Canada Student Loans Act

Marginal note:Portion of loan forgiven

• 11.1 (1) The Minister may forgive an amount in respect of a guaranteed student loan to a borrower who begins to work in an under-served rural or remote community as a family physician, nurse or nurse practitioner, if the borrower meets the prescribed conditions.

• Marginal note:Effective date of forgiveness

  (2) The forgiveness takes effect on the prescribed day.

• Marginal note:Agreement

  (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may enter into an agreement with a lender for the purchase of a guaranteed student loan made by the lender.