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Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance Act

Version of section 4 from 2002-12-31 to 2003-11-06:


Marginal note:Amount of allowance

  •  (1) The amount of the monthly allowance that may be paid to or in respect of a student during the period in which the student pursues a full-time course of study in an educational institution is the aggregate of

    • (a) $125.76, and

    • (b) if no pension is being paid on behalf of the student under or by virtue of any of the enactments set out in the schedule, an additional amount equal to the monthly rate of pension for one orphan child provided in Schedule II to the Pension Act.

  • Marginal note:Total period covered

    (2) The total period for which an allowance and costs may be paid to or in respect of a student under this Act shall not exceed four academic years or thirty-six months, whichever is the lesser.

  • Marginal note:Costs

    (3) The costs of education or instruction that may be paid in respect of a student under this Act shall include such tuition and other fees and costs as may be prescribed by regulation.

  • Marginal note:Minister may extend

    (4) The Minister may extend the total period for which an allowance and costs may be paid to or in respect of a student under this Act where the Minister is of the opinion that the student’s progress and achievements in his course of study are such that it would be in the interest both of the student and of the public that the payments under section 3 be continued during a further period.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-28, s. 4
  • 1990, c. 43, s. 45

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