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The Settlement Agreement offered two types of specific compensation: | The Settlement Agreement offered two types of specific compensation: | ||
*'''Common Experience Payment''' (CEP): All former students of Residential Schools who were alive on May 30, 2005 were entitled to a CEP. Former students were entitled to $10,000 for their first school year (or part of a school year) of <span class="noglossary">residence</span>, plus $3,000 for each additional school year (or part of a school year) of <span class="noglossary">residence</span>, regardless of the level of abuse that may have been suffered. The deadline for CEP <span class="noglossary">application</span>s expired on September 19, 2011 but the Settlement Agreement allowed for late applications to be filed until September 19, 2012 in exceptional circumstances. | *'''Common Experience Payment''' (CEP): All former students of Residential Schools who were alive on May 30, 2005 were entitled to a CEP. Former students were entitled to $10,000 for their first school year (or part of a school year) of <span class="noglossary">residence</span>, plus $3,000 for each additional school year (or part of a school year) of <span class="noglossary">residence</span>, regardless of the level of abuse that may have been suffered. The deadline for CEP <span class="noglossary">application</span>s expired on September 19, 2011 but the Settlement Agreement allowed for late applications to be filed until September 19, 2012 in exceptional circumstances. | ||
*'''Independent Assessment Process''' (IAP): Under the IAP process, a victim of certain types of sexual or very serious physical or psychological abuse at a Residential School could apply for additional compensation based on the severity and frequency of the abuse. The deadline for applying for the IAP process was September 19, 2012. | *'''Independent Assessment Process''' (IAP): Under the IAP process, a victim of certain types of sexual or very serious physical or psychological abuse at a Residential School could apply for additional compensation based on the severity and frequency of the abuse. The deadline for applying for the IAP process was September 19, 2012. | ||
== First steps == | == First steps == |