Canada Emergency Student Benefit Regulations (SOR/2020-105)

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

Act means the Canada Emergency Student Benefit Act. (Loi)

dependant

dependant, in relation to a student, means

• (a) a child (including an adopted child, a stepchild or a foster child) who is under 12 years of age and is wholly dependent on the student or the student’s spouse or common-law partner for their care and upbringing; or

• (b) a person with a disability who is wholly dependent on the student or the student’s spouse or common-law partner for their care and upbringing. (personne à charge)

disability

disability means any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment — or a functional limitation — whether permanent or episodic in nature, or evident or not, that, in interaction with a barrier, as defined in section 2 of the Accessible Canada Act, hinders a person’s full and equal participation in society. (handicap)