Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The rules of the program have been set up. As I said, we work with other jurisdictions to try and make sure that people can't just take advantage of the higher rates of support that we offer in comparison to other jurisdictions. So every jurisdiction has agreed that if somebody is in their jurisdiction for a year that they'll provide student financial assistance. That's a typical rule across the Territories. We don't want to be in a situation where somebody who may have lived in the Northwest Territories for a period of time and has left with their family automatically qualifies for student financial assistance. We couldn't afford a program that would allow everybody in. That's why we looked for a way that we could limit the program and keep its cost affordable while making sure that we have the best levels of support out there. Thank you.
Charles Dent on Question 474-15(5): Student Financial Assistance Residency Requirements
In the Legislative Assembly on March 12th, 2007. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 474-15(5): Student Financial Assistance Residency Requirements
Question 474-15(5): Student Financial Assistance Residency Requirements
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 11th, 2007
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