Canada Student Loans Regulations (SOR/93-392)

AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE

• — SOR/2022-132, s. 1

  • • 1 (1) The definitions full-time student, part-time student and permanent disability in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Student Loans RegulationsFootnote ¹ are replaced by the following:

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      full-time student

      full-time student means a person

      • (a) who, during a confirmed period within a period of studies, is enrolled in courses that constitute at least 60 per cent of a course load recognized by the specified educational institution as constituting a full course load,

      • (b) whose primary occupation during that confirmed period is the pursuit of studies in those courses, and

      • (c) who meets the requirements of subsection 3(1); (étudiant à temps plein)

      part-time student

      part-time student means a person who, during a confirmed period within a period of studies, is enrolled in courses that constitute at least 20 per cent but less than 60 per cent of a course load recognized by the specified educational institution as constituting a full course load; (étudiant à temps partiel)

      permanent disability

      permanent disability means any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment — or a functional limitation — that restricts the ability of a person to perform the daily activities necessary to pursue studies at a post-secondary school level or to participate in the labour force and that is expected to remain with the person for the person's expected life; (invalidité permanente)

    • (2) Subsection 2(1) of the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

      persistent or prolonged disability

      persistent or prolonged disability means any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment — or a functional limitation — that restricts the ability of a person to perform the daily activities necessary to pursue studies at a post-secondary school level or to participate in the labour force and has lasted, or is expected to last, for a period of at least 12 months but is not expected to remain with the person for the person’s expected life; (invalidité persistante ou prolongée)

• — SOR/2022-132, s. 2

  • 2 The Regulations are amended by adding the following after section 2:

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    • Person with a disability

      2.1 A person who has either a permanent disability or a persistent or prolonged disability and who, during a confirmed period within a period of studies, is enrolled in courses that constitute at least 40 per cent but less than 60 per cent of a course load recognized by the specified educational institution as constituting a full course load, may elect to be considered as a full-time student.

• — SOR/2022-132, s. 3

  • 3 Section 25 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

    • 25 For the purposes of subsection 13(1) of the Act, severe permanent disability means any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment — or a functional limitation — that prevents a person from performing the daily activities necessary to participate in the labour force in a manner that is substantially gainful, as defined in section 68.1 of the Canada Pension Plan Regulations, and is expected to remain with the person for their expected life.