Application for Interest Free Status
for a Person on Parental Leave
for Alberta Student Loans
Instruction Sheet for Students
Application for Interest Free Status Last revised June 2018
Interest Free Status for a Person on Parental Leave
A student who takes a break from full-time or part-time studies for parental leave may apply for interest free status on their Alberta
Student Loan(s). The interest free status begins on the last day of attendance at school and lasts up to a maximum of 12 months from
that date.
Important: The interest free status applies only to your Alberta Student Loan(s). You will still be required to make payments on your
Canada Student Loan(s) and any other loans issued by another province.
Eligibility Requirements
A person is eligible for interest free status due to parental leave when they cease to be a full-time or part-time student in order to give
birth to, care for or support a child who is a new addition to the family by reason of one of the Qualifying Events, and intend to return
to full-time or part-time studies. The Qualifying Event must have happened within 12 months of when you ceased to be a full-time or
part-time student.
Definition of Alberta Student Loan
“Alberta Student Loan” collectively means all loans made to the Student from time to time pursuant to the Students Finance Act
(Alberta), the Student Loan Act (Alberta) and the Student Financial Assistance Act (Alberta), and any regulations made under these
Acts, each as may be amended from time to time (“Alberta Student Finance Acts”), including loans made to the Student by the
Minister, loans made to the Student by a nancing institution and transferred to the Minister, loans made while the Student was a
minor, and also including any grant overpayments converted to a loan by the Minister under the Alberta Student Finance Acts.
Contact Information
If you have questions, contact the Alberta Student Aid Service Centre:
• 1-855-606-2096 toll free from anywhere in North America
• 1-855-306-2240 TTY for the hearing impaired
• 800 2 529-9242 outside North America (add the appropriate International Access Code)
Mail Your Form
Alberta Student Aid Service Centre
PO Box 4050
Mississauga STN A
Mississauga ON L5A 4M9
Application for Interest Free Status
for a Person on Parental Leave
for Alberta Student Loans
Advanced Education is collecting this personal information under the authority of sections 33(a) and (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act (Alberta) to determine and verify the Applicant’s eligibility for parental leave interest free status for Alberta Student Loans in accordance with
the Student Financial Assistance Act (Alberta) as may be amended from time to time. The use and disclosure of your personal information is managed in
accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Alberta). If you have any questions about the collection, use or disclosure of
this information, call the Alberta Student Aid Service Centre toll free at 1-855-606-2096 from anywhere in North America. You can also mail your questions
to the Alberta Student Aid Service Centre, PO Box 4050, Mississauga Stn A, Mississauga ON L5A 4M9.
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Personal Information
Last Name (current legal name)
First Name (current legal name)
Mobile Number (format: 999-999-9999)
Telephone Number (format: 999-999-9999)
Social Insurance Number
Apartment or Box Number
Street Address (add direction, e.g. S, NW, SE, if applicable)
City/Town
Middle
Initial
Prov/State Country Postal/Zip Code
Qualifying Event Information
1. Identify your Qualifying Event for parental leave and attach copies of the documents indicated:
Check
Applicable
Qualifying
Event
Definition Attach Copies of the Following Documents
Parent-to-be You or your spouse/partner is
expecting the birth of a baby.
Copy of the medical certicate conrming pregnancy.
Parent-by birth You or your spouse/partner
has given birth and you are the
biological mother or father of this
baby.
Copy of one of the following:
a) birth certicate (long version)
b) Blue Cross form
c) hospital form
d) Canada Child Tax Benet stub
Parent-by-
adoption
You have been granted adoption of
a child by the courts.
Copy of the adoption order issued by the courts.
Legal Guardian You have been appointed legal
guardian of a child.
Copy of the guardianship order issued by the courts or other
proof of guardianship acceptable to the Minister.
Step Parent or
Foster Parent
You have become a person
standing in place of a parent.
Copy of the child’s birth certicate and a copy of one of the
following (as applicable):
a) your marriage certicate
b) adult interdependent partnership agreement
c) statutory declaration declaring your responsibility for the child
d) other documentation acceptable to the Minister
2. Enter the date of the Qualifying Event: (If your Qualifying
Event is “Parent-to-be”, enter the estimated date of birth.)
Month Year
3. Enter your last day of attendance in full-time or part-time studies:
Day Month Year
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Application for Interest Free Status
for a Person on Parental Leave
for Alberta Student Loans
Applicant Declaration
I declare and warrant that:
• the information that I have provided in this Application, and
any additional information that I have provided to Advanced
Education in respect of this Application is true and complete,
and I understand it is subject to audit.
I agree to:
• immediately notify Advanced Education in writing of any
change to any information contained in this Application.
• provide information or documents as requested by Advanced
Education to verify any statements made in this Application.
I understand that my personal information may be disclosed
and exchanged:
• by and between Advanced Education and any other federal,
provincial or territorial government department or agency,
educational institution, or nancial institution to verify any
information I have provided to Advanced Education and to
determine my eligibility for the parental leave interest free status.
• by and between Advanced Education, the federal government
and the educational institution(s) named in my application(s)
for nancial assistance, for use in research, statistical
analysis, and evaluations related to student nancial
assistance programs.
I understand that:
• I must submit this Application and provide evidence of one
of the Qualifying Events within 12 months from the last day
of attendance in full-time or part-time studies, to be assessed
for eligibility for interest free status due to parental leave.
• I will be expected to start repayment of my Alberta Student
Loans, as required, if I do not return to full-time or part-time
study at the end of my parental leave.
• I may be denied parental leave interest free status if I fail to
provide the documents or information as requested by Advanced
Education to verify statements made in this Application.
• if I make a false or misleading statement in this Application,
or fail to disclose information as requested by Advanced
Education, I may be denied nancial assistance, including
parental leave interest free status and/or required to
immediately repay all nancial assistance received,
and/or subject to criminal prosecution.
• failure to disclose information or provide updated information
as requested by Advanced Education may constitute the
making of a false or misleading statement.
I have read the Applicant Declaration and I conrm that the Applicant Declaration applies to the information that I have provided in this
Application and to any additional information that I may subsequently provide to Advanced Education in respect of this Application.
Signature of Applicant Today’s Date
SIGN HERE
Day Month Year
Spouse/Partner Declaration
(Complete only if you are providing documents in support of the Applicant’s request for interest free status.)
For the purpose of verifying the data provided in my Spouse/Partner’s Application for Parental Leave Interest Free Status,
• I declare that the information included on this Application and any additional information that I have provided to Advanced Education
in respect of this Application is true and complete.
• I understand that my personal information will be disclosed and exchanged by and between Advanced Education and any other
federal, provincial or territorial government department or agency, or educational institution, or nancial institution to verify my
personal information included on this form, and to determine my spouse’s/partner’s eligibility for parental leave interest free status.
• I understand that my personal information will be disclosed and exchanged between Advanced Education and the federal
government, and by Advanced Education and the federal government, for use in research, statistical analysis, or evaluations related
to student nancial assistance programs.
I have read the Spouse/Partner Declaration and I conrm that the Spouse/Partner Declaration applies to the information that I have
provided in this Application and to any additional information that I may subsequently provide to Advanced Education in respect of this
Application.
Signature of Spouse/Partner Today’s Date
SIGN HERE
Day Month Year