I am I said

I tried Google, with no success: hi, my son has Canadian citizenship/passport, and has never lived in Canada. If he were to go to uni in Canada, would his tuition be set as a Canadian citizen or as an international student? If the latter, how many years must he live in Canada to be at the Canadian citizen rate?

Many thanks,

scilly

As far as I know, it is residency that counts for fees not citizenship alone. A student has to have a permanent address in Canada.

I believe that having lived permanently in Canada for one year would entitle him to pay the Canadian rate.

But you would do better to determine what an individual university would consider a Canadian vs foreign student ............. google a few universities, then scan through for their fee charges. Every university sets their own fees, and some may even charge a higher fee for an out-of-province student ..... we hit that with our daughter when she was considering doing that.

Twitcher1958

Atlantic Xpat

dbd33

I suspect the answer to this is that it all depends. A daughter of mine, Canadian, resident in ON, went to university in NS and paid the out-of-Province fees, then in Qc and paid out-of-Province the first year and then was deemed resident, then in BC but by then she was resident outside Canada. UBC charged international fees the first year and in-Province fees thereafter. The Qc era was much the cheapest as "in-Province" tuition there is very cheap and, even living on the Plateau, rent is also low. In Vancouver, the cost of living anywhere dwarfs the fees.

Financially you need to know how long the school deems students "international". Practically, isn't it the case that you find the school most able to fill your son's head and work out the cost somehow?

Siouxie

Best to determine whether he meets the requirements (academic) to enter Uni here first
But you might find this of use also: https://uthink.com/question/canadian...g-abroad-osap/



For example: https://www.uottawa.ca/undergraduate...tudying-abroad

Find out which prerequisite courses and additional requirements you need for the program(s) you’re interested in.

I am I said

Yep, and he is currently at school outside of both Canada and the UK, doing an IB, meaning there is some flexibility as to where he is living [resident] at the end of the term/school year.

thanks all for the advice, more investigation needed.

Richb1970

We came to BC on a work permit and UBCO would have been $45k for an international student vs $6k now we have PR here so it makes a bit of a difference!!

MillieF

$6k for the year...or the term? Just asking as here It's $9,50.00? It's interesting how they all start off quite so differently.

Richb1970

Its $6k for the year much cheaper than in the UK!!

scilly

I do know that at UBC, and probably at other universities, that fees differ according to the programme/faculty that the student is in.

I am I said

Does anyone know how residency is defined? I have a Canadian passport, i live in England. On that glorious day when I return to the home and native land, do I have to tell someone? Or just ruck up at the border, anoint myself with a bottle of maple syrup, wrap myself in the flag and go forth?

dbd33

For the purpose of healthcare, you are resident in Canada if, in each year, you are present for six months +1 day. Alas, I don't know if this rule applies to residency for any other purpose.

dbd33

I was thinking of Canadians, not visitors; snowbirds are diligent about getting back so as to achieve the required time here. I don't suppose international students, who are not already Canadian, ever achieve residency through studenting..

I lived with an American here for a decade or so and, at one point, she went back to school. She needed health insurance for that; otherwise she just paid at the hospital when asked. There was never a fee at the GP because they dealt with lots of immigrants and had a stock of SINs to use when the patient didn't have one.

Jerseygirl

I realized that as soon as I had posted...so deleted my post. You were too quick.