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Student Loans

United States Direct Student Loan Program

Canada Student Loans Program:

Students requiring financial assistance to help meet their educational expenses should apply for Canada Student Loans (Exception: Residents of Quebec apply for Quebec Student Loans). The application is made to the province in which the student is a resident.

Students are encouraged to apply before 30 June (30 May for Quebec) to avoid late payment charges at the University. Applications are available directly from the provincial Student Aid Offices. Nova Scotia residents should apply online at http://studentloans.ednet.ns.ca.

Notification of Award

Students found eligible for Canada Student Loans from Nova Scotia, Alberta and Manitoba will be sent their notification and documents in the mail. Canada Student Loans and/or bursaries from most other provinces are sent directly to the University.

Canada Student Loans Program: Part-Time Loans Plan

Loans for part-time students attending post-secondary institutions are available under this program funded by the Federal Government. Students apply to the provincial student aid office in their province of study. Therefore, students studying at Saint Mary's University would apply for a part-time loan through the province of Nova Scotia.

Canada Student Loans Programs: Repayment Assistance Program (RAP)

A program that is available for students experiencing difficulty making payments when their loan has gone in to repayment. For more information please visit http://www.canlearn.ca

Detailed information regarding financial aid eligibility, application procedures, and appeals may be obtained from the appropriate Provincial Student Aid Office. Assistance with more complicated appeals is available by contacting the Financial Aid & Awards Office.

Provincial Student Aid Offices

	Address	Additional Information
Alberta	Alberta Students Finance P.O. Box 28000, Station Main Edmonton, AB T5J 4R4	Phone: (780) 427-3722 or 1-800-222-6485 (in Canada) Fax: (403) 422-4516 Web Site: http://www.alberta-learning.ab.ca
British Columbia	British Columbia Student Services Branch Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology P.O. Box 9173, Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9H7	Phone: (250) 387-6100 (in Victoria) or (604) 660-2610 (in BC Lower Mainland) or 1-800-561-1818 (toll free anywhere else in Canada/USA) or (250) 952-6832 (TTY line for hearing impaired) Fax: (250) 356-9455 (Victoria) or 1-888-262-2112 (toll free within Canada) Web Site: http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/studentservices
Manitoba		Please visit the Manitoba Student Aid program's website at http://www.studentaid.gov.mb.ca for contact information.
New Brunswick	New Brunswick Student Aid Branch Department of Advanced Education and Labour Box 6000, 548 York Street Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1	Phone: (506) 453-2577 (Fredericton) or (506) 646 -7350 (St. John) or 1-800-667-5626 (toll free Mid-Ontario and East) Fax: (506) 444-4333 Web Site: http://www.studentaid.gnb.ca
Newfoundland	Newfoundland Student Aid Division Department of Education P.O. Box 8700 St. John’s, NF A1B 4J6	Phone: (709) 729-4244 or (709) 729-5849 or 1-888-657-0800 (toll free) Fax: (709) 729-2298 Web Site: http://www.gov.nf.ca/edu/
Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories Department of Education, Culture and Employment P.O. Box 1320 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9	Phone: (867) 873-7190 or 1-800-661-0793 (toll free) Fax: (867) 873-0336 or 1-800-661-0893 (toll free) Web Site: http://www.nwtsfa.gov.nt.ca/
Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia Department of Education Student Assistance Office P.O. Box 2290, Halifax Central Halifax, NS B3J 3C8	Phone: (902) 424-8420 or (902) 424-2058 (TDD) or 1-800-565-8420 (in Nova Scotia) Fax: (902) 424-0540 Web Site: http://www.ednet.ns.ca/educ/student/
Ontario	Ontario Ontario Student Assistance Program Student Support Branch Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities P.O. Box 4500 189 Red River Road, 4th Floor Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6G9	Phone: (807) 343-7260 or 1-800-465-3958 (in Ontario-TDD) Fax: (807) 343-7278 Web Site: http://osap.gov.on.ca
Prince Edward Island	Prince Edward Island Student Financial Services Department of Education P.O. Box 2000 16 Fitzroy Street Sullivan Building, 3rd Floor Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8	Phone: (902) 368-4640 Fax: (902) 368-6144 Web Site: http://www.studentloan.pe.ca
Quebec	Québec Service de l'accueil et des renseignements Aide financière aux études 1035, rue De La Chevrotière Québec (Québec) G1R 5A5	Phone: (418) 646-4505 (in Québec) Or 1-888-345-4505 (elsewhere in Québec) or (418) 643-3750 (elsewhere in Canada) or 1-877-643-3750 (toll free in Canada and the United States) or Tel: (418) 646-5245 (if you are living or studying outside of Canada or the United States.) Fax: (418) 644-1715 Web Site: http://www.meq.gouv.qc.ca/afe
Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Student Financial Assistance Branch Saskatchewan Learning 4635 Wascana Parkway Regina SK S4S 7K1	Phone: (306) 787-5620 (in Regina area or outside Canada) o r 1-800-597-8278 (outside Regina) Fax: (306) 787-7537 Web Site: http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/branches/sfa/
Yukon Territory	Yukon Territory Student Financial Assistance Advanced Education Department of Education Government of Yukon P.O. Box 2703 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6	Phone: 867-667-5929 or 1-800-661-0408 local 5929 (toll free in the Yukon) Fax: (867)-667-8555 Web Site: http://www.education.gov.yk.ca/advanceded/sfa/
Canada - Federal Loan	Canada Student Loans Program National Student Loans Service Centre Public Institutions Division P.O. Box 4030 Mississauga, ON L5A 4M4	Phone: 1-888-815-4514 (within North America) or 800-2-225-2501 (outside North America plus appropriate country code) Web Site: http://www.canlearn.ca

