Pay your tuition fees or registration deposit quickly and conveniently online using one of the following options:
Note: For information on how to pay your residence fees, including housing and/or meal plan fees, contact Student Housing.
Bank transfer/ Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
Save banking details on the Student Service Centre (SSC) and pay UBC fees directly on the SSC via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) from any Canadian bank account.
Note: Daily and transaction debit limits apply.
Steps:
- Log in to the Student Service Centre (SSC)
- Click “banking details”
- Enter and save your banking details (institution number, transit number,and account number)
- Pay your fees by selecting Pay Fees > Bank Transfer
Payments will be applied to your UBC account immediately upon successful transaction, and payment information will be forwarded to your financial institution.
Returned EFT payments
Similar to a cheque payment, EFT payments may be returned by your financial institution. Your payment may be returned due to:
- Insufficient funds in account or funds not available
- Invalid account information provided
- Account specified does not have chequing privileges
- Closed account
If your payment is returned, the original payment will be reversed out of your student account. This will constitute non-payment of fees, which may result in your student account being placed on financial hold, as well as being charged interest and a $35 hold fee.
INTERAC® online
Pay with your bank card through the Student Service Centre (SSC).
Note:
- Only available for Scotiabank, Royal Bank, TD Canada Trust (note: TD VISA Debit cards cannot be used with INTERAC® Online)
- Daily and transaction debit limits apply
*Confirm with your financial institution that your daily limit is higher than the amount of the payment you are making.
Steps:
- Log in to the Student Service Centre (SSC)
- Click “pay fees”
- Click “Interac” and follow the prompts
Successful payments will be processed immediately.
Online credit card payment*
Pay with your credit card through the Student Service Centre (SSC).
Note: Payments for student housing, mandatory meal plans, tuition fees, will have a non-refundable 1.75% convenience fee added to the base payment.
Payments for application fees as well as acceptance/registration/student housing deposits will not have a 1.75% convenience fee added to the base payment.
Successful payments will be processed immediately.
Steps:
- Log in to the Student Service Centre (SSC)
- Click “pay fees”
- Click “Credit Card” and enter your credit card details as prompted
International Funds Transfer (IFT) – Global Pay/Western Union
Pay your UBC fees from a foreign bank account, using your own currency.
International Funds Transfers, processed through Western Union Business Solutions are secure and efficient and offer the following benefits:
- Competitive exchange rates
- No transaction fees from Western Union
- Locked-in exchange rate for 72 hours, removing much of the uncertainty around the total payment amount
- No Canadian bank account required
To get started follow these steps:
Step one: Initiate your payment quote online
- Log in to the Student Service Centre (SSC)
- Navigate to Finances > Pay Fees
- Select the fees you would like to pay
- Select International Funds Transfer to access the GlobalPay student platform
- Confirm items to pay
Step two: Complete the online form
- A pre-populated form will open in a new window
- Select the country which you will be sending your payment
- Select the fee item(s) you wish to pay
- Select your payment currency
- Fill out the payment details and bank details
- Agree to the Terms of Use
- You will receive a payment reference number that will lock in your quoted exchange rate for 72 hours
Step three: Bank transfer
- Print the payment instructions and contact your bank or financial institution (online, phone, or in person)
- Initiate payment
- Your local bank will transfer funds to Western Union, who will send the funds to UBC
Note: You must repeat step one to generate a new payment quote for each payment – do not use the payment reference number from a previous transaction for new payments
Step four: Payment finalized
- Your student account will be updated after a minimum of three business days
- If your account is not updated after a week or if you have any questions relating to this transfer, contact Western Union Business Solutions at studentinquiries@westernunion.com or toll free at 1 877 218 8829.
View how the process works.
Note:
- If your funds are received after the quote expires, a new exchange rate will be applied and you could end up paying too much or not enough.
- You must make payments at least three days earlier than the due date when making an international funds transfer, as it takes time for the funds to clear.
*If your local currency is not available, select an alternative currency or CAD option. You will receive all of the benefits listed above including how banking charges from UBC or Western Union Business Solutions, quicker posting of payment to student account, and fully referenced payments.
Online banking bill payment
Note: For information on how to pay your residence fees, including housing and/or meal plan fees, contact Student Housing.
Steps:
- Log in to the Student Service Centre (SSC).
- Click “Financial Summary” to find out your outstanding tuition amounts (the red box at the top will outline everything)
- Residence & meal plan amounts must not be combined with tuition amounts. See note below on how to pay it separately
- Log in to your Canadian online banking website
- Click “bill payment” and add a new payee
- Select a payee – UBC, UBC Vancouver or UBC Okanagan are ALL acceptable Payees.
- From your Canadian online bank account, add “UBC Tuition”
- Enter your 8-digit student ID number as your account number
*Payee name may vary from institution to institution. Try searching for “UBC tuition” or “University of BC tuition.” (Note: for online banking purposes, you do not need to specify Okanagan or Vancouver campus.)
Allow two to three business days for your payment to be processed.
Note: For meal plan and residence fees, this options is currently available at Scotiabank, HSBC Canada, and Credit Unions in BC. Visit UBC Student Housing for further instructions.
Telephone banking bill payment
You can contact your financial institution to set up telephone banking, with UBC tuition as the payee. See steps in online bill payment.