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.
In 1919, the Parliament approved approximately $5 million for winter relief to veterans who had returned from war. This assistance was overseen by both the Department and the Canadian Patriotic Fund, with the first disbursements occurring in December 1919.