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An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, the Canada Student Loans Act and the Public Service Employment Act (S.C. 2008, c. 15)

Assented to 2008-04-17

R.S., c. L-2CANADA LABOUR CODE

1994, c. 28CANADA STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ACT

 The Canada Student Financial Assistance Act is amended by adding the following after section 8:

Marginal note:Agreement to pay interest
  • 9. (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with a lender respecting the payment of interest — or a province respecting the payment of interest on provincial student loans — by borrowers who are referred to in a regulation that is made under paragraph 15(k) or (k.2).

  • Marginal note:Payment on behalf of reservist

    (2) If there is no agreement, the Minister may pay the interest on behalf of those borrowers.

Marginal note:Personal information

9.1 Personal information as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act — that is under the control of a government institution as defined in that section — shall, on request, be made available to the Minister for the purposes of a regulation that is made under paragraph 15(k), (k.1), (k.2) or (k.3).

 Section 15 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (j):

  • (k) respecting the circumstances in which no interest is payable by members of the reserve force in respect of their student loans;

  • (k.1) respecting the circumstances in which no fees may be charged to members of the reserve force on their student loans;

  • (k.2) respecting the circumstances in which no amount on account of principal or interest is required to be paid by members of the reserve force in respect of their student loans;

  • (k.3) respecting the payment of interest under subsection 9(2);

R.S. c. S-23CANADA STUDENT LOANS ACT

 The Canada Student Loans Act is amended by adding the following after section 5:

Marginal note:Agreement to pay interest
  • 5.1 (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with a lender respecting the payment of interest — or a province respecting the payment of interest on provincial student loans — by borrowers who are referred to in a regulation that is made under paragraph 17(s.1) or (s.2).

  • Marginal note:Payment on behalf of reservist

    (2) If there is no agreement, the Minister may pay the interest on behalf of those borrowers.

Marginal note:Personal information

5.2 Personal information as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act — that is under the control of a government institution as defined in that section — shall, on request, be made available to the Minister for the purposes of a regulation that is made under paragraph 17(s.1), (s.2) or (s.3).

 Section 17 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (s):

  • (s.1) respecting the circumstances in which no interest is payable by members of the reserve force in respect of their guaranteed student loans;

  • (s.2) respecting the circumstances in which no amount on account of principal or interest is required to be paid by members of the reserve force in respect of their guaranteed student loans;

  • (s.3) respecting the payment of interest under subsection 5.1(2);

2003, c. 22, ss. 12 and 13PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT ACT

 The Public Service Employment Act is amended by adding the following after section 41:

Marginal note:Resumption of employment
  • 41.1 (1) At the end of a leave of absence from employment that is taken by an employee who is a member of the reserve force in order to take part in an operation or activity referred to in paragraphs 247.5(1)(a) to (f) of the Canada Labour Code, the deputy head shall reinstate the employee in the position that the employee occupied on the day before the day on which the leave begins.

  • Marginal note:Workforce adjustment

    (2) Despite subsection (1), if a deputy head is not able to reinstate the employee in that position by reason of a workforce adjustment, the workforce adjustment measures that are established by the employer or the measures that are set out in agreements relating to workforce adjustment apply.

COMING INTO FORCE

Marginal note:Order in council

 The provisions of this Act come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

 

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