Service Bureau
Veterans and Ex-Service Members Services

Serving you

Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command of The Royal Canadian Legion has a network of Branch Service Officers whom assist veterans, serving military and RCMP members, and ex-serving military and RCMP members with claims for disability pensions; involving their service with those agencies or with financial problems following retirement.

For full details, people with claims can contact the Branch Service Officer closest to where they live (Legions are listed in your local telephone directory and every issue of the Torch), this Command's Provincial Service Officer (listed below) or the Dominion Command Offices or Veterans Affairs Canada. It should be noted that Legion Membership, although encouraged, is not a requirement to obtain assistance

Some of the areas for which your Service Bureau provides assistance include the following:

  • The Disability Pension System
  • Exposure to Poison Gas
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Claims for Service with Other Countries
  • the Gulf War and Disabilities
  • Medical Releases from the CF
  • Medals Advisor
New Veterans Charter
Veterans Bill of Rights		 Veterans Affairs Canada
Federal Veterans Ombudsman (.PDF doc)

The Royal Canadian Legion
Command Service Bureau
61 Gloria McCluskey Avenue
Burnside Business Park
Dartmouth NS B3B 2Z3		 Phone:1-902-429-4090
Fax:1-902-429-7481
Toll Free: 1-877-809-1145
Email:   b.richardson@ns.legion.ca.