CHILDREN OF DECEASED VETERANS EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACTChildren of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance RegulationsRegulations Respecting Education Assistance to Children of Deceased VeteransShort TitleThese Regulations may be cited as the Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance Regulations.SOR/91-310, s. 2InterpretationIn these Regulations, Act means the Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance Act. SOR/2005-171, s. 1AllowancesAn allowance under the Act to or in respect of a student shall be computed and paid on a monthly basis during the academic year of the educational institution in which the student is taking his course of education or instruction, up to the end of the week during which the student’s final examination for the academic year is held.Annual Adjustment of AllowancesWhen the monthly allowance specified in paragraphs 4(1)(a) and (b) of the Act is adjusted annually pursuant to section 9 of the Act,the product obtained by multiplying the amount referred to in paragraph (1)(a) of that section by the ratio referred to in paragraph (1)(b) of that section shall be adjusted to the nearest cent in accordance with subsection (2) of this section; andthe quotient obtained from the ratio referred to in paragraph (1)(b) of that section shall be expressed as a decimal fraction in accordance with subsection (3) of this section.Where the product referred to in paragraph (1)(a) contains a fractional part of a dollar represented by three or more digits,the third and subsequent digits shall be dropped if the third digit is less than five; andthe second digit shall be increased by one and the third and subsequent digits shall be dropped if the third digit is five or greater than five.Where the quotient referred to in paragraph (1)(b) contains a fraction that is less than one, that fraction shall be expressed as a decimal fraction of four digits after the decimal point andthe third digit after the decimal point shall remain unchanged and the fourth digit after the decimal point shall be dropped if the fourth digit after the decimal point is less than five; andthe third digit after the decimal point shall be increased by one and the fourth digit after the decimal point shall be dropped if the fourth digit after the decimal point is five or greater than five.SOR/91-310, s. 3Costs of EducationThe costs of education or instruction that may be paid in respect of a student under the Act to an educational institution in which the student is taking his course of education or instruction includetuition fees;instrument rental fees;library fees;registration fees;regular examination fees; andstudent activity fees and similar fees as specified in educational institution calendars.Costs that may not be paid on behalf of a student under the Act includefees for supplemental examinations or examinations for repeated courses;fees for registration in professional organizations such as law societies, medical and dental associations and engineering societies; andrefundable caution money or deposits.The costs of education or instruction payable under the Act in respect of a studentshall not exceed $4,198.18 for any 12-month period; and may be paid at such times and subject to such conditions in respect of the student as the Minister may arrange with the educational institution.SOR/86-807, s. 1; SOR/2005-171, s. 2Annual Adjustment of Maximum Costs of Education and InstructionThe amount referred to in paragraph 5(3)(a) shall be adjusted, on the first day of each calendar year, in the same manner as the basic monthly amount of an allowance is adjusted under section 9 of the Act. SOR/2005-171, s. 3Allowance May Be TerminatedAny allowance authorized under the Act to or in respect of a student may be terminatedin the event of the failure of the student to comply with the rules and regulations of the educational institution in which the student is taking his course of education or instruction; orin the event that the progress or standard of achievement of the student is considered unsatisfactory by the head of the educational institution and the Minister.CounsellingThe Department shall, as directed by the Minister, provide counselling and guidance to assist potential students and their parents or guardians in planning and implementing appropriate educational programs.RELATED PROVISIONS
— S.C. 2003, c. 27, s. 13, assented to on November 7, 2003Definition of amending regulationIn subsection (2), amending regulation means the first regulation amending paragraphe 5(3)(a) of the Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance Regulations that is made after this Act is assented to.Maximum amount of education or instruction costsFor the purposes of the Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance Act and notwithstanding paragraph 5(3)(a) of the Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance Regulations, the maximum amount of education or instruction costs payable in respect of a student for any academic year falling, in whole or in part, within the period beginning on September 1, 2003 and ending on the day on which the amending regulation comes into force is $4,000.”