Current Veterans Affairs Structure
- Minister of Veteran’s Affairs
- Deputy Minister
- Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy, Programs & Partnerships
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Services
- Assistant Deputy Minister, Service Delivery & Commemoration
- Deputy Minister
On November 9, 2008, the Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, attended a Service of Remembrance at the Canada Memorial in Green Park, London, England. Canada recently assumed responsibility for the Memorial, which pays tribute to the nearly one million Canadian men and women who served in the United Kingdom during the First and Second World Wars.
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