Student Loans

Eliminating Limbo for Refugees. Read more »

Federal student loan programs for eligible refugees across Canada, excluding some districts which offer alternate programs. Read more »

French translation of Federal student loan programs for eligible refugees across Canada, excluding some districts which offer alternate programs. Read more »

Protected Persons in B.C. are eligible for funding for both British Columbia Student Assistance Program (BCSAP) loans and Canada Student Loans. You do not apply for these separately: once you submit your BCSAP loan application, you will automatically be considered for the federal student loan program.

For more information see the British Columbia guide.

Protected Persons are eligible for funding from both Alberta and Canada student loans. You do not apply for these separately: when you submit your Alberta Student Financial Assistance (ASFA) application, you will automatically be considered for the federal student loan program.

For more information see the Alberta guide.

Protected Persons in Saskatchewan are eligible for funding from both the Saskatchewan and Canada portions of the Canada-Saskatchewan Integrated Student Loans Program (CSISLP). You do not apply for these separately: when you submit your CSISLP loan application, you will automatically be considered for the federal student loan program.

For more information see the Saskatchewan guide.

Protected Persons in Manitoba are eligible for funding from both Manitoba and Canada student loans. You do not apply for these separately: when you submit your Manitoba Student Aid (MSA) application, you will automatically be considered for the federal student loan program.

For more information see the Manitoba guide.

As of August 1, 2004, Protected Persons are eligible for funding from both the federal and provincial parts of the Canada-Ontario Integrated Student Loans Program (usually referred to as OSAP, the Ontario Student Assistance Program). You do not apply for these separately: once you submit your OSAP application, you will automatically be considered for both levels of funding.

For more information see the Ontario - English guide.

As of August 1, 2004, Protected Persons are eligible for funding from both the federal and provincial parts of the Canada-Ontario Integrated Student Loans Program (usually referred to as OSAP, the Ontario Student Assistance Program). You do not apply for these separately: once you submit your OSAP application, you will automatically be considered for both levels of funding.

For more information see the Ontario - French guide.

Quebec is not part of the Canada Student loans program. Protected Persons in Quebec are not currently eligible for the Loans and Bursaries Program run by Aide financière aux études (AFE). However, the government of Quebec has agreed in principle to make Protected Persons eligible for student loans, and should introduce legislation to change the rules in the near future. We will post information as it becomes available, but for further details, please contact the 'Table de concertation des organismes au service des personnes réfugiées et immigrantes' in Quebec (tcri@cam.org). Read more »