In-person services and payment options have been paused at this time. Please contact Enrolment Services if you have questions.
There are many methods to pay your tuition, each with its own set of instructions. To find your tuition and fee amounts, please log into your Student Services Centre (SSC) and select “Financial Summary” under Finances.
Set up online banking to pay your UBC tuition and fees like any other bill. Payments will take 2-3 business days to process.
To pay with online banking, you'll need a bank account at a Canadian financial institution. Add “UBC Tuition” as a bill payee and use your student number as the bill's account number.
Important: Online banking is available for Housing or Meal Plan payments through most banks and credit unions. To do so please add “UBC Housing and Meal Plan” as a payee. Please do not make Housing and Meal Plan payments to the UBC Tuition account.
Bank transfer and EFT payments deduct funds directly from your Canadian bank account. Payments will be processed immediately.
Similar to a cheque, bank transfer and EFT payments may be returned by your financial institution beacuse:
If your payment is returned, the funds will be reversed out of your student account. This may result in your account being placed on financial hold, as well as being charged interest and a $35 insufficient funds penalty.
Pay your UBC fees from a foreign bank account, using your own currency
International Funds Transfers, processed through Western Union Business Solutions are secure and efficient and offer the following benefits:
See the list of accepted currencies from Western Union Business Solutions. If your local currency is not available, please select an alternative currency or CAD option.
You can use International Funds Transfer to pay your tuition and student, residence, and meal plan fees using your own currency from a foreign bank account.
The "Student Number" field will be automatically filled with a Western Union payment reference number. This is not a field for your UBC student number.
Important: You must repeat step 1 to generate a new payment quote for each payment—do not use the payment reference number from a previous transaction for new payments.
Once your payment is finalized, your student account will be updated after a minimum of 3 business days.
If your account is not updated after a week, contact Western Union at studentinquiries@westernunion.com or toll free by phone at 1.877.218.8829.
Pay with your bank card through the Student Service Centre (SSC). Successful payments will be processed immediately.
Interac® Online is available for Canadian accounts at the following institutions:
Log into your Student Service Centre (SSC) and select "Interac" from "Pay Fees" under Finances.
Please note:
Interac® Online cannot process debit/credit card hybrids (e.g., VISA debit, Mastercard debit, AMEX debit, etc.)
Please confirm with your financial institution that your daily Interac® limit will be enough to cover your payment
Log into your Student Service Centre (SSC) and select "Credit Card" in "Pay Fees" under Finances. Successful payments will be processed immediately.
Credit card payments on SSC cannot process debit/credit card hybrids (e.g., VISA debit, Mastercard debit, AMEX debit, etc.)
Important: Payments for student housing, mandatory meal plans, and tuition fees will have a non-refundable 1.75% convenience fee added to the base payment.
You may use loyalty points to pay your tuition fees.
In particular, Higher Ed Points allow you to apply TD and Aeroplan reward points toward your tuition and fees.
Sign up with Higher Ed Points and follow the steps for your loyalty program. Once you've completed the transfer, it will take about 3 days for the points to be applied to your student account.
You don't need to be an HSBC Bank customer to pay your fees at a HSBC branch. HSBC in-person payments take 2-3 business days to be processed.
To pay, complete a Tuition Fee Payment Form and bring it to any HSBC Bank Canada branch with your cheque payment. Cash payments are not accepted through HSBC.
The nearest HSBC Bank branch is located at 4480 West 10th Avenue at Sasamat Street. You only need the tuition form only if you're paying at HSBC, and are not required to submit a copy to UBC.
Set up in-person banking to pay your UBC tuition and fees like any other bill. Payments will take 1-2 business days to process.
To pay with in-person or telephone banking, you'll need a bank account at a Canadian financial institution. Some Canadian financial institutions may not accept these payment methods or may charge a transaction fee.
Visit or call your financial institution and provide them with the following information:
Important: Online banking for most banks and credit unions is available for residence and meal plan fees. Visit Housing or Meal Plan payments for details.
A proof of enrolment, also known as a confirmation of enrolment letter, is often needed to redeem RESPs.
To download your proof of enrolment, please log into your Student Service Centre (SSC) and select “Proof of Enrolment Letter” under Grades & Records. Be sure to select the correct Academic Session for your letter.
You may not need a stamp for your RESP form depending on your RESP provider. The following RESP providers accept the UBC proof of enrolment directly generated from the SSC:
If your RESP provider does not accept the UBC proof of enrolment generated from the SSC, please contact Enrolment Services directly.
UBC cannot accept cash, cheque, debit, or credit card payments for tuition and student fees at the Enrolment Services Advising Centre in Brock Hall.
As there are no equivalent online services, only external award and U.S. dollar cheques will continue to be accepted by in-person payment for tuition and student fees.
Important: In-person services have been paused at this time. Please contact Enrolment Services if you have questions
UBC does not accept deposits from private lenders or unauthorized third-party service providers to be paid towards tuition and/or fees.
