Parliament voted nearly $5 million for winter unemployment relief to returned soldiers in 1919. The distribution was administered jointly by the Department and the Canadian Patriotic Fund, and the first payments were made at Christmas 1919.
The Parliament provided funding of nearly $5 million in 1919 for winter unemployment support to returning soldiers. The distribution was handled jointly by the Department and the Canadian Patriotic Fund, and the initial payments were made at Christmas 1919.