Welcome to StudentAid BC

StudentAid BC helps eligible students with the cost of their post-secondary education through loans, grants, bursaries, scholarships and special programs. It also has programs for borrowers who need help repaying their loans. Read More >>

What's New

The 2012/2013 StudentAid BC online and paper application for full-time studies and the paper application for part-time studies (for classes starting between August 1, 2012 and July 31, 2013) will be available in early June. Please check back for new updates.

Education is more affordable for part-time students

Beginning January 1, 2012 new and existing loans for part-time students will no longer be charged interest while borrowers are in-study. Once this change takes effect, interest will only begin to accumulate on the loan upon graduation, or after leaving school. For more information visit the Canlearn website.

Changes to student loans for BC Students

No more managing two student loans

Managing student loans is about to get easier for borrowers from British Columbia (BC). The governments of Canada and BC are integrating their full time student financial assistance programs - Canada Student Loans and StudentAid BC - to simplify the borrowers' experience. There's no change to the administration of Canada Student Loans and Grants for part-time students.

For more information, click here.

Important notice: Changes to your student loan agreements

If you received B.C. student loans after August 1, 2000 and you have NOT received further student loan funding after August 1, 2011, there have been changes to your loan agreement, and new B.C. legislation that will impact you.

To review the changes to your master loan agreement, click here.

To review the B.C. legislation that affects your consolidation agreement, refer to Bill 17, Finance Statutes Amendment Act 2011, section 142, transitional provisions.

To review questions and answers regarding the student loan agreements changes, click here.

There is new and important information on the National Student Loans Service Centre (NSLSC) website that will help you learn how to get the most out of your student loan funding, and how to manage your loan while in school and repayment.

Visit the NSLSC website for more details.