CANADA
CBC News
Posted: Sep 19, 2012
Aboriginal Canadians who suffered physical or sexual abuse in residential schools have until the end of today to apply for federal compensation.
Applications for claims under the Independent Assessment Process must be sent electronically or postmarked no later than 11:59 p.m. PT on Wednesday.
Compensation under the Independent Assessment Process is different from the Common Experience Payments that many former students received in recent years.
The Common Experience Payment gave eligible former students $10,000 for the first year they had to attend residential schools and $3,000 for each successive year.
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