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• 38.2 (1) The Minister, an appropriate authority or a body authorized by the Minister for a province may make a grant for students with dependants to a qualifying student who

  • (a) is qualified for enrolment or is enrolled as a part-time student;

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  • (c) needs an amount as determined under subsection 12(2) of the Act in excess of the maximum amount payable to the student under subsection 38(3) or (4);

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  • (e) is not denied further student loans under section 15.

• (2) The grant for each loan year is the lesser of

  • (a) the amount the qualifying student needs as determined under subsection 12(2) of the Act;

  • (b) in the case of an eligible student who has

    • (i) one or two dependants, the amount determined by the following formula, to a maximum of $40 per week of study:

      (A – (B × C)) × D

      where

      B 

      is the result obtained by subtracting the applicable annual income threshold for their family size in accordance with Table 4 of Schedule 4 from the student’s family income,

      D 

      is the number of weeks of study, and

    • (ii) three or more dependants, the amount determined by the following formula, to a maximum of $60 per week of study:

      (A – (B × C)) × D

      where

      B 

      is the result obtained by subtracting the applicable annual income threshold for their family size in accordance with Table 5 of Schedule 4 from the student’s family income,

      D 

      is the number of weeks of study; and

• (3) Despite subsection (2), the grant for the loan year commencing on August 1, 2024 is the lesser of

  • (a) the amount the qualifying student needs as determined under subsection 12(2) of the Act;

  • (b) in the case of an eligible student who has

    • (i) one or two dependants, the amount determined by the following formula, to a maximum of $56 per week of study:

      (A – (B × C)) × D

      where

      B 

      is the result obtained by subtracting the applicable annual income threshold for their family size in accordance with Table 9 of Schedule 4 from the student’s family income,

      D 

      is the number of weeks of study, and

    • (ii) three or more dependants, the amount determined by the following formula, to a maximum of $84 per week of study:

      (A – (B × C)) × D

      where

      B 

      is the result obtained by subtracting the applicable annual income threshold for their family size in accordance with Table 10 of Schedule 4 from the student’s family income,

      D 

      is the number of weeks of study; and

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• 7.01 (1) A borrower who ceases to be a full-time student under paragraph 8(1)(c) due to the occurrence of an event referred to in paragraph 15(1)(a), (b) or (i) cannot again become a full-time student unless the requirements in paragraphs 16(1)(a) to (d) are met, in addition to those set out in section 7.

• (2) A borrower who ceases to be a full-time student under paragraph 8(1)(c) due to the occurrence of an event referred to in any of paragraphs 15(1)(c) to (g) cannot again become a full-time student unless one of the requirements in paragraphs 16(2)(a) to (d) is met, in addition to those set out in section 7.

• (3) A borrower who ceases to be a full-time student under paragraph 8(1)(c) due to the occurrence of an event referred to in paragraph 15(1)(h) cannot again become a full-time student unless the requirements in paragraphs 16(3)(a) to (d) are met, in addition to those set out in section 7.

• (4) If a borrower who ceases to be a full-time student under paragraph 8(1)(c) was a minor when they received a risk-shared loan and has refused to ratify that loan, and the Minister has made a payment to the lender pursuant to subparagraph 5(a)(ix) of the Act in respect of that loan, the borrower cannot again become a full-time student unless the requirements in paragraphs 16(4)(a) and (b) are met, in addition to those set out in section 7.

• (5) If a borrower who ceases to be a full-time student under paragraph 8(1)(c) was a minor when they received a direct loan and has refused to ratify that loan, the borrower cannot again become a full-time student unless the requirements in paragraphs 16(4.1)(a) and (b) are met, in addition to those set out in section 7.

• (6) A borrower who ceases to be a full-time student under paragraph 8(1)(c) due to the occurrence of an event referred to in paragraph 15(1)(k) cannot again become a full-time student unless the requirement in subsection 16(4.2) is met, in addition to meeting the requirements set out in section 7.

