1029.8.33.7.3. For the purposes of sections 1029.8.33.6 and 1029.8.33.7 and despite section 1029.8.33.7.2, where the qualified expenditure is made in respect of an eligible trainee described in any of paragraphs b to c of the definition of “eligible trainee” in the first paragraph of section 1029.8.33.2 (in this section referred to as a “student trainee”) and the conditions of the second paragraph are met, the following rules apply:(a) if the eligible taxpayer referred to in section 1029.8.33.6 or 1029.8.33.7 is a qualified corporation, the percentage of 12% mentioned in the first paragraph of that section is to be replaced, in respect of that expenditure,i. where the student trainee is an immigrant, a Native person or a disabled person, or is serving a qualified training period in an establishment of the trainee’s employer that is situated in an eligible region, by a percentage of 50%, and
ii. in any other case, by a percentage of 40%; and
(b) if the eligible taxpayer referred to in section 1029.8.33.6 or 1029.8.33.7 is an individual (other than a tax-exempt individual), the percentage of 12% mentioned in the first paragraph of that section is to be replaced, in respect of that expenditure,i. where the student trainee is an immigrant, a Native person or a disabled person, or is serving a qualified training period in an establishment of the trainee’s employer that is situated in an eligible region, by a percentage of 25%, and
ii. in any other case, by a percentage of 20%.
The conditions to which the first paragraph refers are as follows:(a) in the case of section 1029.8.33.6, the taxation year referred to in that section is at least the third consecutive taxation year in which the eligible taxpayer makes a qualified expenditure in respect of a student trainee and the qualified expenditure made in each of those consecutive taxation years is at least $2,500; and
(b) in the case of section 1029.8.33.7, the fiscal period referred to in that section is at least the third consecutive fiscal period in which the qualified partnership makes a qualified expenditure in respect of a student trainee and the qualified expenditure made in each of those consecutive fiscal periods is at least $2,500.