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8TuesdayFebruary182014PersonalCreditsNoticeIfyoureceivedaCommonExperiencePaymentyoucouldget3000inPersonalCreditsforeducationalprogramsandservices.TheIndianResidentialSchoolsSettlementAgreement.Thehealingcontinues.Since2007almost80000formerstudentshavereceivedaCommonExperiencePaymentCEPaspartoftheIndianResidentialSchoolsSettlementAgreement.CEPrecipientsarenoweligibletoreceivenon-cashPersonalCreditsofupto3000foreitherthemselvesorcertainfamilymembersforeducationalprogramsandservices.WhatarePersonalCreditsPersonalCreditsmaybeusedforawiderangeofeducationalprogramsandservicesincludingthoseprovidedbyuniversitiescollegestradeortrainingschoolsIndigenousInstitutionsofHigherLearningorwhichrelatetoliteracyortradesaswellasprogramsandservicesrelatedtoAboriginalidentitieshistoriesculturesorlanguages.HowmucharePersonalCreditsAdequatefundsareavailableforeachCEPrecipienttoreceiveupto3000inPersonalCreditsdependingonyourapprovededucationalexpenses.WhicheducationalentitiesandgroupsareincludedAlistofapprovededucationalentitiesandgroupshasbeenjointlydevelopedbyCanadatheAssemblyofFirstNationsandInuitrepresentatives.Ifaneducationalentityorgroupisnotonthelistpleaseconsultthewebsiteformoreinformation.WillIreceiveachequeNo.Chequeswillbeissueddirectlytotheeducationalentityorgroupprovidingtheservice.WhocanusePersonalCreditsCEPrecipientscanusethefullamountthemselvesorgivepartoralloftheirPersonalCreditstocertainfamilymemberssuchasaspousechildgrandchildorsiblingasdenedinthetermsandconditions.PersonalCreditsofmultipleCEPrecipientscanbecombinedtosupportagrouplearningactivity.HowcanIgetPersonalCreditsEachCEPrecipientwillbemailedanAcknowledgementForm.IfyoudonotreceiveanAcknowledgementFormbytheendofJanuary2014pleasecall1-866-343-1858.CompletedAcknowledgemenFormsshouldbereturnedassoonaspossibleandmustbepostmarkednolaterthanOctober312014.HowdoIredeemmyPersonalCreditsOnceapprovedyouwillbesentapersonalizedRedemptionFormforeachindividualusingPersonalCreditsateacheducationalentityorgroup.OncetheFormisreceivedprovideittotheeducationalentityogrouplisted.TheeducationalentityorgroupmustthencompleteandmailbacktheRedemptionFormpostmarkednolaterthanDecember12014.WhathappenstounusedPersonalCreditsThevalueounusedPersonalCreditswillbetransferredtotheNationalIndianBrotherhoodTrustFundandInuvialuitEducationFoundationforeducationalprograms.FormoreinformationincludinghowPersonalCreditscanberedeemedbycertainfamilymembersofCEPrecipientsthaaredeceasedvisitwww.residentialschoolsettlement.caocall1-866-343-1858.TheIRSCrisisLine1-866-925-4419providesimmediateandculturallyappropriatecounsellingsupporttoformestudentswhoareexperiencingdistress.CEPrecipientshavetheoptionofsharingtheirPersonalCreditswithcertainfamilymemberssuchasChildrenGrandchildrenSpousesSiblings