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Assembly of First Nations Pushes for Deadline Extension on Indian Residential Schools Personal Credits

OTTAWA, Oct. 31, 2014 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will continue to assist former students of residential schools to submit their applications for personal credits for education – a compensation program offered by the Government of Canada as set out in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA). This comes after a willingness expressed today by the Government of Canada to extend the current deadlines for the personal credits application process. Currently, the first deadline is midnight today – October 31, 2014.

“In response to some of the administrative challenges and time constraints expressed by former students, the AFN has been pushing for an extension to the deadline for applications for personal credits for education, and it is our hope that all parties will agree to this extension,” said AFN…