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1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

Act  means the Canada Emergency Student Benefit Act. (Loi)

dependant

dependant , in relation to a student, means

• (a) a child (including an adopted child, a stepchild or a foster child) who is under 12 years of age and is wholly dependent on the student or the student’s spouse or common-law partner for their care and upbringing; or

• (b) a person with a disability who is wholly dependent on the student or the student’s spouse or common-law partner for their care and upbringing. (personne à charge)

Marginal note:Maximum number of weeks

7 For the purposes of subsection 8(1) of the Act, the maximum number of weeks for which a student may receive a Canada emergency student benefit is 16 minus the number of weeks, if any, for which the student receives an income support payment under the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act or an employment insurance emergency response benefit referred to in section 153.7 of the Employment Insurance Act.

Marginal note:Amount of benefit

6 For the purpose of subsection 7(1) of the Act, the amount of a Canada emergency student benefit for any week is

• (a) $500, in the case of a student with a dependant or a student with a disability; and

Marginal note:Maximum allowable income

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• Marginal note:Excluded income

  (2) Any income received by a student from employment or self-employment is excluded from the application of subparagraph 6(1)(b)(i) of the Act if the total of such income received in respect of the four-week period for which they apply for the Canada emergency student benefit is $1000 or less.