilot project introduction of the HSBC “Pay Tribute” electronic boxes in 2020, an updated version of the boxes will be released for the 2021 campaign.

  • Legion Presents “The Immortal Poppy”

    Oct 27, 2021
    The Royal Canadian Legion unveils “The Immortal Poppy” in 2021, to help mark the 100th anniversary of the poppy as the symbol of Remembrance in Canada. This digital art is another way to preserve the memory of 118,000 fallen Canadian soldiers dating back to 1812, by encrypting their names on an enduring digital symbol.

  • First Poppy presented to Canada’s Governor General

    Oct 25, 2021
    The First Poppy of The Royal Canadian Legion’s 2021 National Poppy Campaign was presented today to Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General and commander-in-chief of Canada.