Disability Pensions for Veterans of the Allied Forces of World War II

This policy replaces the following PPM policies: Article 65 - Supplementary Pensions - World War II; Article 66 - Supplementary Pensions - Allied Forces - World War II.

Purpose

The following policy provides guidance in the adjudication of disability pension applications submitted by, or in respect of, individuals domiciled in Canada on the date of commencement of World War II, who served in the Commonwealth or Allied forces during World War II.

Policy

Date of Application

1. The date of application is the date an applicant first approached the British Commonwealth, Allied government, or the Canadian authorities for pension entitlement in respect of a condition for which entitlement is subsequently granted by any of the authorities concerned.
2. Where the date an applicant first approached the British Commonwealth, Allied government, or the Canadian authorities is not known, the date of application is the date that one of these authorities renders a decision.

Effective Date

3. The effective date of any award authorized under section 66 of the Pension Act will be determined under the provisions of section 39 or 56 of the Act in a like manner as claims granted under the provisions of section 21 of the Act for members of the Canadian Armed Forces and section 21.1 for members of the Merchant Navy.

Countries Allied With His Majesty During World War II

4. The following countries were allied with His Majesty during World War II:
   1. Argentina
   2. Australia
   3. Belgium
   4. Bolivia
   5. Brazil
   6. Chile
   7. China
   8. Colombia
   9. Costa Rica
   10. Cuba
   11. Czechoslovakia
   12. Denmark
   13. Dominican Republic
   14. Ecuador
   15. Egypt
   16. El Salvador
   17. Ethiopia
   18. France
   19. Greece
   20. Guatemala
   21. Haiti
   22. Honduras
   23. India
   24. Iran
   25. Iraq
   26. Lebanon
   27. Liberia
   28. Luxembourg
   29. Mexico
   30. Netherlands
   31. New Zealand
   32. Nicaragua
   33. Norway
   34. Panama
   35. Paraguay
   36. Peru
   37. Philippines
   38. Poland
   39. Saudi Arabia
   40. Syria
   41. Turkey
   42. Union of South Africa
   43. United Kingdom
   44. United States
   45. Uruguay
   46. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
   47. Venezuela
   48. Yugoslavia

References

Pension Act, sections 39, 56, 66, 67, 68, 69, and 70