Fees for Canadian schools for a 6 years old...

[ihabkal]

Hi,

I need to find out for sure, how much are the fees if there are any, for a foreign toddler (Grade 2 next year) in Canadian public schools in the GTA. Pelase let me know if you are sure (not speculation). I hope they don't treat him as an international student and charge $10,000...

thanks

[Jeff Mottle]

Hi Ihab,

 

I called the school board there and they put me on to this website:

 

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/ They said to look under the international students and adminissions section. I found this link and it looks like you may indeed have to pay. I don't know what it means to be an international student though. Might have to research this site a bit more.

 

http://www.tdsb.on.ca/_site/ViewItem.asp?siteid=180&menuid=729&pageid=584

 

I live in Alberta and every province has its own policies on education, so I don't know much more, but I just called the General number in their contacts section.

 

Good Luck.

[ihabkal]

Thank you very much, I really appreciate it.

[AJLynn]

Does that mean you're moving to Canada after all? Great news.

[ihabkal]

Hi Andrew,

Thanks for thinking of me.

 

I just got great news, I just got a response from the Toronto Public Schools, and there are no fees to put my kids in the public school with a work permit.

That’s a load off Interational fees are $10,500 for a 1st grader...No way to pay that with an illustrator salary...

Now I can breathe. That was one of the reasons I postponed going to Canada 18 months ago. I am just wating for a positive response from my hopefully future employer, and I am leaving everything behind but the kids and wife of course There are rumors of a war in the Summer, and tomorrow riots begin in Beirut (I don't know for what this time)

Thanks,

[AJLynn]

Good luck with the job, and I hope you and the family stay safe.

[kippu]

finally ihab.... good luck now pack up and vrooom