Agent Orange Ex Gratia Payment

The Agent Orange Ex Gratia Payment program offers a one-time, tax-free ex gratia payment of $20,000 to persons suffering from medical conditions related to the testing of unregistered US military herbicides, including Agent Orange, at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Gagetown in 1966 and 1967.

The Government of Canada is extending the one-time, tax-free ex gratia payment of $20,000 related to the testing of unregistered U.S. military herbicides. As part of the extension, individuals will have until June 30, 2011 to obtain a relevant medical diagnosis and to submit an application for the ex gratia payment. Applicants will no longer have to prove that a medical diagnosis was in progress prior to February 6, 2006 and the requirement for applicants to have been alive on February 6, 2006 has been removed.

Delivered by: Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)

Eligibility Information

To qualify for the ex gratia payment, individuals must meet the following criteria:

  • have an illness associated with exposure to contaminants in Agent Orange, as determined by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine 2004 Update; and
  • have worked at, lived at, trained at, been posted to, or resided in a community of which any portion laid within five kilometres of the perimeter of CFB Gagetown, when Agent Orange was tested in 1966 and 1967.

Before applying, please review the detailed eligibility criteria.

Forms

Financial Information

  • One-time, tax-free ex gratia payment of $20,000.

Contact Information

  • General inquiries: 1-866-522-2122

Related Information

  • Those who had previously applied but were declined are not required to submit a new application. Veterans Affairs Canada will contact them to discuss their application.