Pay Tution & Fees
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Overview and current dates and deadlines
Full payment is due by the term's deadline. Students should monitor their finance account and access invoices on the myOCADU portal. All finance communications are sent to OCAD U email accounts. Non-receipt of an OCAD U email notice does not exempt you from meeting your financial obligations.
Non-receipt of an OCAD U email notice does not exempt you from meeting your financial obligations.
Late payment of fees
Pay your fees by the payment deadline to avoid a financial hold and interest penalties. Financial holds are lifted once the full balance, including interest penalties, is paid. For details on late payment interest, refer to the support article, What if I have a late tuition payment.
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There are several ways you can pay your OCAD U tuition
Make a bill payment through your Canadian bank online, via telephone banking, or in-person. Add 'Ontario College of Art & Design or OCAD University' as a payee and use your seven-digit student ID as your account number.
Payments take 2-5 business days to appear on your fees account. Ensure your payment is made in time to meet deadlines.
The online chargeback policy applies to all payments. Contact Student Accounts for further details.
Students are encouraged to use an electronic payment method where possible and during non office hours. In-person payments is currently unavailable.
Students are encouraged to use an electronic payment method where possible. Couriered cheques may take longer to arrive and post to your student finance account.
Cheque payment can be mailed or couriered to:
OCAD University
Attention: Student Accounts
100 McCaul St.
Toronto, ON M5T 1W1
Please include your full name and student ID number with all correspondence. Post-dated cheques are not accepted. There is a charge of $30 for each NSF (non-sufficient funds) or returned cheque.
Short-term payment plans allow students to pay tuition fees in installments for the current term. Visit the Financial Aid office before meeting with the Finance Department for a plan.
Eligibility requires active registration in an undergraduate or graduate program, fees assessed for the current term, good financial standing with OCAD University, and income from an approved funding source equal to or greater than the total fee assessment. Plans for retroactive terms are not permitted.
Submit your application before the term's payment deadline. Full policies and details are in the payment plan application form (PDF).
For questions, email studentaccounts@ocadu.ca.
Alternative tuition payment options
PayMyTuition is one of two authorized international payment vendors available for international students to pay their admission deposit and tuition fee payment. Using the PayMyTuition platform, you can pay your tuition payments from any bank, in any country, in any currency at better than bank exchange rates. PayMyTuition is fast, simple and cost effective.
Payments can take three to five business days to arrive. Please allow sufficient time between your payment and any payment deadlines for funds to arrive.
Online chargeback policy is applicable to all PayMyTuition payments. More details regarding the online chargeback policy can be found under the Policies section.
Additional information on PayMyTuition:
How to make a payment with PayMyTuition (video)
Step-by-step guides (PDF) on how to make a payment are available in many languages:
Student sponsorships can use the standard payment methods or request a tuition payment deferment by emailing a sponsorship letter to studentaccounts@ocadu.ca before the term payment deadline. Sponsors will be invoiced each term, after the term registration deadline. Sponsors are encouraged to use electronic funds transfer (EFT) for faster processing.
Students must pay any fees not covered by sponsorship by the term payment deadline to avoid interest charges. Non-payment by the sponsor does not exempt students from their financial obligation. Students should monitor their fees account to ensure payment is made.
If you are receiving external third-party scholarships and/or bursaries not administered through OCAD University, and the scholarships and/or bursaries pay OCAD University directly, please forward payment(s) and award letter to:
OCAD University
Attention: Financial Aid
100 McCaul St.
Toronto, ON M5T 1W1
Please email any questions to studentaccounts@ocadu.ca.
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Admissions Confirmation Deposit
The Admissions Confirmation Deposit may be paid using any of the payment options stated above. Deposits will be credited toward assessed tuition fees. Admission deposits are non-refundable.
To learn more about the admission deposits, please visit the Guide to Admissions pages for undergraduate students and graduate students.