Personal Information
Name Prefix
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name or Initial
Address (Street No. and Name)
Apt./Suite No.
PO Box
City/Town
Province
Postal Code
Telephone Number (include area code)
Email Address
Section 2: Confirmation of Extended Society Care Status
You are eligible for reimbursement of eligible postsecondary application fees under this Program if you:
1. are or were an Ontario child in extended society care (formerly an Ontario Crown ward) (regardless of age, income or
adoption status) prior to your eighteenth birthday;
2. have never been granted a postsecondary degree, diploma or certificate in any jurisdiction;
3. have applied to a first full-time approved program(s) of study, as set out in Sections 3 and 4 of this Application that starts
in fall 2024 or later; and
4. have incurred eligible postsecondary application fees as set out in Section 5 of this Application
I am or was an Ontario child in extended society care, as described above, at any time prior to my eighteenth birthday. (Please
check appropriate box)
Yes If “yes”, you must provide supporting documentation confirming your Ontario child in extended society care
(formerly Ontario Crown ward) status. You may either:
•
have the Ontario Children's Aid Society (CAS) validate your child in extended society care status directly on the
application form in Part B below, or
•
obtain a letter from the Ontario Children's Aid Society (CAS) and attach it to this application. Please do not submit
an extended society care order (formerly a Crown ward order).
No
Sorry, you are not eligible to receive reimbursement
Part B - CAS Confirmation of Ontario Extended Society Care Status
Name of the Ontario Children’s Aid Society (CAS)
Address (Street No. and Name)
City/Town
Province
Postal Code
I,
, (print name of CAS official) hereby certify that
, (print name of applicant) is or
was an Ontario child in extended society care (formerly an Ontario Crown ward) (regardless of age or adoption status) at any
time prior to his/her eighteenth birthday.
Signature (CAS official)
Date (yyyy/mm/dd)
Signing official's title
Telephone Number (include area code)
Staff person (e.g., CAS worker, supervisor or executive director) designated by the CAS to confirm child in extended society care
status.
Section 3: First Postsecondary Degree, Diploma or Certificate
Please indicate if the following statement applies to you: “I have been granted a postsecondary degree, diploma or
certificate from any jurisdiction.” Please check appropriate box
Yes Sorry, you are not eligible to receive reimbursement
No
Section 4: Approved Programs of Study
You must have also applied for full-time programs that are approved for student loan purposes through the Ontario Student
Assistance Program (OSAP)
While most programs offered by Ontario publicly-assisted colleges and universities are approved for student loan purposes,
applicants can verify the OSAP eligibility of programs offered by these and other postsecondary institutions by either contacting
the postsecondary institution offering the program or through the OSAP on-line application at www.ontario.ca/osap.
Please indicate if the following statement applies to you. “I have applied for an approved program of study that starts in fall
2024 or later.” (Please check appropriate box).
Yes
No Sorry, you are not eligible to receive reimbursement
Section 5: Reimbursement Levels
The Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security will provide current and former children in extended
society care who have incurred eligible postsecondary application fees with reimbursements for applications in up to two
institutional categories (e.g. Ontario colleges and universities). Reimbursement cannot exceed 2026-2027 academic year
thresholds that have been established for each category below:
•
all application fees charged by the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) for up to the five first entry to university
program choices.
•
all application fees charged by the Ontario Colleges Application Service (OCAS) for up to five college/program choices.
•
up to $100 in application fees charged for approved programs of study offered by Ontario private postsecondary institutions.
•
up to $100 in application fees charged for approved programs of study offered by out-of-province postsecondary institutions.
You can apply for reimbursement in up to two institutional categories with the required supporting documentation.
Please check the appropriate boxes below:
✔
Category
Required Supporting Documentation
Ontario Universities (Ontario
Universities’ Application
Centre, OUAC)
You must attach a payment receipt issued to you for your 2026-27 academic year
application by the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre. Payment receipts which reflect
2026-27 full-time university choices can be requested from OUAC by e-mail
([email protected]) or by fax 519-823-5232.
Ontario Colleges (Ontario
Colleges Application Service,
OCAS)
You must attach a copy of the payment receipt that was issued to you for your 2026-27
academic year application by the Ontario Colleges Application Service (OCAS). If
required, please contact OCAS at 1-888-892-2228 or 519-763-4725 to obtain a copy of
this document.
Ontario Private Postsecondary
Institutions
You must attach a copy of the receipt issued by the postsecondary institution for
application fees paid to attend a full-time approved program(s) of study in the 2026-27
academic year.
Out-of-Province Postsecondary
Institutions
You must attach a copy of the receipt issued by the postsecondary institution for
application fees paid to attend a full-time approved program(s) of study in the 2026-27
academic year.
Section 6: Directing the Reimbursement to an Ontario Children’s Aid Society (CAS) or CAS
Foundation
Part A (to be completed by current or former child in extended society care)
Did an Ontario Children’s Aid Society (CAS) or CAS Foundation pay your eligible postsecondary application fees for the 2026-27
academic year? (Please check appropriate box)
Yes
The reimbursement will be directed to the Children’s Aid Society or CAS Foundation that paid your 2026-27
application fees.
No
Part B (to be completed by Ontario Children’s Aid Society (CAS) or CAS Foundation)
The Children’s Aid Society (CAS) or CAS Foundation paid the applicant’s eligible postsecondary application fees for the 2026-27
academic year. (Please check appropriate box).
Yes The reimbursement will be directed to your agency. Please complete and sign the section below.
No
I,
, (print name of CAS/CAS Foundation official)
hereby certify that we paid eligible postsecondary application fees as set out in Section 5 of this Application for the 2026-27
academic year on behalf of
, (print current or former child in extended society care’s name)
Date (yyyy/mm/dd)
Signature (CAS/CAS Foundation official)
Signing official’s title
Telephone Number (Include area code)
Name of the Children’s Aid Society/CAS Foundation
Address where the reimbursement should be sent (Street No. and
Name)
City/Town
Province
Postal Code
Reimbursement cheque should be made payable to the Children’s Aid Society/CAS Foundation.
