Les groupes civils comme le Corps forestier de Terre-Neuve et le Corps des pompiers canadiens de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, qui avaient également servi outre-mer à l'appui de l'effort de guerre, eurent un accès limité aux avantages destinés aux anciens combattants.
Civilian groups such as the Newfoundland overseas forestry unit and the Canadian corps of firefighters in the second world war, which had also served overseas in support of the war effort, had limited access to veterans' benefits.