Grants funding

Canadian students with a documented disability and financial need can apply for the Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities (CSG‑PD) through their provincial student aid system. This non‑repayable grant provides up to $2,800 per year, and through the Services and Equipment programme, eligible students may receive up to $20,000 annually to cover supports like tutoring, assistive technology, or interpreters.
How we help: While students submit their own applications via provincial portals, we offer guidance and can provide documentation such as letters of support, tutoring needs assessments, and appointment summaries to strengthen their requests.

Alberta students with disabilities may apply for Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities, plus provincial support through Alberta Student Aid (eligibility for up to $3,000/year for disability‑related supports) .
Our support: We help sketch out the educational rationale and detail the hours and scope of tutoring services. We can't apply for the grant on behalf of the student—but we can prepare the supporting memo or documentation required by Alberta’s student aid office.

BC students receive federal CSG‑PD and may apply for CSG‑DSE via StudentAid BC. Lawrence up to $20,000/year may be available for supports including tutoring, once they qualify for federal aid and submit plans for services and equipment through institution’s accessibility offices.
How we assist: We craft documentation such as learning needs assessments, tutor qualifications, and session descriptions that students submit themselves via StudentAidBC and their institution’s disability office.

Manitoba students access the federal Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities (CSG‑PD) and the Services & Equipment (CSG‑DSE) program through Manitoba Student Aid. These can be used toward tutoring or other supports such as note‑taking or assistive technology
How we assist: We prepare supporting materials—such as tutor qualifications, rationale statements, and educational need letters—to include with the documentation students submit themselves to Manitoba Student Aid.

These provinces work within the integrated federal-provincial student aid system. Eligible students receive the federal CSG‑PD and may apply separately for CSG‑DSE through their provincial portals.
How we assist: We draft tutor needs letters, session plans, and service provider summaries that students can include when completing their own application through the provincial aid site.

NL students can take advantage of integrated Canada‑Newfoundland & Labrador student aid programs. Students with disabilities may receive additional grants, extended study load options, and exceptional expense support—including tutoring and therapy services—with separate documentation and application steps for disability-related supports.
How we assist: We prepare supporting documentation—diagnosis summaries, tutor justification, and service plans—to be submitted along with the student's own application package.

NWT students apply through the Student Financial Assistance (SFA) program. Eligible students may receive up to $4,000/year for disability support and an additional $20,000/year in exceptional expenses (including tutoring, equipment, etc.).
How we assist: We draft supporting documents like needs assessments and tutoring justification to accompany each student's self-submitted SFA application.

Nova Scotia offers the federal CSG‑PD and also a Nova Scotia Grant for Services and Equipment, which covers supports like tutoring or note‑taking University of Alberta
How we assist: Students obtain the forms themselves via MyPATH; we supply service‑specific reports, tutor qualifications, and session plans when assembling their application package.

Nunavut operates its own Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS) program. Students with disabilities may receive up to $8,000/year, or $1,000 per distance learning course, for disability‑related supports such as tutoring.
How we assist: We provide comprehensive support documentation—diagnostic summaries, tutor qualifications, and session plans—that students can include when initiating their FANS application.

Ontario residents apply through OSAP, accessing the Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities as well as provincial supports under OSAP’s disability bursary system (e.g. up to $2,000 for accommodations or tutoring).
We support by: Helping draft needs‑based letters and statements of academic requirements, and summarizing tutor qualifications and session goals to help meet OSAP or institutional requirements—without filing applications on behalf of students.

Quebec operates its own student aid system and does not participate in the federal CSG‑PD/CSG‑DSE programs. Students should consult Quebec’s Aide financière aux études to identify equivalent disability support programs.
How we assist: We can help prepare documentation such as tutor support letters or needs assessments that can be included in Quebec’s own disability grant applications.

In Saskatchewan, eligible students can access the Canada‑Saskatchewan Grant for Services and Equipment, which combines the federal and provincial components for up to $22,000 per year dedicated to disability‑related services—including tutoring Government of Saskatchewan.
Our role: We assist students in creating documentation (learning need statements, assessment summaries, service provider information) that they submit alongside their application as part of the grants review process.

Yukon students use a combination of federal grants and territorial grants for permanently disabled students. The federal CSG‑PD is available via Canada Student Loans, plus a territorial grant up to about $2,000/year for disability‑related expenses including tutoring.
How we assist: We assist by preparing documentation packages—detail of tutoring needs, service provider qualifications, and rationale statements—that students submit themselves alongside their application.