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There are two academic tuition fee categories at York University: (a) the domestic tuition rate, which is charged to students who are specifically exempted by the government of Ontario regulations from the international student charge; and (b) the international tuition rate charged to students who are not so exempted, or who are unwilling or unable to provide documentary proof of exempted status to the Registrar's Office. Fees may also vary depending on the Faculty, program or course selections.

Information on the interpretation of eligibility for exemption, tuition rate reassessment, deadlines for submitting documents, or changes of status in Canada, must be confirmed by the Registrar's Office.

A) Domestic Tuition Rate

You are eligible for the domestic tuition rate if you fall into one of the exempt categories listed below and are able to give satisfactory proof of your status to the Registrar's Office by the following deadline dates:

Note: All changes or corrections to your tuition rate on your York record must be done before the deadline dates below. Any changes or corrections made after these dates will only be applicable to the next term or session and will not be retroactive to any previous term or session.

Fall/Winter session

October 31 - deadline for reassessment at the domestic tuition rate for the complete fall/winter session.

January 31 - deadline for reassessment at the domestic tuition rate for the winter term only of the fall/winter session.

Summer session

June 30 - deadline for reassessment at the domestic tuition rate for the complete summer session.

July 16 - deadline for reassessment at the domestic tuition rate for certain summer session courses which begin later in the session, e.g. July 2. Questions regarding specific courses should be directed to the Registrar's Office.

If you wish to be considered for exemption under one of the approved categories, you must contact the Registrar's Office regarding the official documentation necessary to support such a request. Original documents must be presented. Photocopies of documents are not accepted. All documents presented in support of consideration for exemption, or if requested as proof of status, must be submitted to the Registrar's Office, before payment of academic tuition.

If you are unable to provide the required documentation before paying your academic tuition, you are required to pay at the international tuition rate.

In order to retain an exemption for a subsequent term or session, you may, at a later date, be required to submit supplementary or new documents to prove that your status has been maintained.

If you present acceptable documentation for exemption from the international tuition rate, and this documentation contains an expiry date, it is your responsibility to bring updated documentation to the Registrar's Office no later than 10 working days after the expiry date on the original documentation. This must be done to maintain your exemption.

Certain exemption categories specify that both the person who has the status, and his/her dependants, are eligible for exemption from the international tuition rates. The definition of a "dependant" of a person includes his/her:

a) spouse

b) unmarried child, or

c) spouse's unmarried child.

The dependent status must be fully documented, the dependant status must have been established a minimum of three years prior to the student's application for exemption, and this status continuously maintained to the date of application for exemption.

Note: The exemption categories are subject to change at any time on the decision of the government of Ontario and on the approval of the Board of Governors of York University.

International tuition fee exemption categories:

(i) a citizen of Canada within the meaning of the Citizenship Act or a person registered as an Indian within the meaning of the Indian Act;

(ii) a student who is the legal dependant of a Canadian citizen may be exempted from the international tuition rates. Documentation must be provided which verifies that the dependant status, e.g. by marriage or adoption, was instituted a minimum of three years prior to the deadline dates and that this status was continuously maintained to the date of application for exemption;

(iii) a person officially recognized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada as a permanent resident in Canada;

(iv) a student who is the legal dependant of a permanent resident may be eligible for exemption from the international tuition rates. Documentation must be provided which verifies that the dependant status, e.g. by marriage or adoption, was instituted a minimum of three years prior to the deadlines and that this status was continuously maintained to the date of application for exemption;

(v) an applicant for permanent resident status, provided the applicant has met all the preliminary requirements for the granting of that status, and provided the applicant obtains an official statement from Citizenship and Immigration Canada which confirms this;

(vi) a student who is the legal dependant of an applicant for permanent resident status (as outlined in category (v)) may be exempted from the international tuition rates. Documentation must be provided which verifies that the dependant status, e.g. by marriage or adoption, was established a minimum of three years prior to the deadline dates and was continuously maintained to the date of application for exemption;

(vii) a person who is admitted to and remaining in Canada, with official accreditation from the Canadian government, to carry out official duties as a diplomatic or consular officer; or as a Canadian government-accredited representative or official of a country other than Canada, of the United Nations or any of its agencies, of any intergovernmental organizations of which Canada is a member; or as a dependant or a member of the staff of any such diplomat, consular officer, representative or official accredited to Canada by the Canadian government; or a member of a foreign military force or of a civilian component thereof admitted to Canada under the Visiting Forces Act or any dependants of such personnel.

Note: a student who has been exempt under this category, but whose exemption status changes during the course of his/her program due to circumstances beyond the student's control, continues to be exempt from the payment of international student tuition for the duration of the program of study in which the student is registered at the time of the change in status. Contact the Registrar's Office regarding official documentation required;

(viii) a person and his/her dependants, who is officially recognized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada as admitted to and remaining in Canada for the purpose of employment. This category excludes graduate teaching and research assistants;

(ix) a person and his/her dependants, who is officially recognized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada as a Convention Refugee;

(x) a person and his/her dependants, who is a refugee claimant in Canada, only if the claim for refugee status was made to Citizenship and Immigration Canada before January 1, 1989;

(xi) a person who is a participant in an Ontario government sponsored exchange agreement.

B) International Tuition Rate

As the result of a policy decision made by the government of Ontario, all non-exempt international students in an undergraduate program of study are subject to the international tuition rate.

Note: All changes or corrections to your tuition rate on your York record must be done before the deadline dates below. Any changes or corrections made after these dates will only be applicable to the next term or session and will not be retroactive to any previous term or session.

Fall/Winter session

October 31 - deadline for reassessment at the domestic tuition rate for the complete fall/winter session.

January 31 - deadline for reassessment at the domestic tuition rate for the winter term only of the fall/winter session.

Summer session

June 30 - deadline for reassessment at the domestic tuition rate for the complete summer session.

July 16 - deadline for reassessment at the domestic tuition rate for certain summer session courses which begin later in the session, e.g. July 2. Questions regarding specific courses should be directed to the Registrar's Office.