Founding of The Royal Canadian Legion National Historic Event

Winnipeg, Manitoba
The Royal Canadian Legion, 1925-1975 = La Légion royale canadienne, 1925-1975 [philatelic record] (© Canada Post Corporation | Société des postes canadienne [1975]. Reproduced with Permission | Reproduit avec permission.)
Stamp commemoration the Legion
(© Canada Post Corporation | Société des postes canadienne [1975]. Reproduced with Permission | Reproduit avec permission.)
Address : 331 Smith Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 2009-04-20

Other Name(s):
  • Founding of The Royal Canadian Legion  (Designation Name)
  • The Legion  (Other Name)
Research Report Number: 2008-019

Importance: Led to the establishment of Canada's largest veteran-based social, service and advocacy organization

Plaque(s)


Existing plaque:  331 Smith Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Founded here in November 1925, The Royal Canadian Legion is Canada's largest veteran-based social and advocacy organization. Dedicated to serving veterans and perpetuating their memory, it pushed for the passage of the War Veterans Allowance Act and veterans charters, as well as for the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Independence Program. The Legion's Remembrance Program and annual Poppy Campaign remind Canadians of the men and women who served and of their sacrifices, and have helped weave military history into the fabric of our national identity.