• (7) If a judgment has been obtained against a borrower, the borrower cannot again become a full-time student unless the requirements in subsection 16(5) are met, in addition to those set out in section 7.

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• 16 (1) Subject to subsection (5), a borrower who has been subject to a measure taken in accordance with subsection 15(2), (3) or (4) due to the occurrence of an event referred to in paragraph 15(1)(a), (b) or (i) is entitled to a new student loan, a new certificate of eligibility, further repayment assistance under section 19 or 20, the loan forgiveness referred to in subsection 9.2(1) of the Act or, in respect of a student loan made to a borrower as a part-time student, a new period during which no amount on account of principal or interest is required to be paid if

  • (a) in the case of a measure taken in accordance with subsection 15(2), an event referred to in paragraph 15(1)(j) has not occurred in respect of the borrower’s student loans or guaranteed student loans;

  • (b) an event referred to in paragraph 15(1)(h) or (k) has not occurred in respect of the borrower’s student loans or guaranteed student loans;

  • (c) the borrower has, in respect of risk-shared loan agreements and guaranteed student loan agreements for which a judgment has not been obtained and that are held by a lender, paid the interest accrued to a given day and fulfilled the terms of a repayment arrangement entered into with that lender that is no more onerous to the borrower than six consecutive payments subsequent to that day that are made in accordance with those agreements; and

  • (d) the borrower has, in respect of direct loan agreements, risk-shared loan agreements and guaranteed student loan agreements held by the Minister, for which a judgment has not been obtained, fulfilled the terms of a repayment arrangement entered into with the Minister that is no more onerous to the borrower than six consecutive payments subsequent to a day that are made in accordance with those agreements, and

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    • (ii) has directed, for the first time under this paragraph, paragraph 10(1)(d) of the Canada Student Loans Regulations or paragraph 7(1)(b) of the Apprentice Loans Regulations, the addition of the unpaid accrued interest to that day to the outstanding principal.

• (2) Subject to subsection (5), where a borrower is subject to a measure taken in accordance with subsection 15(2) due to the occurrence of an event referred to in any of paragraphs 15(1)(c) to (g), the borrower has the rights referred to in subsection (1) if

  • (a) an event referred to in paragraph 15(1)(h), (j) or (k) has not occurred in respect of the borrower’s student loans or guaranteed student loans;

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  • (c) the borrower has been released of the borrower’s student loans and guaranteed student loans, in any case other than a case described in paragraph (b); or

  • (d) if the borrower is released from the borrower’s student loans and guaranteed student loans by reason that an absolute order of discharge is granted under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, three years have passed since the date of the order.

• (3) Subject to subsection (5), where a borrower is subject to a measure taken in accordance with subsection 15(2) or (4) due to the occurrence of the event referred to in paragraph 15(1)(h), the borrower shall have the rights referred to in subsection (1) if

  • (a) in the case of a measure taken in accordance with subsection 15(2), an event referred to in paragraph 15(1)(j) has not occurred in respect of the borrower’s student loans or guaranteed student loans; and

  • (a.1) an event referred to in paragraph 15(1)(k) has not occurred in respect of the borrower’s student loans or guaranteed student loans;

  • (b) the borrower has been released from that borrower’s student loans and guaranteed student loans that were outstanding on the day of the finding of guilt;

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• (4.2) Subject to subsection (5), where a borrower is subject to a measure taken in accordance with subsection 15(2) or (4) due to the occurrence of the event referred to in paragraph 15(1)(k), the borrower has the rights referred to in subsection (1) if the borrower has paid in full the outstanding balance of the student loans or guaranteed student loans.

