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From the government's Indian Residential Schools Resolution web site

Information Update: January 23, 2008

Reconsideration for the Common Experience Payment (CEP)

• Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada is focusing its efforts on processing the remaining CEP applications as quickly and efficiently as possible.
• IRSRC anticipates starting reconsideration in February 2008, once the majority of the initial applications have been processed.
• The CEP Response Centre is experiencing a high volume of calls and is making every effort to respond as quickly as possible.
• Regular updates will be issued, giving more detail on the reconsideration process.

Once a Common Experience Payment application is processed, applicants receive a detailed letter explaining their assessment and how to proceed if they do not agree with the Government’s decision.

This process is called reconsideration. Every applicant has the right to reconsideration, except:

• Where the schools applied for is not an Indian Residential School;
• When the person for whom the application is made died prior to May 30, 2005 or for Cloud Class Members, died prior to October 5, 1996.

Applicants do not need to provide additional information in order to have their file reconsidered. However, applicants are encouraged to provide any information they may have that might help researchers to confirm residence and years of residence.

Click here to download a PDF copy of the reconsideration form.

Applications may be submitted by mail, fax, email or telephone:

Common Experience Payment Response Centre
P.O. Box 5260
Nepean LCD Merivale
Ottawa, ON K2C 3H5
Fax: 1-866-352-4080
E-mail: reconsideration@irsr-rqpi.gc
CEP Response Centre Toll Free: 1-866-565-4526

Following reconsideration, if the applicant disagrees with the decision, an appeal process is available.

More details about this process will be available soon.