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=== Common Experience Payment === | === Common Experience Payment === | ||
After receiving your CEP <span class="noglossary">application</span>, the federal government <span class="noglossary">will</span> verify the years that you attended Residential School and process a payment. If they have any questions, they <span class="noglossary">will</span> <span class="noglossary">contact</span> you. | After receiving your CEP <span class="noglossary">application</span>, the federal government <span class="noglossary">will</span> verify the years that you attended Residential School and process a payment. If they have any questions, they <span class="noglossary">will</span> <span class="noglossary">contact</span> you. | ||
If your CEP <span class="noglossary">application</span> is denied in full or in part, you may submit a request for ''reconsideration'' to the federal government. If you are not satisfied with the result of the reconsideration process, you can request an appeal to the National Administration Committee. Any requests for reconsideration or appeal should be filed promptly. To inquire about the reconsideration and appeal processes, you can call the CEP Response Centre toll-free at 1-866-565-4526. | |||
=== Independent Assessment Process=== | === Independent Assessment Process=== | ||
Decisions about IAP compensation are made by independent ''adjudicators''. Once your IAP <span class="noglossary">application</span> is accepted into the process, the Secretariat communicates with you or your lawyer about all the steps required before a hearing is scheduled. Claimants have to gather and submit various documents which may help demonstrate how the abuse they suffered affected them. The federal government <span class="noglossary">will</span> provide information and documents about the claimant, the alleged perpetrator, and the Residential School. | Decisions about IAP compensation are made by independent ''adjudicators''. Once your IAP <span class="noglossary">application</span> is accepted into the process, the Secretariat communicates with you or your lawyer about all the steps required before a hearing is scheduled. Claimants have to gather and submit various documents which may help demonstrate how the abuse they suffered affected them. The federal government <span class="noglossary">will</span> provide information and documents about the claimant, the alleged perpetrator, and the Residential School. | ||