Department of Veterans Affairs Act

Marginal note:Information that shall be made available to Minister

6.6 The following personal information relating to a person referred to in subparagraph 4(a)(i) shall, if requested by the Minister, be made available to the Minister for the purpose of determining or verifying the service or medical history of the person in order to determine eligibility for a benefit under the regulations or under any enactment incorporating the regulations by reference:

• (a) personal information collected or obtained by the Department of National Defence in the administration of the National Defence Act or the Queen’s Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces, or any predecessor enactment relating to the same subject-matter;

• (b) personal information collected or obtained by the Department of Transport in the administration of the Aeronautics Act or the Canada Shipping Act, or any predecessor enactment relating to the same subject-matter;

• (c) personal information collected or obtained by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in the administration of the Indian Act, or any predecessor enactment relating to the same subject-matter; and

• (d) personal information collected or obtained by the National Archives of Canada in the administration of the National Archives of Canada Act, or any predecessor enactment relating to the same subject-matter.