Common Experience Payment (CEP)

On September 19th, 2007 the Government of Canada began receiving applications for the Common Experience Payment (CEP) which is one element of the court-supervised Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

Upon application and verification, eligible former students will receive $10,000 for the first year of residence, plus $3,000 for each school year (or part of a school year) after that. The CEP application process will be open until September 19, 2011.

The processing of CEP applications for the federal government is a partnership between two departments: Service Canada (SC) and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC). National Statistics can be found at: www.ainc-inac.gc.ca

Statistics as of December 15, 2009

Initial Applications

Total As of

December 15, 2009 Change Since

November 15, 2009

Total Applications Received (Including Duplicates) 99,364 160

Total in Progress 3,930 (43)

Total Complete 95,434 203

Reconsiderations

Total As of

December 15, 2009 Change Since

November 15, 2009

Total Requests for Reconsideration Received 24,074 101

Total in Progress 2,982 (2,297)

Total Complete 21,092 2,398

Appeals

Total As of

December 15, 2009 Change Since

November 15, 2009

Total Requests for Appeals Received 2,404 88

Total Researched and Prepared for National Administration Committee 770 82

Total National Administration Committee Decisions 746 68

• Appeals Granted in Whole or Part/Denied 200/546 23/45

Payments Made

Total As of

December 15, 2009 Change Since

November 15, 2009

Total Applicants Who Have Received Payments (Initial Application, Reconsideration, or Appeal) 75,004 303

Total Paid to Date (Including Advance Payments of $82.6M) $1,541B $6,591,000

Average Amount Paid (Including Advance Payments) $20,539 NA

Saskatchewan CEP Stats as of February 1, 2010

Applications Received 23,300

Applications Pending 796

Payments Issued 18, 244

Payments Refused 3,883