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24th Annual Senate Ceremony of Remembrance – November 3, 2023
A ceremony of remembrance is held in the Senate Chamber to mark the start of Veterans’ Week, which is celebrated every year in Canada from November 5-11. (November 3, 2023)
Senate Remembrance Ceremony – November 4, 2022
A ceremony of remembrance is held in the Senate Chamber to mark the start of Veterans' Week, which is celebrated every year in Canada from November 5-11. The 23rd annual ceremony is the first to be held since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate Speaker George Furey, House Speaker Anthony Rota, and Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay are among those taking part.
Senate Remembrance Ceremony – November 2, 2018
Held in the Senate Chamber, this 21st annual ceremony of remembrance marks the start of Veterans’ Week, which is celebrated every year in Canada from November 5-11. The theme of this year’s ceremony is "Armistice." This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
Senate Remembrance Ceremony – November 3, 2017
Held in the Senate Chamber, this 20th annual ceremony of remembrance marks the start of Veterans’ Week, which is celebrated every year in Canada from November 5-11. The theme of this year’s ceremony is "Passchendaele."
Senate Remembrance Ceremony
Held in the Senate Chamber, this 19th annual ceremony of remembrance marks the start of Veterans' Week, which is celebrated every year in Canada from November 5-11. The theme of this year's ceremony is "Vimy." (November 3, 2016)
Honouring Canada's Veterans Held in the Senate Chamber, this 18th annual ceremony of remembrance marks the start of Veterans' Week, which is celebrated every year in Canada from November 5-11. The theme of this year's ceremony is "100 Years - In Flanders Fields." (November 5, 2015)
Honouring Canada's Veterans Held in the Senate Chamber, this 17th annual ceremony of remembrance marks the start of Veterans' Week, which is celebrated every year in Canada from November 5-11. This year's ceremony commemorates the the 75th anniversary of Canada's engagement in the Second World War. (November 2, 2014)
Honouring Canada's Veterans Held in the Senate Chamber, this 16th annual ceremony of remembrance marks the start of Veterans' Week, which is celebrated every year in Canada from November 5-11. (November 4, 2013) This year's ceremony commemorates the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice. Over 26, 000 Canadians served in the Korean War prior to the signing of the Armistice on July 27th, 1953.
Honouring Canada’s Veterans
A Ceremony of Remembrance took place in the Senate Chamber (November 5, 2012). This 15th annual ceremony marks the start of Veterans' Week, which is celebrated every year in Canada from November 5th to November 11th. The special focus of this year's ceremony was the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele, which drew to a close on November 10, 1917.
Senate Remembrance Ceremony – November 4, 2011
Honouring Canada's Veterans On November 4th, 2011, a Ceremony of Remembrance took place in the Senate Chamber. This 14th annual ceremony marks the start of Veterans' Week, which is celebrated every year in Canada from November 5th to November 11th.
Public Record
The Senate hosts its annual Ceremony of Remembrance in honour of Canadian veterans, Ottawa, Ont., November 6, 2008. This event officially launches Veterans’ Week. Over the course of the ceremony, speeches are presented by Noël A. Kinsella (the Speaker of the Senate), Major William Hilton Fletcher (the recipient of the Star of Military Valour), and Greg Thompson (the Minister of Veterans Affairs), among others.