Canadian Volunteer Service Medal Order (SI/94-62)

5 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Medal may be awarded

• (a) to a person of any rank in the armed forces of Canada, who voluntarily served on active service

  • (i) for a period of not less than eighteen months, ending on or before March 1, 1947, and was honourably discharged or retired from such active service,

  • (ii) for a period of not less than six months, any part of which was served outside Canada, and was honourably discharged or retired from such active service, or

  • (iii) from which the person was honourably discharged or retired as a result of an injury or disease, or an aggravation thereof, that was attributable to or was incurred during such active service;

• (b) posthumously, to the survivor of a person of any rank in the armed forces of Canada who voluntarily served on active service and was killed in action or died as a result of an injury or disease, or an aggravation thereof, that was attributable to or was incurred during such active service;

• (c) to a person who was voluntarily serving on active service in the armed forces of Canada on September 2, 1945, but had not attained their nineteenth birthday by that date and was subsequently compulsorily honourably discharged before completing the minimum qualifying period of eighteen months;

• (d) to a Canadian merchant mariner of World War II within the meaning of subsection 21.1(4) of the Pension Act who voluntarily served as such

  • (i) for a period of not less than eighteen months, ending on or before March 1, 1947, and was honourably discharged or retired from such service, or

  • (ii) from which service the person was honourably discharged or retired as a result of an injury or disease, or the aggravation of an injury or disease, that was attributable to or was incurred during such service;

• (e) to any merchant navy veteran of World War II within the meaning of subsection 37(7.3) of the War Veterans Allowance Act who voluntarily served for a period of not less than six months, any part of which was served outside Canada, and was honourably discharged or retired from such service;

• (f) to a person who was employed and paid by the Canadian Legion War Services Inc., The National Council of the Young Men's Christian Association of Canada, the Knights of Columbus Canadian Army Huts or the Salvation Army Canadian War Services as an authorized field representative providing services and recreational equipment to any of the Canadian naval, army or air forces, as a helper of an authorized field representative, or as a member of the Overseas Headquarters Staff, who was selected and approved for service by the Chief of Naval Personnel, the Adjutant-General or the Air Member for Personnel, and who served in any of those capacities during World War II

  • (i) for a period of not less than six months, any part of which was outside Canada, and was honourably discharged or retired from such service, or

  • (ii) from which service the person was honourably discharged or retired as a result of an injury or disease, or an aggravation of an illness or disease, that was attributable to or was incurred during such service;

• (g) to a member of the Corps of (Civilian) Canadian Fire Fighters for Service in the United Kingdom who served during World War II

  • (i) for a period of not less than six months, any part of which was outside Canada, and was honourably discharged or retired from such service, or

  • (ii) from which service the person was honourably discharged or retired as a result of an injury or disease, or an aggravation of an illness or disease, that was attributable to or was incurred during such service;

• (h) to a person who during World War II served as a member of the Nursing Auxiliary or the Nursing Division of, or otherwise under the auspices of, the Canadian Red Cross Society or the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Canada

  • (i) with the approval of the Adjutant-General, with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps for a period of not less than eighteen months and was honourably discharged or retired from such service,

  • (ii) outside Canada as a welfare worker, nursing aid, orthopaedic surgeon or nurse, ambulance or transport driver, member of the Overseas Headquarters Staff or in any other capacity for a period of not less than six months, and was honourably discharged or retired from such service, or

  • (iii) from which service the person was honourably discharged or retired as a result of an injury or disease, or an aggravation of an illness or disease, that was attributable to or was incurred during such service;

• (i) a person, other than a member of the forces, who was employed by the Air Ministry of the United Kingdom to make trans-oceanic flights ferrying aircraft from Canada and was domiciled in Canada at the commencement of that employment, and who served during World War II as air crew

  • (i) for a continuous period of not less than six months with Number 45 Wing of the Royal Air Force Transport Command, Number 45 Group of the Royal Air Force Ferry Command or the Atlantic Ferrying Organization, during which period the person made at least one trans-oceanic flight, and was honourably discharged or retired from such service, or

  • (ii) from which service the person was honourably discharged or retired as a result of an injury or disease, or an aggravation of an illness or disease, that was attributable to or was incurred during such service;

• (j) a person who was employed by or under the auspices of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan to provide air crew instruction and served in that capacity during World War II

  • (i) for a period of not less than eighteen months and was honourably discharged or retired from such service, or

  • (ii) from which service the person was honourably discharged or retired as a result of an injury or disease, or an aggravation of an illness or disease, that was attributable to or was incurred during such service;

• (j.1) to a member or a reserve constable of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Force, or a special constable of that Force engaged under the authority of Orders in Council P.C. 2484 of September 1, 1939 and P.C. 3444 of November 2, 1939, who served voluntarily on a full-time basis for a period or periods commencing during World War II and

  • (i) totalling not less than eighteen months, not including any period after March 1, 1947, and who was honourably discharged or retired from such service,

  • (ii) totalling not less than six months, any part of which was served outside Canada, and who was honourably discharged or retired from such service, or

  • (iii) ending on their honourable discharge or retirement by reason of an injury or disease, or an aggravation of an injury or disease, that was attributable to or was incurred during such service;

• (k) posthumously, to the survivor of any person mentioned in paragraphs (d) to (j.1) who was killed in action or died 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 person's service;

• (l) posthumously, to the survivor of any person who was eligible for the Medal under any of paragraphs (a) and (c) to (j.1) but to whom the Medal was not awarded; and

• (m) to any person mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (l), where a Medal awarded to that person has been lost, stolen or destroyed, provided that the person pays the cost of replacement.

(2) A person in receipt of the Newfoundland Second World War Volunteer Service Medal is not eligible for the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.