“…the average soldier carries about 75 pounds..” Miss Millie Dobbs, Somewhere in France, Jan. 12, 1918 25 Howland Ave., Toronto, Ont., Canada Dear
By the end of the year, veterans will be able to go online to apply for Veterans Affairs Canada benefits and services, one of the suggestions in the 2011 annual report of the Veterans Ombudsman.
Providing online application for benefits is one way for VAC to improve communications and access for veterans, says Veterans Ombudsman Guy Parent. “The ultimate goal,” is for veterans to use a benefits navigator on the VAC website. Such a navigator was developed for use by staff in the ombudsman’s office when it opened in 2007 and shared with VAC following a technological upgrade in 2011.
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