Eligibility
 2. (1) The Minister may make a Living and Learning Grant to an individual for a period of study commencing on or after August 1, 2013, if the individual,  (a) provides evidence, as required by the Minister, that the individual has previously received or would have been eligible to receive continued care and support; (b) is a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) or a protected person within the meaning of subsection 95 (2) of that Act; (c) meets the residency requirements that must be met in order to receive a grant or student loan, as set out in section 6 of the 2017 Regulation; (d) is enrolled at an approved institution in an approved program of study; (e) is taking at least the minimum required course load for the approved program of study in which he or she is enrolled; (e.1) has applied for a grant or student loan under the 2017 Regulation; (f) is or will be 21, 22, 23 or 24 years of age as of the first day of the period of study for which the grant under this Regulation is needed; (g) is not the subject of a determination made by the Minister under section 42.1 of the 2001 Regulation, as a result of which the individual is ineligible to receive a certificate of loan approval for a student loan at the time of the application for the grant; (h) is not the subject of a determination made by the Minister under section 16 of the 2017 Regulation, as a result of which the individual is ineligible for a grant or student loan at the time of the application for the grant; and (i) is not ineligible for a grant or student loan under section 17 of the 2017 Regulation. O. Reg. 282/13, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 349/16, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 75/17, s. 2 (1); O. Reg. 171/18, s. 2 (1). (1.1) The Minister may make a Living and Learning Grant to an individual for a period of study commencing on or after August 1, 2016 if the individual satisfies the conditions set out in subsection (1), or the following conditions: 1. The individual provides evidence, as required by the Minister, that the individual, i. has previously been in extended society care and was adopted on or after August 1, 2013 after being placed for adoption by a society as defined in the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017, ii. is or will be eligible to receive continued care and support but has chosen not to receive continued care and support. 2. The individual is a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) or a protected person within the meaning of subsection 95 (2) of that Act. 3. The individual meets the residency requirements that must be met in order to receive a grant or student loan, as set out in section 6 of the 2017 Regulation. 4. The individual is enrolled at an approved institution in an approved program of study. 5. The individual is taking at least the minimum required course load for the approved program of study in which he or she is enrolled. 6. The individual has applied for a grant or student loan under the 2017 Regulation. 7. If the individual is described under subparagraph 1 i, he or she, i. is or will be 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 or 24 years of age as of the first day of the period of study for which the grant is needed, ii. meets the financial eligibility requirement mentioned in section 10 of the 2017 Regulation for receiving a grant or student loan, and iii. is not ineligible for a grant or student loan under section 15 or 17 of the 2017 Regulation. 8. If the individual is described under subparagraph 1 ii, he or she, i. is or will be 18, 19 or 20 years of age as of the first day of the period of study for which the grant is needed, and ii. is not ineligible for a grant or student loan under section 17 of the 2017 Regulation. 9. The individual is not the subject of a determination made by the Minister under section 42.1 of the 2001 Regulation, as a result of which the individual is ineligible to receive a certificate of loan approval for a student loan at the time of the application for the grant. 10. The individual is not the subject of a determination made by the Minister under section 16 of the 2017 Regulation, as a result of which the individual is ineligible to receive a grant or student loan at the time of the application for the grant. O. Reg. 349/16, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 75/17, s. 2 (2-6); O. Reg. 171/18, s. 2 (2, 3). (2) Despite clause (1) (f) and subparagraphs 7 i and 8 i of subsection (1.1), an individual who reaches the age of 18 years or 21 years, as the case may be, during the period of study for which the Living and Learning Grant is needed is, if otherwise eligible, eligible to receive the grant commencing the first day of the month following the month in which the individual turns 18 or 21. O. Reg. 349/16, s. 1 (3).