Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1 (S.C. 2019, c. 29)

Marginal note:Definitions

5.11 The following definitions apply in this Part.

regular force

regular force has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act. (force régulière)

reserve force

reserve force has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the National Defence Act. (force de réserve)

Supplementary Reserve

Supplementary Reserve has the meaning assigned by article 2.034 of the Queen’s Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces. (Réserve supplémentaire)

veteran

veteran means a former member or a member of the Supplementary Reserve. (vétéran)

Marginal note:No payment to member

5.6 For greater certainty, the Minister is not permitted to pay an education and training benefit to a person who is a member unless that person is a member of the Supplementary Reserve.

Marginal note:Duration of benefit

• 5.9 (1) An education and training benefit ceases to be payable to a veteran on the day after the 10th anniversary of the later of

  • (a) the day on which the veteran was last honourably released from the regular force or from a subcomponent of the reserve force other than the Supplementary Reserve; and

  • (b) the day on which the veteran was last transferred to the Supplementary Reserve.

• Marginal note:Exception — minimum period

  (1.1) Despite subsection (1),

  • (a) an education and training benefit is payable until at least April 1, 2028 to a veteran who is eligible for the benefit on April 1, 2018; and

  • (b) an education and training benefit is payable until at least July 5, 2029 to a veteran who is a member of the Supplementary Reserve on July 5, 2019.

• Marginal note:Exception — release from Supplementary Reserve

  (1.2) Despite subsection (1), an education and training benefit is payable until at least the 10th anniversary of the day on which a veteran was honourably released from the Supplementary Reserve if the veteran was honourably released from the Supplementary Reserve during the period beginning on April 1, 2018 and ending on July 4, 2019.

Transitional Provisions

Marginal note:Interest-free period — loan made on or after August 1, 1993

• 22.1 (1) If a borrower ceased to be a full-time student at any time during the six months before the day on which section 323 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1 comes into force, no interest is payable by them on a guaranteed student loan referred to in subsection 4(2) for the period that begins on that day and ends on the last day of the sixth month after the month in which the borrower ceased to be a full-time student.

• Marginal note:Interest-free period — loan consolidated after August 1, 1993

  (2) If a borrower referred to in subsection 4(4) ceased to be a full-time student at any time during the six months before the day on which section 323 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1 comes into force, no interest is payable by them on a guaranteed student loan referred to in that subsection for the period that begins on that day and ends on the last day of the sixth month after the month in which the borrower ceased to be a full-time student.

Repeal

• (a) in the case of a student loan that is made to a full-time student, the last day of the sixth month after the month in which the borrower ceases to be a full-time student; and

• (b) in the case of a student loan that is made to a part-time student, the last day of the sixth month after the month in which the borrower ceases to be a student, whether a part-time or full-time student.

Transitional Provisions

Marginal note:Interest-free period — loan to full-time student

• 20.1 (1) If a borrower ceased to be a full-time student at any time during the six months before the day on which section 325 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1 comes into force, no interest is payable by them on a student loan referred to in paragraph 7(1)(a) for the period that begins on that day and ends on the last day of the sixth month after the month in which the borrower ceased to be a full-time student.

• Marginal note:Interest-free period — loan to part-time student

  (2) If a borrower ceased to be a student, whether a part-time or full-time student, at any time during the six months before the day on which section 325 of the Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1 comes into force, no interest is payable by them on a student loan referred to in paragraph 7(1)(b) for the period that begins on that day and ends on the last day of the sixth month after the month in which the borrower ceased to be a student, whether a part-time or full-time student.

• Marginal note:Offence

  (2) Every person who contravenes any provision of the regulations other than a provision designated by regulations made under paragraph 16(1)(y), any of subsections 41.5(3) to (5), any condition of a permit, licence or other authorizing instrument issued under the regulations or under subsection 41.1(3) or (4) or 41.4(2) or (3) or any order or direction given by a superintendent, park warden or enforcement officer under subsection 41.1(3) or (4) or 41.4(2) or (3) is guilty of an offence and liable