Almost 40,000 Canadian veterans waiting to receive disability benefits as of November – National

Almost 40000 Canadian veterans waiting to receive disability benefits as of November National

[ad_1] OTTAWA — Despite repeated promises to fix the mess, the number of veterans waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits has continued to grow, and there are fears the turmoil will only worsen in the coming weeks. New figures from Veterans Affairs Canada show nearly 40,000 veterans were waiting at the […]

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Ontario government to increase mercury disability payments to affected First Nations

Ontario government to increase mercury disability payments to affected First Nations

[ad_1] TORONTO – The Ontario government says it is moving to ensure people who receive mercury disability payments are properly compensated by retroactively indexing payments to the rate of inflation. The government says more than 200 people in the First Nations communities of Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong receive the payments, which have been frozen since […]

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