Ottawa, Ontario
Chief Warrant Officer (retired) Guy Parent is a 37-year Veteran who rose to the top ranks of the Search and Rescue community and of the military. In 1995, he was appointed as Chief Warrant Officer of the Canadian Forces. In that capacity, he represented 47,000 non-commissioned officers and members who would or will eventually be members of the Veteran community.
Guy Parent’s commitment to military members and Veterans continued after retirement, in 2001, when he joined the Office of the Military Ombudsman. Seven years later, he moved to the Veterans Ombudsman’s Office, initially as the director of Investigations, and later on, in 2010, as Canada’s Veterans Ombudsman.
Guy Parent served his country both in and out of uniform for more than 50 years. Before and during his most recent appointment, he spared no effort to find solutions that enabled Veterans and their families get the support they needed—either by seeking to resolve individual issues fairly and promptly or by addressing emerging and systemic issues affecting Veterans care in a collaborative way.
As Veterans Ombudsman, Guy Parent also travelled across Canada to meet with Veterans and educate Canadians on the importance of supporting those who served Canada in the military. He has helped to inspire Canadians to fully appreciate the legacy of our Veterans and the debt owed to them for giving us the peace and freedom we enjoy today.