Accounts Receivable

Information on Tuition Fees is available here.

Undergraduate and Graduate students, please visit Paying Tuition for Degree Programs for payment options.

Continuing Studies students, please visit How to pay for Continuing Studies courses for payment options.

Contact Cashier at cashier@ecuad.ca for further information regarding tuition accounts or phone 604-629-4515.

Tuition fee deferral applications are available at Financial Services for students with extenuating circumstances.

The application for tuition fee deferral must be submitted to Accounts Receivable and approved by the published tuition deadlines. It is recommended that students who require a deferral contact Accounts Receivable as soon as the term commences.

It is very important to us that students are treated professionally when approaching us with financial concerns, and we assure that all correspondence is kept confidential.

Contact Accounts Receivable for further information and application.

Due to Protection of Privacy legislation, Emily Carr cannot assist or give student record access to a third party without written permission from the student.

An information release form can be filled out by the student and will be kept on file in Student Services for the duration of the student's studies, unless otherwise notified in writing.

Information Release Authorization Form

Students who are sponsored by third parties such as Indigenous community, other organizations / companies, government agencies must ensure that ECU receives the appropriate documentation authorizing the invoicing of the sponsor before the term or Continuing Studies course commences.

The student remains responsible for any amounts not covered by the sponsorship agreement, or any amounts defaulted upon by the sponsor. It is the student’s responsibility to understand what is covered in the sponsorship agreement and to ensure that all payments are made.

The student may be required to supply the sponsor directly with any additional information requested as part of the agreement, such as grades or transcripts.

For degree program sponsorship, email a copy of the sponsorship letter to accountsreceivable@ecuad.ca, or phone 604-629-4506 for further information.

For Continuing Studies course sponsorship, please email CS Registration csreghelp@ecuad.ca to provide the sponsorship documents or information, student contact information and the course of interest.

TAX RECEIPTS: Please be advised that, in keeping with Canada Revenue Agency guidelines, it is the responsibility of the sponsoring organization to issue a T4A tax receipt to their sponsored students. ECU does not provide this form.

Students who have a credit on their account will have the credit forwarded to the following term unless the student requests a refund.

Continuing Studies students will have refunds generated at the request of the Continuing Studies department and need not put in a formal request to Financial Services.

Financial Services requires two weeks to process a refund once a request has been made. During busy periods this may take longer.

Direct deposit is available for all students with a Canadian bank account. Please complete the Direct Deposit Form for Staff and Students and return to ap@ecuad.ca.

Refunds for payments made via credit card will be processed back onto the credit card used to make the payment.

Contact Cashier at cashier@ecuad.ca or phone 604-629-4515.

Invoices to outside agencies or companies, non-student billings please contact accountsreceivable@ecuad.ca and complete an Invoice Request Form.

For all other inquiries contact finance@ecuad.ca or phone 604-844-3092.