Canadian Student Loans
Federal and provincial governments in Canada work together to provide loans, grants and bursaries to help students access and pay for post-secondary education.
The National Student Loan Service Centre provides an introduction to government student loans, as well as what is expected of you at each stage of the loan process.
How to apply
Fill out either the full-time or part-time loan application, depending on your type of study. Applications are available through your province鈥檚 provincial student loan office.听By filling out the application, you鈥檒l be assessed for both federal and provincial loans and grants.
If you have a permanent disability, you may be able to apply for the Canada Student Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities for Services and Equipment.听This application is also found on your provincial student loan office website.
Student loan registration requirements
Things you need to know
- Be sure to review your听loan assessment听to find out how much funding you鈥檒l receive and when you鈥檒l receive it.
- If you aren鈥檛 receiving enough funding,听call your provincial loan office.听You may be able to appeal the amount.
- Fully register in all of your classes for both terms by mid-August,听before loans are confirmed.
- If there鈥檚 a year where you won鈥檛 need a loan or your loan will be late, complete a听Confirmation of Enrollment听(unfunded) request through the National Student Loan Service Center portal to keep your loan in interest-free status.听 Please note:听Ontario students need to complete a Continuation of Interest Free Status Application through the OSAP portal to keep their loans in interest-free status.
- If you drop classes, it may affect your student loan.听 Check the听Refund Schedule听and ask the听Registrar's Office听for advice before you drop a class. Possible consequences could include, but are not limited to the following:
- Student loan amounts may be reassessed based on a reduction in tuition fees.
- Dropping below minimum registration requirements may result in the cancelation of 2nd disbursements of loan funding and an overaward may be assessed by the student aid office.
- Reducing a courseload may require additional years of study, which may be beyond student aid program years of eligibility.
- By not receiving a passing grade in or by dropping below the minimum registration required, student aid may assess a "probation" on your student loan file.听 Receiving two probations may remove student loan eligibility for one year.
- Student loan policy may differ from province to province, please be sure to contact your provincial student aid office to disscuss your situation.听 Be sure to ask about options for sumitting appeals if there is a negative affect on your student loan.
Programs not eligible for government loan funding
Provincial and territorial student loans websites
Negotiating your student loan
黄色直播 electronically signs most student loans once your loan has been assessed. We start confirming loans in mid-August and for winter disbursement, mid-December. If your loan is covering both terms, it鈥檚 important that you鈥檙e fully registered for both terms by early August. If you aren鈥檛 fully registered and your loan is reassessed, your funding may get reduced.
Summer student loan eligibility varies in each province. If you have questions, contact your provincial loan office.
Repaying your student loan
The National Student Loan Service Center offers a
Student loan questions
If you have questions about your听student loan assessment, please contact your provincial student aid office.
If you have questions about your student loan confirmation of enrolment, please email frontcounter@dal.ca.