Out-of-Province Funding
Out-of-province student loans
You must apply for government student aid through your home province if you meet both of these criteria:
- You are a Canadian student studying in Ontario
- You are not considered an Ontario resident under the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) definition
Student loan websites for other provinces
To learn more about applying for out-of-province student loans, visit your home province’s student loan program website below.
- Alberta’s student loan website
- British Columbia’s student loan website
- Manitoba’s student loan website
- New Brunswick’s student loan website
- Newfoundland & Labrador’s student loan website
- Northwest Territories’ student loan website
- Nova Scotia’s student loan website
- Nunavut’s student loan website
- Prince Edward Island’s student loan website
- Quebec’s student loan website
- Saskatchewan’s student loan website
- Yukon’s student loan website
Continuing your interest-free status as a student
The following provinces now provide students with the option to complete their interest-free status request online:
- Alberta
- British Colombia
- Saskatchewan
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland & Labrador
- Nova Scotia
For all other provinces, you must complete a paper Continuation of Interest Free Status (Schedule 2) form and submit it to the Student Financial Services office.
You will need to create an account with the National Student Loan Service Centre (NSLSC) and submit a confirmation of enrolment through the NSLSC's website.
To create an account, you will need your loan number. If you do not know your loan number, call the NSLSC at 1-888-815-4514 to request it.