Section 14(7) of the act that you refer to is very specific. Let me read you a short extract. This is what it says:
The following amounts shall be included in the calculations described in the definitions "net costs" and "total program net costs" in subsection (6) only if the government of the province satisfies the Minister, by written notice received by the Minister before the beginning of the loan year in question, that, in relation to the matter in question, the provincial student financial assistance plan has substantially the same effect as the plan established by this Act and the regulations:
Amendment BQ-3 goes beyond this provision. It simply says this:
14.4 Where a government of a province has, at least 12 months before the beginning of a loan year, notified the Minister in writing that it does not wish, or no longer wishes, to participate in the plan [...]
The minister must then—and I see it as an obligation—pay the money to the province according to the formula. There are no preconditions.