Regulations Amending the Apprentice Loans Regulations: SOR/2019-215

Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 153, Number 13

Registration

SOR/2019-215 June 17, 2019

APPRENTICE LOANS ACT

P.C. 2019-789 June 16, 2019

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Labour, pursuant to paragraphs 12(1)(a), (f), (g) and (l) of the Apprentice Loans Act footnote a, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Apprentice Loans Regulations.

Regulations Amending the Apprentice Loans Regulations

Amendments

1 The definition severe permanent disability in subsection 1(1) of the Apprentice Loans Regulations footnote 1 is replaced by the following:

severe permanent disability means a functional limitation caused by a physical or mental impairment that prevents a borrower from performing the daily activities necessary to participate in substantially gainful employment, as defined in section 68.1 of the Canada Pension Plan Regulations, and is expected to remain with them for their expected life. (invalidité grave et permanente)

2 (1) Paragraph 2(c) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(2) The portion of paragraph 2(d) of the Regulations before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

3 (1) Paragraphs 3(a) to (c) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

(2) The portion of paragraph 3(d) of the Regulations before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

(3) Paragraph 3(e) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(4) The portion of paragraph 3(f) of the Regulations before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:

4 Section 4 of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Payment begins

4 The borrower must begin to repay the principal amount of any apprentice loan made to them, and interest, on the last day of the month in which interest started accruing.

5 Paragraph 6(2)(i) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

6 Paragraph 7(1)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

7 (1) Paragraph 10(1)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(2) Paragraph 10(1)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(3) Subparagraph 10(3)(a)(ii) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(4) Subparagraph 10(3)(a)(ii) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(5) Subsection 10(4) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

Maximum number of months of repayment assistance

(4) A borrower must not receive more than 60 months, in the aggregate, of repayment assistance under this section since the applicable day referred to in paragraph (1)(b).

8 Paragraph 11(3)(b) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

9 (1) Subparagraph 12(1)(b)(ii) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(2) Subparagraph 12(1)(b)(ii) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(3) Subparagraphs 12(3)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

(4) Subparagraphs 12(3)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Regulations are replaced by the following:

Coming into Force

10 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (5), these Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

(2) Section 1 comes into force on August 1, 2019.

(3) Sections 2 to 4 and subsections 7(1) and (3) and 9(1) and (3) come into force on November 1,  2019.

(4) Section 6 and subsections 7(2), (4) and (5) and 9(2) and (4) come into force on January 1, 2020.

(5) Section 5 comes into force on August 1, 2020.

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for these Regulations appears following SOR/2019-214, Regulations Amending the Canada Student Financial Assistance Regulations.