Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The basic grant students qualify for is based on years of schooling in the north. You have to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, accepted in a approved institution as a full time post-secondary student, been ordinarily resident in the NWT for at least one year prior to the date of acceptance for registration. One year of post-secondary education is covered for every three years that a person attended elementary or high school in the Northwest Territories.

The supplementary grant is provided in addition to the basic grant. The conditions for the supplementary grant are a Canadian citizenship, accepted at an approved institute as a full time post-secondary student, born in the Northwest Territories and have been ordinarily resident of the NWT during your life and are also a descendent of a person who is or who was a member of an NWT aboriginal group, or a person described as a member of those aboriginal groups, or an adopted child of a person who is a member of one of those aboriginal groups. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.