Transactions from private lenders will be rejected and students will be responsible for any fees incurred as a result of the payment or return. If you have unpaid tuition and fees because of rejected transactions, you may be put on financial hold and charged an interest penalty.
Some exceptions apply for specific full-time Sauder School of Business graduate programs—Master of Business Administration, Master of Management, and Master of Business Analytics—which may be eligible to loans from private lenders. If you are an applicant to one of these programs please contact Sauder directly.
Important: In-person services have been paused at this time. Please contact Enrolment Services if you have questions.
You can pay your tuition, student fees, and registration deposits in person at Enrolment Services in Brock Hall with a US dollar cheque.
Payment using US dollar cheques will use the daily UBC currency exchange rate. Staff will calculate the appropriate amount of USD at the time of payment.
We cannot accept cash or debit payments in person. If you would like to pay by debit, please do so at any local HSBC branch. Provide your UBC student number as the account number.
Tuition waivers are employment benefits available to UBC staff and faculty only.
Once your tuition waiver is approved by Financial Services, the waiver information will be electronically forwarded to Enrolment Services in Brock Hall in 2-3 business days. Enrolment Services will then apply the payment to your account.
As the waivers do not cover student fees such as the student health and dental plan fees, please make sure that you pay for them separately.
If students, staff, or faculty have questions, they can contact the appropriate payroll contact for tuition waivers:
Surname beginning: A – L
Dirceu Campos 604-822-9290
Surname beginning: M – Z
Wentworth Iwasiuk 604-822-8979
Tuition fee deferral is available to graduate students employed by UBC as Teaching or Research assistants.
You can find detailed eligibility and application instructions on the Tuition Fee Deferral Application. You will need to attach a copy of your ePAF (proof of employment) in the application form.
If you are a UBC scholarship recipient, the scholarship funding will be credited to your student account against fees owing after you've accepted the award in your Student Service Centre (SSC). Awards that have not been accepted will not be dispersed.
Scholarships paid out in installments will have funds credited to your tuition account on the date specified in the award legal agreement.
If your award amount is less than the total amount owed, you must pay the difference by the fee deadline to avoid late charges. If your award amount is more than your tuition owed for the term, please sign up for direct deposit before accepting the award to receive the credit directly.
Scholarships cannot be applied towards your registration deposit, so please make sure you pay your deposit in time to register.
This redeeming process is for BC Provincial scholarships including:
Submit the following documents through the Scholarship Redemption web form:
Important: In-person services have been paused at this time. Please follow the instructions above to redeem your scholarship through online verification.
If you are a BC student, you can redeem Passport to Education stamps to pay for a portion of your fees.
Important: In-person services have been paused at this time. Please contact Enrolment Services if you have questions.
Bring your Passport to Enrolment Services in Brock Hall one week before tuition is due to be processed. The value of the Passport will be applied toward your tuition fees.
Please do not send your passport in the mail, as UBC will not accept responsibility for lost passports.
Undergraduate students that have received an external award should request the granting agency or organization to send the cheque directly to the UBC Development Office for processing with the subject line “Attention: External Awards Processing".
If you've received the cheque from the organization directly, please download your Proof of Enrolment in your SSC under Grades & Records, write down your student number, and include it in your mail with the cheque to the UBC Development Office. Allow 6-9 weeks for processing.
In some cases, the granting agency or organization may require supporting documentation from the student before the cheque can be released.
Please contact Enrolment Services if you have any questions.
Important: In-person services have been paused at this time, and we are unable to process external award cheques in person. Please see instructions above to mail in cheques for processing.
The currency exchange rate information is available on the UBC Finance website, which is updated daily. Staff will calculate the appropriate amount upon payment.
Some UBC students have a portion of their UBC fees paid by a sponsor such as an Aboriginal community, employer, or government agency. When UBC sends a bill for fees to sponsors this is called "third-party billing."
If you are a sponsored student, Enrolment Services can process tuition and student fee payments directly from your sponsor.
It is important that you and your sponsor understand what steps you both must take to ensure your fees are paid on your behalf. The student may have fees they are responsible for that are not covered under their sponsorship agreement. It is also important to be aware of what happens if your sponsor changes or withdraws their support.
Find detailed information, dates, and instructions below:
If you have questions regarding your sponsorship, contact your sponsor directly. If your sponsor needs help with the application form, or they have billing questions, they can contact Sponsorship Billing:
If none of these payment options work for you, please contact your Enrolment Services Advisor.
If you're an undergraduate student, you have an assigned Enrolment Services Advisor. Find your advisor's contact information on the Student Service Centre (SSC) in "UBC Contacts" under Personal Info.
Your fees must be paid in full by the payment due dates. Otherwise, students may be placed on financial hold and charged a processing fee as well as an interest penalty. The financial hold will be removed when the outstanding balance, including penalties, is paid in full.
Find your advisor's contact information on the Student Service Centre (SSC) under Personal Info > UBC Contacts
Telephone: 604 822 9836
Toll-free: 1 877 272 1422
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