18. The following are exempt from the obligation to hold a permit for a merchant who enters into contracts for the loan of money:(a) a bank governed by the Bank Act (S.C. 1991, c. 46);
(b) a financial services cooperative governed by the Act respecting financial services cooperatives (chapter C-67.3);
(c) a trust company and savings company within the meaning of the Act respecting trust companies and savings companies (chapter S-29.01);
(d) a société d’entraide économique governed by the Act respecting the sociétés d’entraide économique (chapter S-25.1) (this Act is repealed on 30 November 2011, 2011, chapter 26, s. 67);
(e) a merchant who is a party to a contract for the loan of money that is or must be secured by an immovable hypothec for the purposes of that contract;
(f) a merchant who is party to a contract for the loan of money entered into for the payment of an insurance premium, for the purposes of that contract.