Address

Additional Information

Alberta

Alberta Students Finance
P.O. Box 28000, Station Main
Edmonton, AB

T5J 4R4

Phone: (780) 427-3722 or 1-800-222-6485 (in Canada)

Fax: (403) 422-4516

Web Site: http://www.alberta-learning.ab.ca

British Columbia

British Columbia
Student Services Branch
Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology
P.O. Box 9173, Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC

V8W 9H7

Phone: (250) 387-6100 (in Victoria)

(604) 660-2610 (in BC Lower Mainland)
or

1-800-561-1818 (toll free anywhere else in Canada/USA)
or

(250) 952-6832 (TTY line for hearing impaired)

Fax: (250) 356-9455 (Victoria)
or

1-888-262-2112 (toll free within Canada)

Web Site: http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/studentservices

Manitoba

Please visit the Manitoba Student Aid program's website at http://www.studentaid.gov.mb.ca for contact information.

New Brunswick

New Brunswick Student Aid Branch
Department of Advanced Education and Labour
Box 6000, 548 York Street
Fredericton, NB

E3B 5H1

Phone: (506) 453-2577 (Fredericton)
or

(506) 646 -7350 (St. John)

or
1-800-667-5626 (toll free Mid-Ontario and East)

Fax: (506) 444-4333

Web Site: http://www.studentaid.gnb.ca

Newfoundland

Newfoundland Student Aid Division
Department of Education
P.O. Box 8700
St. John’s, NF

A1B 4J6

Phone: (709) 729-4244 or (709) 729-5849
or

1-888-657-0800 (toll free)

Fax: (709) 729-2298

Web Site: http://www.gov.nf.ca/edu/

Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories
Department of Education, Culture and Employment
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9

Phone: (867) 873-7190 or 1-800-661-0793 (toll free)

Fax: (867) 873-0336 or 1-800-661-0893 (toll free)

Web Site: http://www.nwtsfa.gov.nt.ca/

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia
Department of Education
Student Assistance Office
P.O. Box 2290, Halifax Central
Halifax, NS

B3J 3C8

Phone: (902) 424-8420 or (902) 424-2058 (TDD)

or
1-800-565-8420 (in Nova Scotia)

Fax: (902) 424-0540

Web Site: http://www.ednet.ns.ca/educ/student/

Ontario

Ontario
Ontario Student Assistance Program
Student Support Branch
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
P.O. Box 4500
189 Red River Road, 4th Floor
Thunder Bay, ON

P7B 6G9

Phone: (807) 343-7260 or 1-800-465-3958 (in Ontario-TDD)

Fax: (807) 343-7278

Web Site: http://osap.gov.on.ca

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island
Student Financial Services
Department of Education
P.O. Box 2000 16 Fitzroy Street
Sullivan Building, 3rd Floor
Charlottetown, PE

C1A 7N8

Phone: (902) 368-4640

Fax: (902) 368-6144

Web Site: http://www.studentloan.pe.ca

Quebec

Québec
Service de l'accueil et des renseignements
Aide financière aux études
1035, rue De La Chevrotière
Québec (Québec)

G1R 5A5

Phone: (418) 646-4505 (in Québec)
Or

1-888-345-4505 (elsewhere in Québec)

or
(418) 643-3750 (elsewhere in Canada)

or
1-877-643-3750 (toll free in Canada and the United States)

or
Tel: (418) 646-5245 (if you are living or studying outside
of Canada or the United States.)

Fax: (418) 644-1715

Web Site: http://www.meq.gouv.qc.ca/afe

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan
Student Financial Assistance Branch
Saskatchewan Learning
4635 Wascana Parkway
Regina SK

S4S 7K1

Phone: (306) 787-5620 (in Regina area or outside Canada)
o r

1-800-597-8278 (outside Regina)

Fax: (306) 787-7537

Web Site: http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/branches/sfa/

Yukon Territory

Yukon Territory
Student Financial Assistance
Advanced Education
Department of Education
Government of Yukon
P.O. Box 2703
Whitehorse, YT

Y1A 2C6

Phone: 867-667-5929

1-800-661-0408 local 5929 (toll free in the Yukon)

Fax: (867)-667-8555

Web Site: http://www.education.gov.yk.ca/advanceded/sfa/

Canada - Federal Loan

Canada Student Loans Program
National Student Loans Service Centre
Public Institutions Division
P.O. Box 4030
Mississauga, ON

L5A 4M4

Phone: 1-888-815-4514 (within North America)

or
800-2-225-2501 (outside North America plus appropriate country code)

Web Site: http://www.canlearn.ca

United States Direct Student Loan Program

Citizens of the United States may be eligible for guaranteed student loans from their country to assist in funding their post-secondary studies. See the link below for detailed procedure.

US Foreign School Loan Information - Application Instructions

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