Canada Financial Aid
Because an education is an investment in your future.
Canada Student Loans
The Government of Canada offers students financial assistance to make it easier to earn a post-secondary degree. NAU Canada Online is listed on the International Master List of Designated Educational Institutions under National American University (code MPDZ).
When you apply and qualify for student financial assistance, you are automatically assessed for Canada Student Loans and Canada Student Grants. Government student loans are based on your assessed financial need. Canada Student Loan amounts and eligibility are determined by the student’s province or territory.
Eligibility For Canada Student Loans:
- Must be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or designated as a protected person;
- Must be a permanent resident of a province or territory that issues Canada Student Loans (Note: The Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Quebec operate their own student loan programs. Contact your provincial or territorial student financial assistance office for more information);
- Must demonstrate financial need;
- Must be enrolled in at least 60 percent of a full course load (40 percent for students with permanent disabilities) if you are a full-time student;
- Must be enrolled in 20-59 percent of a full course load if you are a part-time student (if you are a student with permanent disabilities and you are studying between 40-59 percent of a full course load, you can choose to be considered a student in full or part-time studies);
- Must be enrolled in a degree, diploma or certificate program offered by a designated post-secondary school that runs for at least 12 weeks within a 15-week period;
- Must pass a credit check if you are over the age of 22 and are applying for your first Canada Student Loan; and
- Must not have exhausted your maximum lifetime limit for financial assistance (including interest-free status).
For more detailed information, review our undergraduate, master’s or doctoral course catalog.
Information about Canada student loan opportunities in various provinces:
Website: Student Aid Alberta Service Centre
Telephone: 1-855-606-2096 (toll free in North America)
TTY: 1-855-306-2240
Outside North America: 800 2 529-9242 (plus International Access Code)
Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., your local time
Website: StudentAid BC
Phone number: 1-800-561-1818 (toll-free within Canada/US)
Outside North America : 1-250-387-6100 (Outside North America)
Fax: 250-356-9455 / 1-866-312-3322 (toll-free in Canada)
Mailing address: Ministry of Advanced Education StudentAid BC PO Box 9173 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9H7
Website: Manitoba Student Aid
Phone number: 1-800-204-1685 (toll-free within Canada/US)
TTY: 204-945-8483 (within Manitoba) / 1-866-209-0696 (within Canada/US)
Fax: 204-948-3421
Mailing address: Manitoba Student Aid 401 – 1181 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3G 0T3
Website: Student Financial Services(New Brunswick)
Phone number: 1-800-667-5626 (toll-free) / 506-453-2577 (Fredericton area)
Fax: 506-444-4333
Mailing address: Student Financial Services P.O. Box 6000 King’s Place Room: 420, Floor: 4 Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
Website: Student Financial Services(Newfoundland and Labrador)
Phone number: 1-888-657-0800 (toll-free) / 709-729-5849
Fax: 709-729-2298
Mailing address: Student Financial Services Department of Advanced Education & Skills P.O. Box 8700 Coughlan College St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
Website: Student Financial Assistance(Northwest Territories)
Phone number: 1-800-661-0793 (toll-free) / 867-873-7190
Fax: 1-800-661-0893 (toll free) / 867-873-0336
Mailing address: Student Financial Assistance Department of Education, Culture and Employment Government of the Northwest Territories P.O. Box 1320 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
Website: Student Assistance Office(Nova Scotia)
Phone number: 1-800-565-8420 (toll-free within Canada) / 902-424-8420
TTY: 902-424-2058
Fax: 902-424-0540
Mailing address: Student Assistance Office P.O. Box 2290 Halifax Central Halifax, NS B3J 3C8
Website: Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students – Department of Family Services
Phone number: 1-877-860-0680 (toll-free and can be used locally)
Website: OSAP: Ontario Student Assistance Program – Student Financial Assistance Branch
Phone number: 807-343-7260 (For Ontario students attending a post-secondary institution outside Ontario)
TTY: 1-800-465-3958
Website: Student Financial Services(Prince Edward Island)
Phone number: 902-368-4640
Fax: 902-368-6144
Mailing address: Student Financial Services 90 University Ave., Suite 212 P.O. Box 2000 Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
Students in Quebec are currently not eligible for Canada Student Loan funding for programs offered via distance education.
Website: Quebec Student Financial Aid
Phone: 1-877-643-3750
Website: Saskatchewan Student Loans
Phone number: 1-800-597-8278 (toll-free) / 306-787-5620 (Regina area and outside Canada)
Fax: 306-787-1608
Mailing address: Student Service Centre Ministry of Advanced Education 1120 – 2010 12th Avenue 0 Regina, SK S4P 0M3
Website: Student Financial Services(Yukon)
Phone number: 1-800-661-0408 local 5929 (toll-free within Yukon) / 867-667-5929
Fax: 867-667-8555
Mailing address: Student Financial Services Yukon Education Government of Yukon Box 2703 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6
