PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Employment and Assistance Regulation, B.C. Reg. 263/2002, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Employment and Assistance Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 40, s. 35 Other: O.C. 873/2002 R10531333 July 12, 2021 J

SCHEDULE Section 11 (1) of the Employment and Assi stance Regulation, B.C. Reg. 263/2002, is amended by adding the following paragraph: (iii) money that is exempt under

section of

Schedule B. 2

Section is amended (

a) by repealing subsection (1.2) (

a) and substituting the following: (

a) is a recipient of income assistance, , (

b) in subsection (1.2) (

b) by striking out “ an employment plan and” and substituting “an employment plan, and”, and (

c) in subsection (2) (

b) by striking out “one year” and substituting “2 years”. 3

Section of Sche dule B is amended (

a) in subsection (1) by add ing the following definition: “education related living costs” , in relation to a student and a program of studies, means the costs, other than education costs, including the costs of food, shelter, clothing, utilities and other living expenses , that, in the opinion of the minister, are reasonably required for the student to participate in the program of studies. , (

b) in subsection (4) by striking out “ for a student described in subsection (5) ” and substituting “ for a student who is a recipient enrolled as a part-time student in a funded program of studies”, and (

c) by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following:

(5) The minister may authorize an exem ption for a student who is described in section 16 (1.1) [effect of family unit including full-time student] of this regulation up to the sum of the student’s education costs, education related living costs and day care costs, for a period of study, from the total amount of the following received by the student for the period of study: (

a) a training allowance; (

b) student grants, bursaries and scholar ships, except student grants, bursaries and scholarships provided under the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act; (

c) disbursements from a register ed education savings plan.