Is there any way to legally get non-international tuition?

Question

Non-international university tuition fees for the University of Toronto, like normal tuition, not international. I am a US citizen and that's causing me all the trouble! My dad has a work permit which is valid in Canada until August 31st of this year, so could we use that to get local tuition? It says on the U of T fees website (http://www.fees.utoronto.ca) that dependents of those with valid Canada work permits can get local tuition. Does this mean that I am eligible, as I am 17 and unmarried? Thank you in advance.

And when I pay fees for 2nd year, my dad won't be working in Canada anymore, so then I will have to pay full tuition, right? Is there any way to avoid this as we can save in excess of $10,000 by paying local tuition instead?

I want to make it 100% clear that I WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL to get local tuition, but if there is a way to legally do it, then why spend extra money when you don't have to?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I would suggest that you contact the university and ask them that question.

http://www.fees.utoronto.ca/contact.htm

My guess is that if your father has been working in Canada legally, you should qualify for the local tuition rates, especially if he is still listing you as a dependent on his income taxes that he must submit annually.

However, I am also pretty sure that (unless they do not ask you during the renewal) you will have to pay the full tuition fees once your father is no longer working in Canada.

But definitely ask the people at UofT on that. They list an email address and a phone number you can call.

The only other way I know of would be for you to become a Canadian citizen by applying and taking the test. But the problem with that is that it can take quite a bit of time, and you are probably on a deadline for applying to the college/university.