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• 15 (1) For the purposes of this section, applicable day means

  • (a) if the Minister is informed that the borrower has failed to consolidate risk-shared loans or guaranteed student loans made to them as a full-time student within six months after the month in which they ceased to be a full-time student and they do not fulfil the requirements of subsection 5(1) or 7(1) before a judgment is obtained against them and such that the beginning of the last confirmed period is on or before the last day of that six-month period, the day following the last day of that confirmed period;

  • (b) if the Minister is informed that the borrower has failed to make a required payment within the two-month period after the payment was required under their loan agreement, guaranteed student loan agreement, these Regulations or the Canada Student Loans Regulations and they do not fulfil the requirements of subsection 5(1), 7(1), 12.1(1) or 12.2(1), as the case may be, within that period, the day following the last day of that period;

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  • (f) where the borrower applies for a consolidation order under Part X of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act that includes a student loan or guaranteed student loan, the date on which that order is issued;

  • (g) where the borrower seeks relief under a provincial law relating to the orderly payment of debts that includes a student loan or guaranteed student loan, the day on which the document seeking relief is filed;

  • (h) where the borrower is, by reason of the borrower’s conduct in obtaining or repaying a student loan or guaranteed student loan, found guilty of an offence under any Act of Parliament, the day of the finding of guilt;

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  • (j) the last day of the confirmed period during which the borrower has been a full-time student for

    • (i) in the case of a full-time student with either a permanent disability or a persistent or prolonged disability or in the case of a full-time student to whom a guaranteed student loan has been made as a full-time student, whether or not that loan is outstanding, 520 weeks,

    • (ii) in the case of a student enrolled in a doctoral program of studies, 400 weeks, or

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  • (l) the day on which, as the case may be, the obligations referred to in section 11 of the Act or the rights referred to in section 11.1 of the Act or section 13 of the Canada Student Loans Act, are terminated.

• (1.1) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(j), the number of weeks is the aggregate of the number of weeks corresponding to the borrower’s confirmed periods as a full-time student, or the equivalent, under the Act and the Canada Student Loans Act, less the number of weeks determined by the Minister for which the designated educational institution has provided that the borrower, despite subsections 7.1(3) and 8(2), was no longer a full-time student.

• (2) Subject to subsections (5), (6) and (9),

  • (a) if an event referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(a) to (l) occurs, the Minister shall, effective on the applicable day referred to in that paragraph,

    • (i) deny a borrower a new certificate of eligibility for any student loan, and

    • (ii) if a certificate of eligibility has been issued to a borrower, deny the borrower a new student loan; and

  • (b) if an event referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(a) to (j) occurs, the Minister shall terminate, effective on the applicable day referred to in that paragraph, in respect of an outstanding student loan made to the borrower as a part-time student, the period during which no amount on account of principal or interest is required to be paid by the borrower.

• (3) If an event referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) occurs, the Minister shall refuse to grant to the borrower

  • (a) any repayment assistance under section 19 or 20 if the Minister pays a claim for loss in respect of the borrower’s guaranteed student loan; and

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• (5) If an event referred to in paragraph (1)(b) occurs in respect of either a student loan or a guaranteed student loan made to a borrower as a part-time student, an event referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(h) to (k) has not occurred subsequent to the event referred to in paragraph (1)(b) and a judgment has not been obtained against the borrower in respect of an outstanding student loan or guaranteed student loan,

  • (a) the borrower shall be entitled to a new student loan, if a certificate of eligibility has been issued to the borrower as a full-time student in respect of that loan before the day referred to in paragraph (1)(b); and

  • (b) the measure referred to in paragraph (2)(b) shall take effect on the last day of the period of studies for which the certificate of eligibility was issued.

• (6) Where an event referred to in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) occurs in respect of a student loan made to a borrower as a full-time student and, subsequent to that event, the borrower erroneously receives a certificate of eligibility and at least one disbursement authorized by that certificate of eligibility,

  • (a) the borrower shall be entitled to a new student loan authorized by that certificate of eligibility; and

  • (b) the measure referred to in paragraph (2)(b) shall take effect at the end of the period of studies for which the certificate of eligibility was issued.

