Maintaining interest-free status

National Student Loan Service Centre (NSLSC) online confirmation of enrolment

If you receive federal loan funding from a province or territory in the list below, confirm your enrolment with the National Student Loan Service Centre (NSLSC). This will ensure you receive interest-free status on the federal portion of your loans:

  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Manitoba
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Nova Scotia
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Saskatchewan
  • Yukon

You can also apply to keep your interest-free status if you:

  • Have outstanding federal loans
  • Aren't applying for additional funding, and
  • Are enrolled full time

To do this, complete a confirmation of enrolment through your NSLSC portal.

Note: You must submit these requests each term/year that you’re enrolled. They can be completed by the school as early as 30 days before the start of studies.

To complete on online confirmation of enrolment:

  1. Visit the NSLSC
  2. Log in or create an account
  3. Under the Manage a Loan section, select Confirm your Enrolment
  4. Complete the required sections
  5. Submit your request

Once you've submitted your request, your lender will contact UCalgary. We will confirm your enrolment status. This will notify your lender of your updated end-of-period study date. You should follow up with your lender(s) to make sure the changes made to your account are correct. You can call the NSLSC at 1.888.815.4514.

If you can’t submit an online request, you can submit a service request by selecting Submit Interest Free Request. Be sure to attached your Schedule 2. Once completed, you must mail your Schedule 2 to the NSLSC for processing.

If you’re enrolled part time and borrowed part time loans in the past, complete a Confirmation of Enrolment or a Schedule 2 through your National Student Loan Service Centre (NSLSC) portal. This will keep your part time loans in interest-free status. Please note that previous full-time loans can’t be kept in interest-free status while you study part-time.

Province-specific actions

Reinstatement of Interest Free Status for Alberta Student Loans – Form B

You can maintain your interest-free status on your provincial loans by completing a Form B if the following applies to you:

  • You have outstanding provincial loans from the province of Alberta
  • You're not applying for additional funding, and
  • You’re enrolled full time, part time or are a medical student completing your residency

Note: You must submit these requests each term/year that you’re enrolled. They can be completed by the school as early as 30 days before the start of studies. Please follow these instructions:

  1. Download Form B on Alberta Student Aid’s Applications and Forms webpage
  2. Review the instructions on the form and complete Section 1
  3. Provide the form to UCalgary via service request in your Student Centre. A UCalgary representative will have Section 2 completed, signed, and stamped.
  4. Mail the form to:
    Alberta Student Aid Service Centre
    PO BOX 4050
    Mississauga STN A
    Mississauga, ON
    L5A 4M9
  5. Follow up with Alberta Student Aid within 7–10 business days of mailing your form to confirm it has been received and processed. Note: if they don’t receive your Form B within 30 days of the signing date it will expire. You’ll need to complete a new form if that happens.

Note: You must submit a Confirmation of Enrolment request through the NSLSC portal if you:

  • Have federal and provincial loans
  • Aren't applying for additional funding, and
  • Are enrolled full-time

This will notify your federal and provincial lenders of your full time status.

How to create a new service request guide (pdf)

Follow these instructions to complete a Confirmation of Return to School (CRS) Form if:

  • You've previously applied for funding through the province of Manitoba
  • You're not applying for additional funding, and
  • You’re enrolled full time

These requests can only be complete once your study period has already begun:

  1. Download a Confirmation of Return to School Form from the Forms page of your lender’s website.
  2. Complete the top section of the form that asks for your personal information.
  3. Provide the form to UCalgary via a service request in your Student Centre. A UCalgary representative will complete and sign the school section.
  4. Mail the completed form to the address provided on the form.
  5. Follow up with Manitoba Student Aid within 7–10 business days of mailing your form to confirm it has been received and processed. Note: if they don’t receive your Confirmation of Return to School Form within 30 days of the signing date, it will expire. You’ll need to complete a new form if that happens.

