Tuition fees - Canadians residing in Ontario

University fees for Canadian citizens or equivalent differ based on whether they reside in or outside Ontario. Learn about status in Canada and its impact on tuition fees.

Understanding the tuition fee table

The following table shows tuition fees for regular students, that is, students admitted to a program leading to a uOttawa degree, certificate or diploma and enrolled in one or more courses in their program.

If you’re not looking to receive a uOttawa degree, certificate or diploma, you can enrol in courses for units as a non-degree student (formerly special student). Learn about tuition fees for non-degree students.

To understand the information in the table, including how fees change based on your progress, and to use it to estimate your university fees for a year or several terms, see our familiarize yourself with university fees page.

Important: The official total of university fees you must pay appears on your statement of account, available about a month prior to the start of each term.

Executive Master of Business (EMBA) students: Learn more about tuition fees for EMBA students.

Research fees for part-time graduate studies

A research fee is a tuition fee paid by students admitted to a graduate program who’ve received approval to enrol part-time to research activities (master’s or doctorate). It’s a flat fee invoiced each term you have your part-time enrolment to research activities approved. Fees are determined based on your status in Canada.

You can’t enrol in courses if you enrol part-time to research activities. Therefore, you won’t be invoiced for course-related tuition fees for the term in question.

During a term in which you’re enrolled part-time to research activities, you must also pay ancillary fees based on your status in Canada.

Important: The official total of university fees you must pay appears on your statement of account, available about a month prior to the start of each term.

Annual university fee increases

The Ontario government regulates Canadian students’ tuition fees for universities in the province, whether they reside in Ontario or elsewhere in the country. Its framework sets out the maximum increases allowed and the rules for applying them, which vary depending on several criteria. 

Example of tuition fee increases for Canadians 

Here’s an example of how tuition fees could increase for Canadian students.  

Hypothetical increase:  

  • 5% for new students  

  • 2% for returning students 

In this example, starting with 33.01 units, tuition fees associated with each level of progress in your program of study are calculated from the previous year’s fees for the same progress level (A is based on A of the previous year, B on B, etc.). 
 

Progress 

Tuition per term 

Increase by level 

Tuition per term the following year 

33 or fewer units (around 11 or fewer courses) 

(A) $3,500 

(A) + 5% 

(A) $3,675 

33.01 to 66 units (around 12 to 22 courses) 

(B) $3,400 

(B) + 2% 

(B) $3,468 

66.01 to 99 units (around 23 to 33 courses) 

 (C) $3,300 

(C) + 2% 

 (C) $3,366 

99.01 to 132 units (around 34 to 44 courses) 

(D) $3,200 

(D) + 2% 

(D) $3,264 

132.01 to 165 units (around 45 to 55 courses) 

(E) $3,100 

(E) + 2% 

(E) $3,162 

165.01 or more units (around 56 or more courses) 

(F) $3,000 

(F) + 2% 

(F) $3,060