Canada Emergency Student Benefit Act (S.C. 2020, c. 7)

Marginal note:Definitions

2 The following definitions apply in this Act.

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Employment and Social Development. (ministre)

student

student means a person who is a Canadian citizen, a person registered as an Indian under the Indian Act, a permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or a protected person within the meaning of subsection 95(2) of that Act and who

• (a) is enrolled, at any time between December 1, 2019 and August 31, 2020, in a post-secondary educational program that leads to a degree, diploma or certificate;

• (b) has graduated from secondary school in 2020, has applied for enrollment in such a post-secondary educational program that is scheduled to begin before February 1, 2021 and plans to enroll in the program if their application is accepted; or

• (c) is a member of a class of persons that is prescribed by regulation. (étudiant)

week

week means the period of seven consecutive days beginning on and including Sunday. (semaine)