Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2 In this Act,

educational institution

educational institution means a technical or vocational school, a university, college or other school of higher education in Canada, approved by the Minister for the education or instruction of students pursuant to this Act; (établissement d’enseignement)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Veterans Affairs; (ministre)

student

student means

• (a) a child on whose behalf a pension is being paid under or by virtue of any of the enactments set out in the schedule at a rate set out for a child in Schedule II to the Pension Act,

• (b) a child on whose behalf payment of a pension was being made under or by virtue of any of the enactments set out in the schedule but was, either before, on or after July 1, 1953, discontinued pursuant to the enactment under or by virtue of which the payment was being made,

• (c) a child on whose behalf no pension has been paid under or by virtue of any of the enactments set out in the schedule and who is, except for age, eligible for a pension under or by virtue of any of the enactments set out in the schedule at a rate provided for a child in Schedule II to the Pension Act,

• (d) a child who, but for the operation of section 25 or 26 of the Pension Act, would be included in paragraph (a) of this definition,

• (e) a child of a member or a veteran, as those terms are defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act, if the member or veteran dies

  • (i) of an injury or a disease that was attributable to or was incurred during special duty service or arose out of or was directly connected with service in the Canadian Forces, within the meaning of that Act, or

  • (ii) of an injury or a disease that was aggravated, if the aggravation was attributable to or was incurred during special duty service or arose out of or was directly connected to service in the Canadian Forces, within the meaning of that Act, or

• (f) a child of a member or a veteran, as those terms are defined in subsection 2(1) of the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act, if

  • (i) the member or veteran is deceased,

  • (ii) a disability award has been granted under that Act in respect of the member or veteran, and

  • (iii) the member’s or veteran’s extent of disability, in respect of the aggregate of all of the member’s or veteran’s disability assessments under that Act and, if applicable, the Pension Act, is equal to or greater than the lowest extent of disability set out in column 2 of Schedule 3 to the Canadian Forces Members and Veterans Re-establishment and Compensation Act in respect of a rate of award of 50%. (étudiant)