1. In this Act and in the regulations, unless the context indicates a different meaning, the following expressions mean:(a) “approved loan” : a loan granted by a credit institution to a student in conformity with this Act, the regulations and the certificate, for an amount not exceeding that mentioned in the certificate;
(b) “scholarship” : pecuniary assistance granted gratuitously to a student by the Minister;
(c) “student” : a person enrolled in an educational institution at the post-secondary level who is recognized as a student by the regulations;
(d) “certificate” : a certificate issued by the Minister under section 2;
(e) “credit institution” : a bank within the meaning of the Bank Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter B-1) or the Québec Savings Banks Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970, chapter B-4), a savings and credit union governed by the Savings and Credit Unions Act (chapter C-4.1) and any other corporation qualified to make loans and recognized by the Minister as a credit institution for the purposes of this Act;
(f) “Minister” : the Minister of Higher Education and Science;
(g) “regulations” : the regulations made under this Act.