2019 - 2020 school year

Fee Schedule for 2020 - 2021 school year:

Refund Policy

• Full Tuition Fee Refund, less the administration fee (CAD $500.00), will be granted if Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) does not issue the Study Permit. To obtain a refund, the student must submit the following documents within 60 calendar days from the issue date as indicated on the original refusal letter from IRCC:
  1. The original Letter of Rejection from IRCC
  2. The original TDSB Official Letter of Acceptance
  3. The original receipt of tuition payment
  4. Completed and Signed Refund Request Form by the parent/guardian

• Two-Thirds of the tuition, less the administration fee (CAD $500.00), will be refunded if a student withdraws at least 30 calendar days or more prior to the commencement of the program as prescribed in the Official Letter of Acceptance. The following documents are required:
  1. The original TDSB Official Letter of Acceptance
  2. The Original receipt of tuition payment
  3. Completed and signed Refund Request Form by parent/guardian

• One-Half of the tuition, less the administration fee (CAD $500.00), will be refunded if the student withdraws less than 30 calendar days before/after the commencement of the program as prescribed in the Official Letter of Acceptance. The following documents are required:
  1. The original TDSB Official Letter of Acceptance
  2. The Original receipt of tuition payment
  3. Completed and signed Refund Request Form by parent/guardian

• No Refund of the tuition fee will be granted to a student who:
  • withdraws after 30 calendar days from the commencement of the program as prescribed in the Official Letter of Acceptance.
  • is dismissed from the program as a result of any contravention of the laws of the Province of Ontario or the federal laws of Canada applicable therein or is in breach of any policies or procedures of the Toronto District School Board or TDSB International Student Programs; or

• Change of Immigration Status: In the event that the student's immigration status changes during the school year, the parent/guardian of the student must contact the International Students and Admissions Office immediately. Note that this paragraph does not apply to students whose parents obtain work permit or study permit after the commencement of the student’s program at TDSB.

Methods of Payment:

Application Fee:

We encourage all students to submit applications through our online application portal and pay the application fee with credit card.

For countries where credit card option is not available, application fee should be made payable to the Toronto District School Board in Canadian currency by Bank Draft, Money Order or Certified Cheque.

Tuition Fee:

Option 1: CIBC International Student Pay Portal

As an international student studying at the Toronto District School Board, making tuition payments is faster and easier than ever before. With the CIBC International Student Pay secure online portal, you can now make arrangements to pay your student fees in your preferred currency1 from anywhere in the world, at any time, in four easy steps:

1. LOG IN
   Access the CIBC International Student Pay secure web portal
2. PROVIDE PAYMENT DETAILS
   Once you enter the CIBC International Student Pay platform, simply enter the tuition amount in Canadian dollars, then identify your preferred country. You’ll be shown the amount required in your preferred currency1 to pay your student fees in Canadian dollars based on the competitive FX foreign currency rate CIBC is providing Toronto District School Board. This quoted exchange rate is locked-in for 72 hours2 – this means nowhich means there are no currency fluctuations during that this period as you finalize your transaction.
3. ENTER PAYER DETAILS
   Enter payer details – whether it is you, your parents or an agent acting on your behalf. Carefully review the Terms & Conditions provided by CIBC, and when ready, click “Accept” and “Submit”.
4. INITIATE TRANSFER
   Print the payment instructions and reference code and deliver to your local bank within 72 hours2. Your bank simply follows the instructions and sends the funds to Toronto District School Board.

Benefits of using the CIBC International Student Pay Portal

Enhanced Student Expreience:Once you enter the CIBC International Student Pay platform, simply follow the prompts to make a payment in your preferred currency1 — whether it is you, your parents or an agent acting on your behalf.

Access to Live Foreign Exchange Rates:With CIBC International Student Pay you’ll have access to the competitive foreign exchange rates CIBC is providing to Toronto District School Board. CIBC is a leading global financial institution and an established dealer specializing in foreign exchange for over 100 years.

End-toEnd Communication: You’ll receive detailed instructions and a reference code to deliver to your local bank within 72 hours2. Your bank simply follows the instructions and sends the funds to your school. You’ll also receive status updates and email reminders until your payment is complete, and you can check the status of your payment online at any time. You will receive a confirmation email when Toronto District School Board receives your payment.

1 CIBC International Student Pay provides access to all developed market currencies and select growth market currencies. 2 The foreign exchange quote in your preferred currency will remain valid for 72 hours (excluding weekends and Canadian statutory holidays). Should you not proceed with the transaction within this 72 hour period the quote will expire. During this 72 hour period (excluding weekends and Canadian statutory holidays), you will not be able to access CIBC International Student Pay to obtain further quotes. CIBC Capital Markets is a trademark brand name under which different legal entities provide different services under this umbrella brand. Foreign exchange services are offered by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Services offered by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce include corporate lending services, foreign exchange, money market instruments, structured notes, interest rate products and OTC derivatives. Other products and services, such as exchange-traded equity and equity options, fixed income securities, are offered through directly or indirectly held subsidiaries of CIBC. CIBC provides payment and foreign exchange solutions to, among others, colleges, universities, education providers and other similar institutions in Canada, including facilitating payment from you to Toronto District School Board. In accepting payments for Toronto District School Board, CIBC acts as a service provider to Toronto District School Board —– not as a service provider to you. In the event you decide to send a payment to an account owned and / or operated by CIBC for transmission to Toronto District School Board, you irrevocably agree that CIBC may accept and act upon the sole instructions of Toronto District School Board with respect to such payment. You are not required to use the Online Platform to pay tuition fees to Toronto District School Board. You are at all times entitled to source Canadian dollars from alternate financial institutions, including your local financial institution. CIBC derives income from the difference (the spread) between the prices at which we buy and sell foreign currency. CIBC’s spreads may differ from time and can change (without prior notice). This spread is reflected in the quote CIBC provides to Toronto District School Board. CIBC may offer Toronto District School Board rebates in connection with the solutions provided, which rebates may not be passed along to you.

Option 2: Bank Draft

Please make the bank draft payable to Toronto District School Board and mail or bring it in person to our office along with the conditional letter of acceptance. TISP ID number and Name of the student must be included on the Bank Draft.

Option 3: Traditional Wire Transfer

For regions where Option 1 is not available, traditional wire transfer can be the choice of payment:

1. Please sue the below beneficiary bank information when making the wiretransfer
2. Please add CDN $40 wire transfer charge to the total amount
3. Once wire transfer has been completed by the local bank, please complete the Wire Transfer Reference Form and send it along with a copy of the receipt/statement you're your bank to StudyToronto@tdsb.on.ca
4. Please inform the local bank that the student names (English) and TISP ID Number MUST be included in the receipt/statement for our accounting department to verify the payment