Compensation and Funding

Understanding compensation and funding

It is important to know if you are a member of the Survivor Class or the Descendant Class.

• You are a member of the Survivor Class, (also known as Day Scholars) if you attended an Indian Residential School during the day but did not sleep there overnight. Survivor Class members who were alive as of May 30, 2005 are eligible for a Day Scholar Compensation Payment if you attended a school listed on Schedule E.

• You are a member of the Descendant Class if you are a natural or adopted child of a Survivor Class Member.

Survivor Class Compensation and Funding

Day Scholar Survivor Class Members can apply for the $10,000 Day Scholar Compensation Payment of $10,000.

This payment is for eligible Day Scholars who attended an Indian Residential School during the day only (but did not sleep there overnight) and were alive as of May 30, 2005.

In cases where the Day Scholar died on or after May 30, 2005, their estate administrator, executor, trustee, liquidator, or if none is appointed, their highest priority living heir, may be able to apply for compensation on their behalf. Only one claim can be submitted for each Day Scholar.

Only Survivor Class Members are eligible for the $10,000 Day Scholar Compensation Payment.

Survivor Class Members may also apply to receive funding under the Day Scholars Revitalization Fund to support healing, wellness, education, language, culture, heritage and commemoration activities.  The Day Scholars Revitalization Society is currently being established and it is not possible to apply for funding yet.

Information regarding when the Society will start accepting applications will be posted on this website when available.

Descendant Class Funding

Descendant and Survivor Class Members are eligible to apply for funding from the Day Scholars Revitalization Fund.

The funds will be used to support healing, wellness, education, language, culture, heritage and commemoration activities for the benefit of the Descendant Class.

The Day Scholars Revitalization Society is currently being established and it is not possible to apply for funding yet.

Information regarding when the Society will start receiving applications for funding will be posted on this website when available.

Descendant Class Members (the natural or adopted children of Survivor Class Members) are not eligible for the $10,000 Day Scholar Compensation Payment – that payment is for Survivor Class Members only.