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Farm l/V DJfll‘Ali’l‘Ml'iN'I' Ul" NII’I'IUNM, HEALTH AND WELFAHE FAMILY ALLDWANCES ‘ ONFAKIO REGION 122 Front Street West. Toronto 17 Ontarto INFORMATION REGARDING FAMIIJ AL[DWANCES AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE MEJEEMLQLOJ..EMELY ALLOWANCEs ACT "The Family Allawannau Act, 19th" as amended stateafl "Thu allowance shall cease to be payabla 1f the child doze not 795“1arly attfind school as required by the laws of the province where he resides or does not resolve tralnlng which; in the opinion of thn competnnt educational authority, in training equivalent to that which he would receive if he attondnd schooll" "The Family Allowancna Regulationa” state: "A parent shall be deemed to canon to maintain subatnntiully a Child Who is not attendlng schoal or rncciving cquivalcnt training and ' who is gainfully cmployed"~ After discussions with the Ontario DepartMHni of Enucntion, it was decidud that a Child“o oocaulnnal instances of unlawful absence should not be considered a rcason for distentinuing payments of Family Allowances. Howâ€" over, as soon as absence has hcoome a sournn of scrloua concern to the responsible school official, the child should forfait antitlnment to further bunefltso Further» as this Department haw no Jurisdictlon 1n reglrd to the School% Administration Acty wo must rely on the Elementary School Innpertor, or thr Secondary School Principal concernnd, for a correct apprnlonl of the chihi‘fi statue regarding absence from school” CHIle LANFULM ABSENT 1711.014 SCHQQL In this oonncction. Family Allowances are cont1nurd for n nhild who is considered by the Ednnationnl Authorit1ea as lawfully abnnnt from regular day classes and who 12 not working For wagesr as follows: (a) A ch11d holding an ordinary Homa Fermlt. (b) A child, undcY fourteen years, holding a "thnol Chlldrenln Enploymcnt Ccrtjficato” (valid for 31x wcnks of nny fichnol torm)y but not actually worklng for wages. (C) A child absent on th: luqin of illwhnnlth (:5 911mm by rMcdinal Certificate rccognlzcd as valLd by the Diurxt1wux1 Authorities. ' (d) A child residing at an cxmmslvr distance from nchool rm outlinod in the Schools Admlnlstratlon Act” (a) A child rccnlvinn uqu1vnlnnt tralnlng of 3 nnturn ‘n m-rlt offlclul rezognltionn (f) A child duprvrcd of t‘dlmntinnnl opportun.‘.ty due in Irv |< of acconmodntxcnrin Lhn school he has a rJnht Lo ALLHLJ. (a) A child who haw passed Junior m4tr1;nlnt1nn or -\»mxr\!lov for cntranco to a Nnrnnl School,