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The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending 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 war veteran is a person who has or is working in the armed forces, or a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation or office....
s organization
Organization

An organization is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals, which controls its own performance, and which has a boundary separating it from its environment....
) founded in 1925, with more than 400,000 members worldwide. Membership includes people who have served as current and former military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the federal police, national police, and paramilitary police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world....
, provincial and municipal police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
, direct relatives of members and also affiliated members.

Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of Australia, Monarchy of New Zealand, Monarchy of Jamaica, Monarchy of Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sain...
, as Queen of Canada
Monarchy in Canada

The monarchy of Canada, or Canadian monarchy, is a constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the Sovereignty and head of state of Canada, forming the core of the country's Westminster system Parliamentary system democracy....
, is royal patron
Patronage

Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege and often financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings or popes have provided to musicians, painters, and sculptors....
 of the Legion; the Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada

The Governor General of Canada is the viceroy representative in Canada of the Monarchy of Canada, who is the head of state. Canada is one of sixteen Commonwealth realms, all of which share the same person as their respective sovereign....
 is also traditionally appointed as a patron of the group.

Historically the Legion Hall was the social centre of many Canadian towns.






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The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit Canadian
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending 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 war veteran is a person who has or is working in the armed forces, or a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation or office....
s organization
Organization

An organization is a social arrangement which pursues collective goals, which controls its own performance, and which has a boundary separating it from its environment....
) founded in 1925, with more than 400,000 members worldwide. Membership includes people who have served as current and former military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is the federal police, national police, and paramilitary police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world....
, provincial and municipal police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
, direct relatives of members and also affiliated members.

Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known as the Commonwealth realms: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Monarchy of Canada, Monarchy of Australia, Monarchy of New Zealand, Monarchy of Jamaica, Monarchy of Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Monarchy of the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Sain...
, as Queen of Canada
Monarchy in Canada

The monarchy of Canada, or Canadian monarchy, is a constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the Sovereignty and head of state of Canada, forming the core of the country's Westminster system Parliamentary system democracy....
, is royal patron
Patronage

Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege and often financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings or popes have provided to musicians, painters, and sculptors....
 of the Legion; the Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada

The Governor General of Canada is the viceroy representative in Canada of the Monarchy of Canada, who is the head of state. Canada is one of sixteen Commonwealth realms, all of which share the same person as their respective sovereign....
 is also traditionally appointed as a patron of the group.

Historically the Legion Hall was the social centre of many Canadian towns. This was especially the case in the provinces with severe restrictions
Alcoholic beverages in Canada

This article covers various topics involving alcoholic beverages in Canada....
 on the sale of alcohol
Alcohol

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, rules the legions were generally exempt from.

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Legion Athletic Camp

In 1962 the Legion began a summer sports camp
Summer camp

Summer camp is a supervised program for children and/or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....
 at the International Peace Garden
International Peace Garden

The International Peace Garden is a 3.65 sq. mi. park located on the border between Canada and the United States, in the state of North Dakota and the province of Manitoba....
 which is run to this day, and has helped to train over 35,000 school age athletes. Up to 12 sports are offered over a six-week period. www.legionathleticcamp.com

See also

  • List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage
    List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage

    This is a list of Canadian organizations with royal patronage. The practice of members of the Monarchy of Canada#Canadian Royal Family giving their patronage to Canadian organizations stems from that which started in the United Kingdom in pre-Industrial Revolution times, when all development of the sciences and arts were under the direct cont...
  • Haig Fund
    Haig Fund

    The Haig Fund is a charitable organization set up in 1921 by Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig to assist ex-servicemen. Today, the Haig Fund continues to support veterans from all conflicts and other military actions involving British Armed Forces up to today....
  • The Royal British Legion
    The Royal British Legion

    The Royal British Legion, sometimes referred to as simply The Legion, is the United Kingdom's leading Charitable organization providing financial, social and emotional support to millions who have served or who are currently serving in the British Armed Forces, and their dependants....
  • American Legion
    American Legion

    The American Legion was chartered by the U.S. Congress as a patriotic, mutual-help, wartime veterans list of veterans' organizations of the Military of the United States who served during a wartime period as defined by Congress....
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars
    Veterans of Foreign Wars

    The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States , is a Congressional charter war veterans organization. VFW currently has 1.6 million members and is the largest American organization of combat veterans....
  • Returned & Services League of Australia
  • Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association
    Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association

    The Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association, often referred to as the Returned Services' Association but best known simply as the RSA, is one of the largest voluntary welfare organisations in New Zealand and one of the oldest ex-service organisations in the world....
  • Remembrance Day poppies
    Remembrance Day

    Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the World War I....
  • Remembrance Day
    Remembrance Day

    Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the World War I....
  • Eswyn Lyster
    Eswyn Lyster

    Coral Eswyn Lyster, is a Canada author best known for writing extensively on the Canadian war bride experience. She has also published articles on the Dieppe Raid in World War II, as well as a book on genealogy....
     - Canadian warbride author
  • Monarchy of Canada


External links

  • List of civilian organizations with the prefix "Royal" prepared by the