Apprentice Loans Regulations

Marginal note:Definitions — Act and Regulations

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in the Act and in these Regulations.

  acknowledgment of liability

  acknowledgment of liability means

  • (a) a written promise to pay the money owing, signed by the borrower or his or her agent or other representative;

  • (b) a written acknowledgement of the money owing, signed by the borrower or his or her agent or other representative, whether or not a promise to pay can be implied from it and whether or not it contains a refusal to pay;

  • (c) a part payment by the borrower or his or her agent or other representative of any money owing; or

  • (d) an acknowledgment of the money owing made by the borrower, his or her agent or other representative or the trustee or administrator in the course of proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act or any other legislation dealing with the payment of debts. (reconnaissance de responsabilité)

  apprentice

  apprentice means

  • (a) other than in section 5, a person who

    • (i) is a Canadian citizen, a person registered as an Indian under the Indian Act, a permanent resident as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act or a protected person as described in subsection 95(2) of that Act,

    • (ii) is not a high school student, and

    • (iii) is registered with a province as an apprentice in an eligible trade; and

  • (b) in section 5, a person who is described in subparagraphs (a)(i) and (ii) and who is enrolled in a program of study that is mandatory in order to enable the person to register as an apprentice with a province. (apprenti)

  apprentice loan

  apprentice loan means a debt obligation incurred by an eligible apprentice on entering into an apprentice loan agreement that is owed to Her Majesty in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister. (prêt aux apprentis)

  borrower

  borrower means a person to whom an apprentice loan is made under the Act. (emprunteur)

  eligible apprentice

  eligible apprentice means an apprentice who is enrolled at a technical training provider for technical training in an eligible trade and whose primary occupation during the technical training period is to participate in that technical training. (apprenti admissible)

  severe permanent disability

  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)

  technical training

  technical training means formal instruction or training that is offered by a technical training provider and that is determined by a province to be an essential element of an apprenticeship program in that province and required for the practice of an eligible trade. (formation technique)

  technical training period

  technical training period means a continuous period of technical training that begins on the first day of the month in which technical training begins and ends on the last day of the month in which the training ends. (période de formation technique)

• Marginal note:Definitions — Regulations

  (2) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  Act

  Act means the Apprentice Loans Act. (Loi)

  apprentice loan agreement

  apprentice loan agreement means an agreement entered into between an eligible apprentice and the Minister under section 4 of the Act that is in the form determined by the Minister and includes the social insurance number of the apprentice. (contrat de prêt aux apprentis)

  apprenticeship program

  apprenticeship program means a program of practical experience, technical training and certification examination that must be undertaken — as determined by the province — by an apprentice in an eligible trade. (programme d’apprentissage)

  common-law partner

  common-law partner, in respect of a borrower, means a person who is cohabiting with the borrower in a conjugal relationship, having so cohabited for a period of at least one year. (conjoint de fait)

  confirmation of continued apprenticeship

  confirmation of continued apprenticeship means proof that a borrower is still registered with a province as an apprentice in an eligible trade. (confirmation d’apprentissage continu)

  confirmation of enrolment

  confirmation of enrolment means proof that an apprentice is enrolled in technical training with a technical training provider. (confirmation d’inscription)

  family income

  family income means the aggregate income — including income from employment, social programs, investments and monetary gifts — of the borrower and their spouse or common-law partner, as the case may be. (revenu familial)

  financial assistance

  financial assistance means any form of financial aid provided under the Act, including apprentice loans. (aide financière)

  fiscal year

  fiscal year means the one-year period that begins on April 1 in any year. (exercice)

  guaranteed student loan

  guaranteed student loan has the same meaning as in subsection 2(2) of the Canada Student Financial Assistance Regulations. (prêt garanti)

  permanent disability

  permanent disability means a functional limitation caused by a physical or mental impairment that restricts the ability of a person to perform the daily activities necessary to participate in an apprenticeship program or the labour force and that is expected to remain with them for their expected life. (invalidité permanente)

  provincial loan

  provincial loan has the same meaning as in subsection 2(2) of the Canada Student Financial Assistance Regulations. (prêt provincial)

  student loan

  student loan has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Student Financial Assistance Regulations. (prêt d’études)

• Marginal note:Schedule 1 — Eligible trades

  (3) For the purposes of subsection 2(1) of the Act, eligible trades are those that are listed in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.