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Canada Small Business Financing Regulations

Version of section 13 from 2006-03-22 to 2009-03-31:

  •  (1) A lender may require the borrower to pay to the lender, in addition to the registration fee referred to in section 11 of the Act,

    • (a) any charge that would be charged by the lender for taking security in respect of a conventional loan of the same amount; and

    • (b) any premium under a life or disability insurance policy that provides that a benefit is or may become payable to the lender, if the lender pays the premium under the loan agreement.

  • (2) A charge referred to in paragraph (1)(a) may not be expressed as a percentage of the outstanding amount of the loan.

  • (3) If a premium referred to in paragraph (1)(b) is expressed as a percentage of the outstanding amount of the loan, the premium may not be combined with the rate of interest payable in respect of the loan.


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