- All fees are non-refundable. We will not forward your application to any universities until you submit full payment to the OUAC. We will not refund fees for withdrawn university choices.
- There may be additional fees if you change your program choices after you have paid.
Fees
All fees are in Canadian funds.
1. Base Application Fee: $156
- For your initial 3 program choices.
- Required of all applicants.
2. Additional Choice Fees: $50 per choice
- For each additional program choice beyond your first 3 (e.g., if you add 2 additional university choices, you must pay $100 in addition to the base application fee).
- Notes:
- There is no fee for replacing a program choice with another program choice at the same university.
- If you amend your application to withdraw a program choice at 1 university and add a program choice at a different university, you will be charged $50 for the new program choice.
- You may apply to as many Ontario universities as you wish; however, you are limited to a maximum of 3 program choices at any 1 university (including its affiliates). Some universities may further limit the number of programs you can apply to.
3. International Service Fee: $10
- If you are not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (landed immigrant).
4. Program Fees
- Program fees cover the cost of individual faculty admission processes. Program fees are non-refundable and you pay them along with your base application fee.
Program Fees
| University | Fee |
|---|---|
| University of Guelph – Landscape Architecture | $60 |
| McMaster University – Engineering | $50 |
| McMaster University – Honours Health Sciences | $30 |
| University of Toronto – Architecture | $100 |
| University of Toronto – Faculty of Arts and Science – Rotman Commerce (St. George Campus) | $51 |
| University of Toronto – Faculty of Arts and Science – Computer Science (St. George Campus) | $51 |
| University of Toronto – Engineering | $43.86 (Group A applicants) or $67.32 (Group B applicants) |
| University of Toronto – Medical Radiation Sciences | $50 |
| University of Toronto – Music | $70 |
| University of Toronto – Doctor of Pharmacy | $169 |
| University of Toronto – PharmD for Pharmacists | $54 |
| University of Waterloo – Architecture | $60 |
| University of Waterloo – Engineering | $60 |
| York University – Some programs in the School of Arts, Media, Performance & Design | $25 |
5. Fees for Online Transcript Requests (Group B applicants)
If you request transcripts from an Ontario university or college using the online transcript request within your application, you must submit your application with the appropriate fees.
6. Document Evaluation Fees (Group B applicants, unless otherwise specified)
- The OUAC collects these fees on behalf of the universities. You pay this fee for each university, including affiliates, only once.
- Exemption rules may apply depending on your university choices and educational background.
- For questions about how these fees are used, contact the universities directly.
- Some Ontario universities may require additional document evaluation fees; however, these fees may be payable directly to those universities.
- Visit the university information pages for details about individual university document evaluation fees.
Document Evaluation Fees
| University | Fee |
|---|---|
| Algoma University | $50 |
| Brock University | $75 |
| Carleton University | $85 |
| University of Guelph/Guelph-Humber | $95 Applicants to programs other than the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) pay $150. |
| University of Guelph – Veterinary Medicine | $150 Applicants seeking admission to DVM (alone or in combination with other program choices) pay $150. |
| Université de Hearst | $200 (international only) |
| Lakehead University | $75 |
| Laurentian University | $75 |
| McMaster University | $95 |
| Nipissing University | $80 |
| OCAD University | $25 (Group A applicants) or $90 (Group B applicants) |
| Université de l’Ontario français | $70 |
| Ontario Tech University | $80 |
| University of Ottawa | $92 |
| Queen’s University | $95 Includes transfer credit evaluation. |
| University of Toronto | $96 |
| Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) | $90 |
| Trent University | $70 |
| University of Waterloo | $90 |
| Western University | $110 |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | $95 |
| University of Windsor | $75 |
| York University | $90 |
Tuition and Other Fees
Contact the universities for more information about tuition and other fees.
Payment
You must pay in full by the application deadline. Payment is part of the final Review and Payment process.
Flywire (Canadian and international payments)
You can use Flywire to make payments from within and outside of Canada.
To pay:
- Access Flywire’s secure third-party portal in your OUAC application, under Review and Payment.
- Select the country you are paying from.
- Pick your preferred currency and method of payment.
- Enter your payer details and click “Pay”.
- Click “Return to the OUAC” to return to your application.
Notes:
- Fraudulent use of credit or debit cards or demanding or obtaining unauthorized application fee reimbursement is considered unethical.
- Your payment will appear on your credit card statement as: FLYWIRE*OUAC*TransferReferenceNumber*.
- Contact Flywire Help if you have questions about your payment.
- If you live in a sanctioned country, review Flywire’s AML Compliance information before you complete and attempt to pay for your application.
- Flywire cannot process payments from Belarus, Cuba, Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR), Iran, Luhansk People’s Republic (LNR), North Korea, Republic of Sudan, Russia, Syria and the Ukrainian territories of Crimea. If you reside in one of these regions, please contact the OUAC for alternative payment methods.