How to create a new service request guide (pdf)

Completing a Continuation of Interest-Free Status Request

Follow these instructions to complete an online Continuation of Interest-Free Status (CIFS) Request if:

  • You've previously applied for funding through the province of Ontario
  • You aren’t applying for additional funding, and
  • You’re enrolled full time
  1. Log in to your OSAP account using your Ontario Access Number (OAN) and password.
  2. Select ‘Apply for interest-free status’ to submit a new application or access an incomplete application.
  3. Complete and submit the application. Submit the type of school, student ID, and program name and standardized study period start and end dates. After you submit your request, the lender will notify UCalgary. We will then confirm your enrolment status. Monitor the status of your request through your OSAP portal and through your Student Centre.

Full-time (Form number 2006)

If you're a full-time student and have not applied for financial assistance for your current period of study, you must have a Confirmation of Student Status form filled out by a school representative if:

  • You’re a full-time student, and
  • You haven’t applied for financial assistance for your current period of study

Download the form from your lender’s website.

Medical students currently completing residency training can also complete this form.

This form allows you to pause your loan repayments during the period of study indicated.

This form isn’t valid unless it has been signed by an authorized person at your educational institution. It can only be completed as of the first day of the term. Please see the following instructions:

  1. Download the Confirmation of Student Status – Full-time (Form No. 2006) from the All Forms page of your lender’s website.
  2. Review the instructions and complete Section 1 of the form
  3. Provide form to UCalgary via service request in your Student Centre. A UCalgary representative will complete, sign and stamp Section 2.
  4. Upload the completed form through the online service on your lender’s website. If you can’t upload the document, mail it to the address on the form.
  5. Follow up with your lender within 7–10 business days after uploaded/mailing your form to confirm it has been received and processed.

How to create a new service request guide (pdf)

If you’ve received funding from Prince Edward Island in the past, you can complete a Confirmation of Enrolment form if:

  • You’re returning to or continuing full-time study, and you haven’t received your new P.E.I. Student Loan Certificate of Eligibility, or
  • You’re returning to or continuing full-time study, and you haven’t applied for a new P.E.I. Student Loan for your continued studies, or
  • Your period of study end date has been extended beyond the date indicated on your last P.E.I. Student Loan Certificate of Eligibility

Follow these instructions to complete your Confirmation of Enrolment:

  1.  Access the Provincial Confirmation of Enrolment Form from the Student Loan Forms page of your lender’s website.
  2. Complete the top section of the form that asks for your personal information.
  3. Provide the form to UCalgary via service request in your Student Centre. A UCalgary representative will complete and sign the school section.
  4. Sign and date the form.
  5. Forward one copy of the form to Edulinx – PEI: 

    Edulinx – PEI
    PO Box 1008
    Station B
    Mississauga, ON
    L4Y 3W3
    Fax: 1.877.560.1390

  6. Forward another copy of the form to Student Financial Services:

    Student Financial Services
    PO Box 2000, Charlottetown, PE
    C1A 7N8
    Fax: 1.902.368.6144

How to create a new service request guide (pdf)

Please note: Copies of this form must be sent to Student Financial Services and EDULINX-PEI at the beginning of your current study period. Once signed by an official of your educational institution, this form is valid for 30 days only and not beyond the month reported as the “End Date of Current Study Period.”

Completing a Form D – Student Enrolment Form

Follow these instructions to complete a Form D – Student Enrolment Form if:

  • You've previously applied for funding through Northwest Territories,
  • You aren’t applying for additional funding, and
  • You’re enrolled full time.

Please note: These requests must be made each term that you’re enrolled. They can be completed by the school as early as 30 days before the start of studies.

Follow these instructions:

  1. Download the Form D – Student Enrolment Form from Forms and Applications page of your lender’s website.
  2. Review the instructions and complete the student information section at the top of the form.
  3. Provide form to UCalgary via service request in your Student Centre. A UCalgary representative will complete, sign and stamp your Section 2 form.
  4. Fax the form to Northwest Territories Student Financial Assistance at 1.800.661.0893/867.873.0336.
  5. Follow up with your lender within 7–10 business days after faxing your form to confirm they’ve received and processed it.

How to create a new service request guide (pdf)