Anavets
Encyclopedia
The Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada is a non-profit Canadian
ex-service organization (veteran
s organization
) originally founded in 1840, with more than 18,000 members throughout Canada. Membership includes people who have served as current and former military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
, provincial and municipal police
, direct relatives of members and also affiliated members. The ANAVETS club also accepts membership from any person who is interested.
. But units may have very well dated to as early as the Conquest of New France in the seventeen hundreds.
The name of the organization were derived from the remnants of British and French regiments who stayed behind when they were recalled at the end of their tours of duty to protect the colonies. To exchange information on service benefits and to fraternize, the men organized. They called themselves "The Army Veterans in Canada" to distinguish themselves from other colonies. This reference to Canada
became integral as incorporated by the Government of Canada in 1917
After the war of 1812 sailors from the British Navy who remained in Canada
, joined with the Army Veterans and the title was changed to The Army and Navy Veterans in Canada.
During the Second World War
, the organization welcomed members of the newly formed Air Force, with this the name was again changed by an amendment to the Act of Incorporation, by Parliament in 1946 to The Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada. ANAVETS has become an acceptable short form to identify by.
. At the Federal level Dominion Command is located in Ottawa. This is the Headquarters of the organization and it oversees all units. At the Provincial level British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia have respective Provincial Commands which preside over the provincial activities of their units. Also on the unit level, each unit is run by an elected Executive Council.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ex-service organization (veteran
Veteran
A veteran is a person who has had long service or experience in a particular occupation or field; " A veteran of ..."...
s organization
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
) originally founded in 1840, with more than 18,000 members throughout Canada. Membership includes people who have served as current and former military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
, provincial and municipal police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
, direct relatives of members and also affiliated members. The ANAVETS club also accepts membership from any person who is interested.
History
With the exact formation date being lost to time, the organization quotes 1840 as an approximate date of foundation. It is known that in 1840 Queen Victoria gave a charter to create an ANAVETS unit in MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. But units may have very well dated to as early as the Conquest of New France in the seventeen hundreds.
The name of the organization were derived from the remnants of British and French regiments who stayed behind when they were recalled at the end of their tours of duty to protect the colonies. To exchange information on service benefits and to fraternize, the men organized. They called themselves "The Army Veterans in Canada" to distinguish themselves from other colonies. This reference to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
became integral as incorporated by the Government of Canada in 1917
After the war of 1812 sailors from the British Navy who remained in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, joined with the Army Veterans and the title was changed to The Army and Navy Veterans in Canada.
During the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the organization welcomed members of the newly formed Air Force, with this the name was again changed by an amendment to the Act of Incorporation, by Parliament in 1946 to The Army, Navy & Air Force Veterans in Canada. ANAVETS has become an acceptable short form to identify by.
Purpose
- To unite fraternally, persons who have served in Her Majesty's armed forces or any auxiliary force thereof or in the armed forces or any auxiliary force of any nation allied to the British Commonwealth of Nations engaged in an active combat zone and persons who support the purposes and objects of the Association, which Association shall be a non-partisan and non sectarian body for the purpose of good fellowship, mutual improvement and assistance, and patriotic endeavour and service to Canada and the British Commonwealth of Nations;
- To increase the public influence of veterans by organization, by parades and by giving as an entity expressions of opinion upon public questions affecting the rights of veterans or concerning the welfare of the whole or any part of the British Commonwealth of Nations;
- To stimulate the spirit of patriotism in Canada and promote closer unity and co-ordination within the British Commonwealth of Nations;
- To assist the British Commonwealth of Nations when occasion requires in enlisting recruits for Her Majesty's forces;
- To acquire, maintain and operate clubs, homes and meeting places for the benefit of veterans, and to furnish, stock and equip the same with such furniture, furnishings, plants, animals, implements, equipment, appliances, libraries, and means of entertainment and amusement, as may be considered desirable by the Association;
- To acquire and maintain museums in connection with any premises of the Association for the interest, education, or benefit of its members;
- To levy upon its members, or upon bodies to whom it has granted charters as authorized herein, fees or assessments from time to time as may be required for the support of the Association and the carrying out of its objects; and to raise funds for the purpose of the Association by such means, with others, as providing entertainment, operating canteens and places of refreshment and amusement; and
- To assist any of Her Majesty's naval, military naval air forces on active service, by establishments for the rest and comfort of, and as meeting places for those composing such forces.
Organization
ANAVETS has a three tier system that follows the political system of CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. At the Federal level Dominion Command is located in Ottawa. This is the Headquarters of the organization and it oversees all units. At the Provincial level British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia have respective Provincial Commands which preside over the provincial activities of their units. Also on the unit level, each unit is run by an elected Executive Council.
See also
- List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage
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- Monarchy of Canada