Tuition fees

Source: https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/university-fees/tuition-canadians-outside-ontario Parent: https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/university-fees/tuition-international

University fees for Canadian citizens or equivalent differ based on whether they reside in or outside Ontario. Canadian students who don’t meet Ontario residence criteria are considered as residing outside Ontario. See “Province or territory of residence for Canadians”.

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. Learn about tuition fees for non-degree students.

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.

Non-Ontario Resident Tuition Fee Billing Exemption

If you meet certain conditions, you may be eligible to pay Ontario resident tuition fees.

Applying to pay Ontario tuition if you've been billed as a non-Ontario resident

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.

Changes for 2025-2026

Undergraduates

In accordance with Ontario government directives, tuition fees for Canadian students outside Ontario will remain unchanged, except for an increase in tuition for students enrolling in first year (or the equivalent) or returning for second year or higher (or the equivalent) in the following undergraduate programs:

• Increase of 7.5% for undergraduate dual fast-track degree programs from the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Science.
• Increase of 2.17% for programs in the Faculty of Law,  Common Law Section, except for the National Program.
• Increase of 7.5% for all Telfer School of Management programs.

Important - To be in line with the annual University fee increases, you must progress normally from one tuition bracket to the next. Taking a lighter course load or failing to pass courses could prevent you from progressing, leading to a sharper tuition increase in a given term.

Graduate programs

• Tuition fees for students enrolled in master’s and doctoral programs will remain unchanged.

Example of tuition fee increases

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.). \