Minister of Veterans Affairs (Canada)
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The minister of veterans affairs (French: ministre des anciens combattants) is the minister of the Crown responsible for the Veterans Affairs Canada, the department of the Government of Canada responsible for administering benefits for members and veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and their family members and caregivers.
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Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
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Ministre des Anciens Combattants | |
Veterans Affairs Canada | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | |
Reports to | |
Appointer | Monarch (represented by the governor general);[3] on the advice of the prime minister[4] |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | Ian Alistair Mackenzie |
Formation | 18 October 1944 |
Salary | CA$269,800 (2019)[5] |
Website | www |
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Since forming government in 2015, Justin Trudeau has appointed the minister of veterans affairs as associate minister of national defence.