Tuition & Financing

We at Evolve College of Massage Therapy understand the cost of education is a considerable expense. In an effort to alleviate any undue burden, we have conveniently spaced your payments throughout the year. If you have received a student loan, we can adjust our payment plan to match your fund schedule. If you require assistance in applying for a loan or acquiring additional funding through bursaries or grants, we are pleased to help in any way we can.

What is Included in Your Tuition?

Your tuition includes all student fees, books, notes and materials needed for your learning here at the college. Since some of the students coming to the college have already purchased a massage table, and since this purchase is unique to each student based on size and personal choice, we leave this purchase to each individual. You will not need to purchase a massage table during the course of your studies at the college since we provide the space and time for you to practice on our tables on site. If you wish to purchase one for your own practice at home anyway, we will be happy to assist you in your choice.

Funding Options

If you are not able to fund your own way through the Massage Therapy Program, we have a few suggestions that may help you. The first thing to do is to determine what situation applies to you:

• If you’re unemployed or have been laid off, chances are you may qualify for Employment Manitoba financial assistance. You can find out more on their website.
• For Metis, there’s funding available as well and you can find out more at www.mmf.mb.ca.
• Manitoba Student Aid is a great option for students as well. You can apply online (which is faster than in-person) at www.edu.gov.mb.ca/msa. Once you apply, it only takes a couple of weeks to find out if you qualify or not. The great thing about government student loans is that they do not accrue interest while you are attending school and you may also qualify for government bursaries and grants, which you won’t have to pay back.
• If you do not qualify for any of the options above, you may want to talk to your local bank or credit union, to see if you qualify for a student line of credit. Even though it’s a more expensive option, it will allow you to pursue your education and pay back after you graduate.

Refund Policy

Our tuition refund policy is set by the Province of Manitoba PVI Branch.

Refunds to students
26 A private vocational institution must refund all money received or realized in respect of a student being enrolled in a program of instruction it provides if 

(a) The registration of the registrant to operate the institution is cancelled; or 

(b) The institution 

(i) Ceases to provide instruction in the program while the student is still enrolled, or 

(ii) Expels the student without cause.

Providing training without registration
27 A person who provides a program of instruction before being registered as a registrant must refund all fees that have been paid in respect of the vocational training.

Refunds re actions of students
28(1) Subject to section 16 of the Act, the private vocational institution must refund the following fees: 

1. if the student ceases to be enrolled before the start date of the program, all money received or realized in respect of the program except any non-refundable fees specified as required under sub clause 11(1)(d)(iv);
2. if the student ceases to be enrolled after the start date of the program, the percentage of paid tuition fees set out in first column of the following table based on the percentage of the program completed by the student at the time the student ceases to be enrolled as set out opposite in the second column: 

Percentage of paid tuition fees refunded	Percentage of program completed at time the student ceases to be enrolled
75% of paid tuition fees refunded	Up to 20%
50% of paid tuition fees refunded	21% to 50%
No tuition fees refunded	51% or more

28(2) in determining the percentage of the program completed at the time the student ceases to be enrolled, 

(a) Each assignment and each hour or class in a program of instruction is of equal value; and 

(b) A student is deemed to have attended every regularly scheduled hour of instruction or, in the case of a program provided by correspondence or other means, to have submitted each regularly scheduled assignment until the day immediately before the date the student ceases to be enrolled.

Refund of materials fee
29(1) Subject to subsection (2), a private vocational institution must refund any materials fee when a student rescinds their contract under section 16 of the Act or when a student ceases to be enrolled in the program of instruction if the student returns the materials to the institution 

(a) Within 10 days after ceasing to be enrolled in the program; and 

(b) In substantially the same condition as the materials were in when they were received by the student.

29(2) a materials fee is not refundable for materials that (a) are personal use items; or (b) have been removed from their packaging.

29(3) for certainty, a digital version of a book or text is eligible for a refund if the code used to access its contents has not been used.

Non-refundable fees
30 except as provided under section 16 of the Act, a student is not entitled to a refund of 

1. a registration fee; or

(b) In the case of an international student, the international student administration fee under subclause 11(1)(d)(v) of their student contract.

When student ceases to be enrolled
31 under this regulation, a student ceases to be enrolled in a program of instruction on the earliest of the date that

(a) The private vocational institution 

(i) Receives the student’s written notice of withdrawal from the program of instruction, 

(ii) Cancels the student’s enrolment under section 32, or 

(iii) expels the student from their program of instruction; or (b) the student (i) exceeds the number of absences allowed under the private vocational institution’s attendance policy, or (ii) graduates from the institution.

Cancellation of enrolment of international students
32 A private vocational institution that receives written notice that a prospective international student is unable to obtain entry into Canada 

(a) Must 

(i) Not enroll the student in a program of instruction, or 

(ii) If the student is enrolled, cancel the student’s enrolment within five days after receiving the notice; and 

1. Must refund any money received from or on behalf of the student.

Payment of refunds
33(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a student is entitled to a refund from a private vocational institution, the refund must be paid directly to the student. 

33(2) if a student is entitled to a refund and the institution received any payment of the student’s fees from a government program, an agency or a person other than the student, the institution must pay the refund, on the student’s behalf, to the government, agency or other person. 

33(3) the institution must issue a refund payment within 30 days after the refund becomes payable.