The Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping (French: l'Association canadiennne des vétérans gardiens de la paix pour les Nations Unies) is a Canadian

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...

 non-political association of members who have been involved in peacekeeping

Peacekeeping

Peacekeeping is an activity that aims to create the conditions for lasting peace. It is distinguished from both peacebuilding and peacemaking....

 work for the United Nations

United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

. It has more than 1000 members and 23 chapters in Canada.

The association was first planned in January 1986, and permission to officially use the terms "United Nations" and "Canada" were received by 1989.

The association's president is Colonel Donald Stewart Ethell

Donald Ethell

Donald Stewart Ethell is a retired Canadian soldier, the 17th and current Lieutenant Governor of Alberta since April 2010.-Career:...

, a member of the Alberta Order of Excellence

Alberta Order of Excellence

The Alberta Order of Excellence is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Alberta. Instituted in 1979 when Lieutenant Governor Frank C...

 and former peacekeeper.

The association campaigned to make 9 August "Peacekeeping Day". This was adopted nationally in Canada in June 2008.