ONTARIO REGULATION 85/00

made under the

Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act

Made: January 11, 2000
Approved: February 2, 2000
Filed: February 7, 2000

Amending Reg. 773 of R.R.O. 1990

(Ontario Special Bursary Program)

1. (1) Section 1 of Regulation 773 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by adding the following definition:

“same–sex partner” means either of two persons of the same sex who,

(a) have lived together in a conjugal relationship outside marriage continuously for a period of not less than three years, or

(b) have lived together in a conjugal relationship outside marriage in a relationship of some permanence, if they are the natural or adoptive parents of a child;

(2) The definition of “spouse” in section 1 of the Regulation is amended by,

(a) striking out “are not married to each other and have cohabited” in clause (c) and substituting “have lived together in a conjugal relationship outside marriage”; and

(b) striking out “are not married to each other and have cohabited” in clause (d) and substituting “have lived together in a conjugal relationship outside marriage”.

2. Clause 5 (e) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “spouse” and substituting “spouse or same–sex partner”.

3. This Regulation comes into force on March 1, 2000.

Dianne Cunningham

Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities

Dated on January 11, 2000.