If financial support will be necessary, students should begin making inquiries and applications at least one year before the beginning of their courses.

• Although financial aid for Canadians studying abroad is generally scarce, there are some individual fellowships and scholarships offered on a limited basis by the host institution to foreign students. Information about such sources of financial assistance can be obtained by writing directly to the office of financial aid and awards of the institution you plan to attend. Students may also find sources of financial support for study abroad within their own university or college by contacting their school's office of financial aid and awards.
• Students should also contact their province/territory's ministry of education branch for student assistance; provincially sponsored aid programs may, in some cases, be used for studying abroad.
• The Canada Student Loans Program offers financial assistance through its lending program to Canadian students attending designated institution
• Some limited sources of support for Canadians studying abroad are available directly through Canadian institutions. The Foreign Government Awards Program, the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan, and the Organization of American States Fellowships are administered by the International Council for Canadian Studies on behalf of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade; Human Resources Development Canada offers fellowship and training programs including the Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education and the Canada-European Community Program for Cooperation in Higher Education and Training.

Quest offers support services to students coming from other countries, including assistance with transportation, on and off campus employment options, medical insurance, health services, and holiday and vacation housing provisions.

You must prove that you can support yourself and the family members who accompany you while you are in Canada. You can prove that you have sufficient funds to support yourself in Canada by showing some of the following:

• proof of a Canadian bank account in your name if money has been transferred to Canada;
• proof of a student/education loan from a financial institution;
• your bank statements for the past four months;
• a bank draft in convertible currency;
• proof of payment of tuition and accommodation fees;
• a letter from the person or institution providing you with money;
• proof of funding paid from within Canada if you have a scholarship or are in a Canadian-funded educational program.