Regulations Amending the Apprentice Loans Regulations: SOR/2022-133
Canada Gazette, Part II, Volume 156, Number 13
Registration
SOR/2022-133 June 10, 2022
APPRENTICE LOANS ACT
CANADA STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ACT
P.C. 2022-652 June 10, 2022
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Employment and Social Development, pursuant to section 12 of the Apprentice Loans Actfootnote a and section 15footnote b of the Canada Student Financial Assistance Actfootnote c, makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Apprentice Loans Regulations.
Regulations Amending the Apprentice Loans Regulations
Amendments
1 (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 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. (invalidité grave et permanente)
(2) The definition permanent disability in subsection 1(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
- 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 participate in an apprenticeship program or in the labour force and that is expected to remain with the person for the person’s expected life. (invalidité permanente)
(3) Subsection 1(2) of the Regulations is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
- 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 participate in an apprenticeship program or 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)
2 (1) Subparagraph 12(1)(b)(i) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
- (i) the borrower has either a permanent disability or a persistent or prolonged disability, and
(2) The portion of paragraph 12(2)(a) of the Regulations before subparagraph (i) is replaced by the following:
- (a) in the case of a borrower who has either a permanent disability or a persistent or prolonged disability
(3) Subparagraph 12(3)(a)(i) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
- (i) in the case of a borrower who has either a permanent disability or a persistent or prolonged disability, 114 months minus the number of months that have passed since the applicable day referred to in paragraph 10(1)(b), and
Coming into Force
3 These Regulations come into force on August 1, 2022.
N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for these Regulations appears following SOR/2022-131, Regulations Amending the Canada Student Financial Assistance Regulations.