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Sagamok Policy Title: Post-Secondary Student Support Program Date Reviewed: 04/09/18
Policy Section: Application Process Date Approved: 04/23/18
Anishnawbek
Section #: PSSSP 1

i) Provide a copy of a current (within 6 months) Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC),
and/or Vulnerable Sector Search CPIC where the individual is applying into a program that
requires a CPIC (i.e. Nursing, ECE, Police, etc.). It is your responsibility to prove that any
offenses listed on your CPIC will not interfere with your ability to graduate from the program
and

j) Provide previous year’s income tax summary and/or assessment and/or T-4, birth
certificate(s) and/or the dependents school registration (physical address) to verify income
status, dependents, etc., if you are claiming dependents under your Educational Assistance
Application.

3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
a) Must identify any special needs/learning requirements;

b) Provide all relevant C.A.A.T (Canadian Adult Achievement Testing) results, psycho-
educational assessment and/or other testing documents;
c) Provide TD Canada Trust bank account information for direct deposit purposes. Should you
not have or open a TD account, your cheque will be mailed to your current address as
stated on your application.
d) As a first year sponsored student under Sagamok PSSSP, you are required to attend an
orientation session offered in the community the third week of August.

NOTE: Be aware that acceptance only applies to your current year of studies. You must submit
a new application package on or before June 8 for each academic year. Failure to do so will
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result in the discontinuance of support, in accordance to the regulations stated under Section
2 of the PSSSP.

4. APPLICATION REVIEW PROCESS
a) Once the deadline for Post-Secondary Educational Assistance has closed the Post-Secondary
Application Reviews will be conducted by the Sagamok Anishnawbek Director of Education
and the Post-Secondary Student Support Workers (Post-Secondary Review Committee). A
Pre-screening Form (Appendix F) is used to verify eligibility, ensures application is fully
complete, and to categorize applicants into the Selection Priority Criteria;
b) Incomplete applications will not be considered and correspondence will be provided to the
applicant

c) Upon review of all applications for assistance, correspondence will be sent to each applicant
stating the outcome of their individual application on or before June 15th. Recent High
school graduates, for whom the institution has not yet provided proof of graduation to
OCAS, may receive a conditional approval, until final acceptance from the institution is
provided.

d) Correspondence will be one of the following letters:
i. Post-Secondary Educational Assistance Approval (Appendix G) and

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