Getting Your Confirmation of Enrolment Form and Loan/Grant Certificate

Students Studying in Canada

The ministry will send your loan/grant certificate and your Confirmation of Enrolment form to the financial aid office of the institution you plan to attend.

Before your financial aid office can release your loan/grant certificate to you, you must:

• register for and begin classes;
• provide proof of registration;
• present two forms of identification:

• One piece of valid photo ID issued in Canada by the federal or a provincial or territorial government (a legible photocopy is acceptable).  Examples of acceptable ID are: a valid driver’s license, passport, provincial health card with photo, permanent residency or citizenship card, etc. 

• One document proving that the Social Insurance Number on your loan or grant authorization document is your own.  For example, you may present your Social Insurance Number card (a legible photocopy is acceptable) or an official Government of Canada document that indicates your Social Insurance Number (e.g., a Canada Revenue Agency Notice of Assessment, a Canada Pension Plan Statement of Contributions, or a Confirmation of Social Insurance Number from Service Canada).

IMPORTANT: 

• The combination of these two pieces of identification must include your photo, your name, your address and your Social Insurance Number.
• A note will be made of the documents that you presented and whether the identification was consistent with the information on your application.  These documents may not be recorded or copied.

Students Studying Outside Canada

The ministry will send the following documents directly to you:

• your loan/grant certificate;
• a fact sheet that provides complete details on how to negotiate your loan;
• your Confirmation of Enrolment form.

Because these documents are mailed directly to you, it is extremely important that you notify the ministry of any change to your address. You can change your address by going to Update Your File on the OSAP main page.

You are responsible for ensuring that your loan/grant certificate is completed and signed before you forward it to the appropriate division of the NSLSC, along with two forms of identification:

• One piece of valid photo ID issued in Canada by the federal or a provincial or territorial government (a legible photocopy is acceptable).  Examples of acceptable ID are: a valid driver’s license, passport, provincial health card with photo, permanent residency or citizenship card, etc. 

• One document proving that the Social Insurance Number on your loan or grant authorization document is your own.  For example, you may present your Social Insurance Number card (a legible photocopy is acceptable) or an official Government of Canada document that indicates your Social Insurance Number (e.g., a Canada Revenue Agency Notice of Assessment, a Canada Pension Plan Statement of Contributions, or a Confirmation of Social Insurance Number from Service Canada).

IMPORTANT: 

• The combination of these two pieces of identification must include your photo, your name, your address and your Social Insurance Number.
• A note will be made of the documents that you presented and whether the identification was consistent with the information on your application.  These documents may not be recorded or copied.

Neither you nor your financial aid office can sign your loan/grant certificate until you have registered for and begun classes. Remember, your postsecondary institution must also sign your loan/grant certificate. You are also responsible for ensuring that the Confirmation of Enrolment form is completed and signed by you and  your postsecondary institution and returned to OSAP.