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Personal Credits Notice
If you received a Common Experience Payment, you could get
$3,000 in Personal Credits for educational programs and services.
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
The healing continues.
Since 2007, almost 80,000 former students have received a Common
Experience Payment (“CEP”) as part of the Indian Residential Schools
Settlement Agreement. CEP recipients are now eligible to receive
non-cash Personal Credits of up to $3,000, for either themselves or
certain family members, for educational programs and services.
What are Personal Credits? Personal Credits may be used for a wide
range of educational programs and services, including those provided
by universities, colleges, trade or training schools, Indigenous
Institutions of Higher Learning, or which relate to literacy or trades,
as well as programs and services related to Aboriginal identities,
histories, cultures or languages.
CEP recipients can be combined to support a group learning activity.
How can I get Personal Credits? Each CEP recipient will be
mailed an Acknowledgement Form. If you do not receive an
Acknowledgement Form by the end of January 2014, please call
1-866-343-1858. Completed Acknowledgement Forms should be
returned as soon as possible and must be postmarked no later than
October 31, 2014.
How do I redeem my Personal Credits? Once approved, you will
be sent a personalized Redemption Form for each individual using
Personal Credits at each educational entity or group. Once the
Form is received, provide it to the educational
How
much
are
Personal
Credits?
CEP recipients have the option of
entity or group listed. The educational entity
Adequate funds are available for each CEP
sharing their Personal Credits with
or group must then complete and mail back the
recipient to receive up to $3,000 in Personal
certain family members, such as:
Redemption Form postmarked no later than
Credits, depending on your approved
• Children
• Spouses
December 1, 2014.
educational expenses.
• Grandchildren • Siblings
What happens to unused Personal Credits?
Which educational entities and groups are
The value of unused Personal Credits will
included? A list of approved educational entities and groups has
be transferred to the National Indian Brotherhood Trust Fund and
been jointly developed by Canada, the Assembly of First Nations and
Inuvialuit Education Foundation for educational programs.
Inuit representatives. If an educational entity or group is not on the
list, please consult the website for more information.
For more information, including how Personal Credits can be
redeemed by certain family members of CEP recipients that
Will I receive a cheque? No. Cheques will be issued directly to the
are deceased, visit www.residentialschoolsettlement.ca or call
educational entity or group providing the service.
1-866-343-1858.
Who can use Personal Credits? CEP recipients can use the full
The IRS Crisis Line (1-866-925-4419) provides immediate and
amount themselves or give part or all of their Personal Credits to
culturally appropriate counselling support to former students who are
certain family members such as a spouse, child, grandchild or sibling,
as defined in the terms and conditions. Personal Credits of multiple
experiencing distress.
1-866-343-1858 • www.residentialschoolsettlement.ca
Monday, February 24, 2014