Settlement fund still growing.STAFF The Anglican An·gli·can adj. 1. Of or characteristic of the Church of England or any of the churches related to it in origin and communion, such as the Protestant Episcopal Church. 2. Of or relating to England or the English. n. Church of Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of has collected about $18.7 million from its national office and 30 dioceses to cover potential damages sought by former students of the now-defunct Indian residential schools. As of June 30, $9.5 million had been paid out from the residential schools settlement fund to claimants who proved they had been physically or sexually abused in the nationwide school system. Under an agreement with the federal government reached in 2003, the church's liability concerning the schools is capped at $25 million. Earlier this year, the accord was revised to reflect a more favourable agreement reached in 2005 between Ottawa and the Roman Catholic church Roman Catholic Church, Christian church headed by the pope, the bishop of Rome (see papacy and Peter, Saint). Its commonest title in official use is Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. ; Anglican officials have said their church's liability would likely be reduced to less than $16 million. However, the earlier agreement remains in place until the revision is approved by nine Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. courts. It is likely to become effective in late 2006 or early 2007. The Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian and United churches staffed varying numbers of the schools, which were supervised su·per·vise tr.v. su·per·vised, su·per·vis·ing, su·per·vis·es To have the charge and direction of; superintend. [Middle English *supervisen, from Medieval Latin by the federal government. The Anglican church ran 26 of the 80 schools. |
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