Resources

Ways the MP’s office can help you:

Awards & Honors

  • Information and application forms for Order of Canada, Order of Military Merit, Royal Victorian Order, Bravery Decoration and Meritorious Service Decorations

Canada Pension Plan (CPP)

  • Application assistance, status of cheques, delayed CPP disability claims, claim denials, appeals

Canada Post

  • Mail delays, ad mail complaints, mail re-direction issues

Canada Student Loans

  • Collection Issues, Financial Hardship

Canadian Flag Pins

  • Canadian Flag Pins are availabe upon request

Certificates and Letters of Congratulations

  • Certificates available to Canadians who are having a special birthday or anniversary
  • Also available to groups holding special events or requiring support for a community project, to new Canadians and to Canadians volunteering oversees
  • Contact with offices of the Prime Minister, Governor General and Queen are also available for similar letters

Citizenship

  • Delays in the processing of citizenship papers
  • Citizenship ceremonies

Employment Insurance

  • Delays in payment, problems resulting from miscommunication, audit disputes

GST Issues
(See: “Revenue Canada & GST”)

Immigration

  • Delays in visitation status or landed immigrant cases

National Defense
(See: “Veteran’s Affairs and National Defence”)

Parliamentary Issues

  • Requests for copies of Bills, Amendments, Hansard or other House of Commons publications
  • Requests to ask questions of or present petitions to the House of Commons

Public Issues

  • Replies to concerns about public issues such as taxes, disease control and victims’ rights

Revenue Canada and GST

  • Problems resulting from audits and overdue taxes, appeals matters, objections with the tax system, GST disputes

Schools

  • Literature for schools and students on Canada and its Parliament
  • Speaking engagements at local high schools

Travel

  • Out of country travel advice

Veteran’s Affairs and National Defence

  • Dismissal issues, veteran cheques, information

 

Other Levels of Government

Provincial Government Services

The Government of Nova Scotia deals with matters which are of Provincial jurisdiction including:

  • Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates
  • Healthcare (including the Saskatchewan Health Insurance Card)
  • Education
  • Student Assistance
  • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
  • Highways

Municipal Government Services

The Municipal Government deals with local matters including:

  • Property Taxes
  • Policing, Fire Fighting and Emergency Response
  • Sanitation and Local Public Works
  • Local Roads
  • Local Development

Local Municipalities:
- Town of Truro
- Town of Stewiacke
- County of Colchester
- Millbrook First Nation
- Town of Amherst
- Town of Springhill
- Town of Oxford
- Town of Parrsboro
- County of Cumberland
- Halifax Regional Municipality