WHAT IS THE PROVINCIAL TUITION
WAIVER PROGRAM?
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Waives tuition and mandatory fees
for B.C. post-secondary students who are
former youth in care between the ages of 19
and up to their 27
th
birthday.
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Applies to full-time and part-time certificates,
diplomas and undergraduate degrees at all 25 public
post-secondary institutions, Nati
ve Education
College and ten trades training providers* in British
Columbia.
*Trades Training Providers include:
Boilermaker Training Centre
Construction and Spe
cialized Workers
D.C. 38 Joint Trade Society
Electrical Joint Training Committee
Floorlayers Union
IUOE Local 115 Training Association
Piles Drivers Local 2404
Piping Industry Apprenticeship Board
Sheet Metal Workers Training Centre Society
Trowel Trades Training Association
*QUESTIONS?
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For more information, visit gov.bc.ca/tuitionwaiver
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Send an e-mail to tuitionwaiver@gov.bc.ca
YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE IF YOU:
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ƌĞĂĨƵůůͲƚŝŵĞŽƌƉĂƌƚͲƚŝŵĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ͖
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ƌĞĂƚƚĞŶĚŝŶŐĂ͘͘ƉƵďůŝĐͲƉŽƐƚƐĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJŝŶƐƚŝƚƵƚŝŽŶ͕
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ƚƌĂĚĞƐƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌƐ͖
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ƌĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞĂŐĞƐŽĨϭϵͲϮϲ;ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞͿ, or
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AƌĞϭϳŽƌϭϴLJĞĂƌƐŽĨĂŐĞ, graduated high schoolĂŶĚ
are ŶŽůŽŶŐĞƌŝŶĐĂƌĞŽĨƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚ
&ĂŵŝůLJĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽƌƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨ^ŽĐŝĂů
ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚWŽǀĞƌƚLJZĞĚƵĐƚŝŽŶ͖ĂŶĚ
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tĞƌĞĨŽƌŵĞƌůLJŝŶĂŶLJ͘͘DŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚ
&ĂŵŝůLJĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚΖƐ>ĞŐĂů^ƚĂƚƵƐĞƐŽrƚŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨ
^ŽĐŝĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂŶĚWŽǀĞƌƚLJZĞĚƵĐƚŝŽŶΖƐŚŝůĚŝŶ
,ŽŵĞŽĨZĞůĂƚŝǀĞWƌŽŐƌĂŵĨŽƌĂƚůĞĂƐƚϮϰŵŽŶƚŚƐŽƌ
ϳϯϬĚĂLJƐͲĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƚŝǀĞŽƌĂĐĐƵŵƵůĂƚĞĚŝŶĂŶLJ
ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ;ƐĞĞďĞůŽǁĨŽƌĨƵůůůŝƐƚŽĨ>ĞŐĂů^ƚĂƚƵƐĞƐ)
Legal Statuses:
Extended Family Plan
Interim Custody Order with a Director
Interim Custody Order with person other than a parent
Temporary Custody Order
Temporary Transfer of Custody
Permanent Transfer of Custody Order with person
other than a parent
Youth Agreement
Voluntary Care Agreement
Special Needs Agreement
A Continuing Custody Order with a Director
Adoption
Under the Guardianship of a Director - Infants Act
Under the Guardianship of a Director - Adoptions Act
HOW DO I APPLY?
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Complete the application form*
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Review for accuracy and completion
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Sign the declaration and consent
Have your Post-Secondary Institution/Union
Institute complete the required section
PROVINCIAL TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM
Application Form
Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training
Provincial Tuition Waiver Program Application- Public Post-Secondary Institution