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1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

dependent child

dependent child  means a dependent child as defined in subsection 2(1) of the War Veterans Allowance Act. (enfant à charge)

entitled to a disability award

entitled to a disability award  means, in respect of a person, that the person

• (a) has received a disability awardas defined in subsection 2(1) of the Veterans Well-being Act;

• (b) has not received a disability awardas defined in subsection 2(1) of that Act because one of the conditions set out in section 53 of that Act, as it read immediately before April 1, 2019, had not been met as of that day, unless a decision regarding the application for pain and suffering compensation referred to in subsection 174(1) of that Act has been made; or

• (c) but for subsection 54(1) of that Act as it read immediately before April 1, 2019, would have received a disability awardas defined in subsection 2(1) of that Act. (droit à une indemnité d’invalidité)

income-qualified civilian

income-qualified civilian  means a civilian as defined in subsection 56(1) of the Civilian War-related Benefits Act who

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survivor

survivor  means a survivor as defined in subsection 2(1) of the War Veterans Allowance Act. (survivant)

veteran

veteran  means one of the following persons:

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• (i) a person who, as a member of His Majesty’s naval, army or air forces or of similar forces allied with His Majesty, served on active service during World War I or World War II and was resident in Canada at the time he or she became a member of those forces; or

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• (3) If an application for financial assistance is received but cannot be acted on as a result of a pending decision as to whether the person is entitled to a disability award or entitled to pain and suffering compensation or as to whether a pension may be awarded under paragraph 21(1)(b) or (2)(b) of the Pension Act, the application is suspended until a decision has been rendered.

• (4) If a person is determined to be entitled to a disability award or entitled to pain and suffering compensation or a decision is made to award a pension under paragraph 21(1)(b) or (2)(b) of the Pension Act, the application for financial assistance must be acted on as if the initial decision with respect to eligibility under subparagraph 2(b)(i), (ii) or (vi) had been favourable.

• (5) If more than one person applies for financial assistance in respect of the same death, the order of priority for an application, to the exclusion of all others, is as follows:

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• 9 (1) For the purpose of facilitating the provision of financial assistance and gravemarkers under Part 1, as well as the administration of these Regulations, the Minister may enter into an agreement with the Corporation by which

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• (2) An agreement must address

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  • (k) the safeguarding of any personal information as defined in the Privacy Act that may be collected by the Department or the Corporation for the purposes of these Regulations;

• (3) The Minister may

  • (a) terminate an agreement at any time after the notice and formalities required by the agreement have been given and may enter into similar agreements with one or more other bodies, in which case a reference to the corporation in section 4, 9 and 10 shall be read as a reference to the other body or bodies; or

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• 4 (1) A determination in respect of an insufficiency of funds to meet costs, for the purpose of the provision of financial assistance, must be made by the Corporation as follows:

  • (a) if the deceased person has a survivor or a dependent child, the following amounts are deducted from the sum of the net assets of the survivor and the net assets of the succession, namely,

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    • (vi) if applicable, an amount equal to the market value of a motor vehicle that is ordinarily used by the deceased person’s family as a mode of transportation and that is chosen by the person making the application for financial assistance,

    • (vii) if applicable, an amount equal to the market value of the residence where the deceased person’s family lives, as chosen by the person making the application for financial assistance, and

  • (b) if the deceased person does not have a survivor or dependent children, the deductible amounts described in paragraph (a) do not apply, and the net assets of the succession as a whole are to be taken into consideration.

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2 Financial assistance towards last sickness, funeral, burial and cremation costs in accordance with section 3 is payable

• (a) if there is an insufficiency of funds, as determined under section 4, for the following deceased persons, namely,

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• (b) in Canada or elsewhere, for the following deceased persons, namely,

  • (i) a pensioner, referred to in any of paragraphs (b) to (f) of the definition of pensioner in section 1, whose death was as a result of an injury or disease or an aggravation of an injury or disease that was attributable to or was incurred during the pensioner’s service,

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  • (vi) a person who dies as a result of a service-related injury or disease or a non-service-related injury or disease that was aggravated by service in accordance with the Veterans Well-being Act.

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