The thing with Canadian universities is that the financial aid isn't that great to begin with. Most of the aid comes from the gov't (at least in Ontario through

The thing with Canadian universities is that the financial aid isn't that great to begin with. Most of the aid comes from the gov't (at least in Ontario through OSAP). Most students do not qualify for it since their parents' income is too high. Unless you get one of the big 50k to 70k scholarships in grade 12, chances are you'll have to pay for uni quite a bit. The advantage is that it is cheaper than the top universities in the states, so your student debt isn't as large. From what i gathered from uWaterloo grads, you usually end up with student debt worth half of the whole tuition costs, so it's not too bad.