Canada Student Loans Regulations — 2
2 (1) In the Act and these Regulations, dental hygienist means a person, other than a dental therapist, who is entitled to work as a dental hygienist under the laws of the province in which they are so working; ( hygiéniste dentaire ) dentist means a person who is entitled to work as a dentist under the laws of a province in which they are so working; ( dentiste ) early childhood educator means a person, other than an early childhood educator assistant or a teacher, who (a) in the case of a person who works as an early childhood educator in New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, meets the definition of an early childhood educator in the laws of any province; or (b) in the case of a person who works as an early childhood educator in any other province, is entitled to work as an early childhood educator under the laws of that province; ( éducateur de la petite enfance ) family income means the aggregate income of the borrower and the spouse or common-law partner of the borrower, including income from employment, social programs, investments and monetary gifts; ( revenu familial ) family physician means a person who is entitled under the laws of a province to practise family medicine and who is so practising or who is in a family medicine residency program accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada; ( médecin de famille ) full-time student means a person (a) who (i) during a confirmed period within a period of studies, is enrolled in courses that constitute at least 60 per cent of a course load recognized by the specified educational institution as constituting a full course load, (ii) has as their primary occupation during that confirmed period the pursuit of studies in those courses, and (iii) meets the requirements of subsection 3(1) and section 3.1, if applicable; or (b) who elects to be considered as a full-time student under section 2.1; ( étudiant à temps plein ) midwife means a person who is entitled to work as a midwife under the laws of a province in which they are so working; ( sage-femme ) nurse means a person who is entitled under the laws of a province to practise as a nurse and who is so practising; ( infirmier ) nurse practitioner means a person who is entitled under the laws of a province to practise as a nurse practitioner and who is so practicing; ( infirmier practicien ) part-time student means a person who, during a confirmed period within a period of studies, is enrolled in courses that constitute at least 20 per cent but less than 60 per cent of a course load recognized by the specified educational institution as constituting a full course load; ( étudiant à temps partiel ) 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 pursue studies at a post-secondary school level or to participate in the labour force and that is expected to remain with the person for the person's expected life; ( invalidité permanente ) 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 pursue studies at a post-secondary school level or to participate 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 ) personal support worker means a person who, in accordance with the laws of the province in which they work, provides one-on-one care and essential support to optimize and maintain an individual’s health, well-being, safety, autonomy and comfort consistent with that individual’s health care needs as directed by a regulated healt