• (7) Subsection (2) applies to a borrower who, on the day on which the Act comes into force, is denied a new guaranteed student loan or further interest-free status on a guaranteed student loan in accordance with subsection 9(3) of the Canada Student Loans Regulations.

• (8) If an event referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(c) to (g) occurs in respect of either a student loan or a guaranteed student loan made to a borrower as a full-time student, before the last day of the last confirmed period of the program of studies in which the borrower is enrolled at the time the event occurs, the borrower is entitled, if otherwise eligible, to a new student loan for that program of studies.

• (9) If the borrower receives a new student loan under subsection (8), the measures referred to in subsection (2) take effect on the earliest of

  • (a) the last day of the last confirmed period of the program of studies in which the borrower was enrolled at the time the event occurred,

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  • (c) the last day of the month in which the borrower’s course load no longer meets the minimum percentage set out in subparagraph (a)(i) of the definition full-time student in subsection 2(1) or, in the case of a person who elects to be considered as a full-time student under section 2.1, the minimum percentage set out in that section.

• (10) Student loans and guaranteed student loans shall be denied if

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• 8 (1) Subject to paragraphs 5(3)(b) and 7(2)(b) and subsection 7.1(3), the borrower ceases to be a full-time student on the earliest of

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  • (b) the last day of the month in which the borrower’s course load no longer meets the minimum percentage set out in subparagraph (a)(i) of the definition full-time student in subsection 2(1) or, in the case of a person who elects to be considered as a full-time student under section 2.1, the minimum percentage set out in that section,

• (1.1) Despite paragraph (1)(c), if an event referred to in paragraph 15(1)(a) or (b) occurs in respect of a student loan made to a borrower as a full-time student and, subsequent to that event, the borrower erroneously receives a certificate of eligibility and at least one disbursement authorized by that certificate of eligibility, the borrower ceases to be a full-time student at the end of the period of studies for which the certificate of eligibility was issued.

• (1.2) Despite paragraph (1)(c), if an event referred to in any of paragraphs 15(1)(c) to (g) occurs in respect of either a student loan or a guaranteed student loan made to a borrower as a full-time student, before the last day of the last confirmed period of the program of studies in which the borrower is enrolled at the time the event occurs, the borrower ceases to be a full-time student on the earliest of

  • (a) the last day of the last confirmed period of the program of studies in which the borrower was enrolled at the time the event occurred,

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  • (c) the last day of the month in which the borrower’s course load no longer meets the minimum percentage set out in subparagraph (a)(i) of the definition full-time student in subsection 2(1) or, in the case of a person who elects to be considered as a full-time student under section 2.1, the minimum percentage set out in that section.

• (2) Despite subsection (1), a borrower who is a member of the reserve force and who interrupts their program of studies to serve on a designated operation ceases to be a full-time student on the last day of the month in which their service on the designated operation ends. However, if, as a result of the date on which their service on the designated operation ends, the borrower is unable to continue in a program of studies within six months after that date, the Minister may, on application, delay by up to six months the date on which the borrower ceases to be a full-time student.

• (3) A borrower referred to in subsection (2) must, no later than 30 days after receipt of their posting message provided by the Department of National Defence unless circumstances beyond the control of the borrower necessitate a longer period, notify the Minister in the prescribed form that they will be serving on the designated operation and provide the Minister with

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  • (b) a list of their outstanding student loans, guaranteed student loans and provincial loans;

• (4) If a borrower referred to in subsection (2) is unable to continue full-time in a program of studies as a result of an injury or disease that is attributable to or was incurred during the designated operation or the aggravation of an injury or disease, if the aggravation was attributable to or was incurred during the designated operation, the borrower ceases to be a full-time student on the earlier of the day

  • (a) on which the Minister determines that the injury or disease, or the aggravation of the injury or disease, no longer precludes the borrower from returning to a program of studies; and

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