Services - Veterans

Providence Funeral Homes has immense respect for veterans and active duty military serving Canada throughout the world.  We salute you and thank you! We too are here to serve, at your time of need.  We provide services which honor and reflect the personal sacrifice and achievements of Canada's military personnel.

Military Funeral Resources:
Those who serve in the military may be eligible for special funeral and burial benefits because of their honorable service. Generally speaking, when a veteran is in receipt of benefits from Veterans Affairs at the time of death, the family is referred to a Veterans Affairs Canada office for possible Funeral and Burial Assistance.

Assistance for veterans who are not eligible for Funeral and Burial Assistance from Veterans Affairs Canada may be available from the Last Post Fund.

Traditionally, the Canadian Government has assumed responsibility for the burial of members of the Canadian Armed Forces who died during battle and, later, those who died as a result of war-related injuries. After a government review in 1995, changes were made to the funeral, burial and Gravemarking program to ensure the longevity of the program and to return the program to its original mandate of assisting Veterans who were without the necessary financial resources to provide for a dignified funeral and burial.

The Last Post Fund is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to arranging for the provision of dignified funeral and burial services, including a military style gravemarker, to eligible ex-service persons who, at the time of their death, meet the wartime service financial eligibility criteria. The Last Post Fund operates in cooperation with, and is supported financially by, the Government of Canada through Veterans Affairs Canada.