Repay your loan

Repayment of your loan will begin 6 months after your study period end date through the National Student Loan Service Centre (NSLSC).

If you miss loan payments

  • Your loan will become delinquent when you are not making regularly scheduled monthly payments.
  • Consequences of not repaying your student loan:
    • Added interest charges
    • Loss of eligibility for future StudentAid BC funding
    • Being contacted by a collection agency
    • A bad credit rating and inability to get credit
    • Loss of future income tax refunds and tax rebates
    • Being taken to court
    • Garnishment of your wages
    • Liens against your property

Get help with repayment

  • Repayment assistance plan (RAP) 
    • Assists with managing your loan debt by decreasing your monthly payment and allowing you to pay back what you can reasonable afford, if approved.
  • Repayment assistance plan for borrowers with a permanent disability (RAP-DP) 
    • Helps with managing your loan debt by reducing your monthly payment and allowing you to pay back what you can reasonably afford, if approved.
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  • Medical and Parental Leave
    • The Medical and Parental Leave is for students taking temporary leave from their studies for medical or parental reasons, including mental health reasons.
    • For more information and/or to see if you are eligible for the Medical and Parental Leave, visit  
  • Revision of terms 
    • Allows the terms of your loan to be changed if you need more time to pay with the options below:
      • Decrease payments for a short period.
      • Extend the repayment time of your loan to permanently decrease monthly payments.
      • Make interest-only payments for a short period.