Canada Student Financial Assistance Act

Marginal note:Portion of loan forgiven

• 9.2 (1) The Minister may forgive an amount in respect of a student loan to a borrower who meets the prescribed conditions and begins to work in an underserved rural or remote community as a

  • (a) family physician;

  • (b) nurse;

  • (c) nurse practitioner;

  • (d) early childhood educator;

  • (e) dentist;

  • (f) dental hygienist;

  • (g) pharmacist;

  • (h) midwife;

  • (i) teacher;

  • (j) social worker;

  • (k) psychologist;

  • (l) personal support worker; or

  • (m) physiotherapist.

• Marginal note:Effective date of forgiveness

  (2) The forgiveness takes effect on the prescribed day.

• Marginal note:Agreement

  (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may enter into an agreement with a lender for the purchase of a student loan made by the lender.