Financial
Tuition Fees
Level One Apprentices
Weeks: 16
Tuition: $7,600
E-Manuals: $200 (non-refundable)
Other Fees: $800 (includes Ontario Ministry Classroom Fee ($600), Security Deposit ($150), Group Insurance ($10), and Service Jacket Rental ($40))
Total: $8,600
Fee Schedule
Within 14 days of receiving letter of acceptance: $3000
June 28: $3000
August 30: $2600
Level One Private Career College (PCC) Applicants and International Applicants
Please see PCC website for more information.
Level Two Apprentices
Weeks: 16
Tuition: $7,600
E-Manuals (iPad based): $200
Other Fees: $700 (includes Ontario Ministry Classroom Fee ($650), Group Insurance ($10), and Service Jacket Rental ($40))
Total: $8,500
Fee Schedule
May 1: $3000
July 31: $3000
September 30: $2500
*Note: All figures are in Canadian Dollars. Fees do not include equipment (knives, uniforms, shoes, rent/accommodations, etc.).
Loans and Grants
Canadian students enrolled at the Stratford Chefs School are eligible to receive up to $4000 in grants. They also have access to Canada Apprentice Loans, all of which help to offset tuition and living costs.
Canada Apprentice Loans
The Canada Apprentice Loan is available to Apprentices.
Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG)
The AIG is available to all apprentices who have successfully completed the first or second year of a two-year apprenticeship program. The taxable cash grant may be up to $1000 per year (to a maximum of $2000).
Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG)
The ACG is available to all apprentices who have successfully completed the Certificate of Qualification Exam (after January 2009). The ACG is a $2000 taxable cash grant.
Apprenticeship Employment Insurance
If you are an apprentice and have been directed by the Province of Ontario to attend full-time classroom training as part of your Apprenticeship Training Program, you may be eligible to receive EI benefits while attending school. The Province does not direct apprentices to attend the Stratford Chef School for their training. The Stratford Chef School has control of who is accepted as a student, and in turn registered as an apprentice to their Sponsor Group. The Province has no input as to which applicants are successfully accepted into the program. Your EI benefit application must be submitted online from the Service Canada website. You will receive further details regarding the EI application process, including information on how you will receive the required 16 digit reference code, during orientation week. You do not need your Record of Employment* to apply for EI benefits online, but it is needed to calculate your benefits. *Your employer must provide you with a Record of Employment within five days once you have finished working.
Student Line of Credit
As BMO is our financial partner, we have linked their Student LOC program above. However, most financial institutions offer a Student Line of Credit, so please check with yours to learn their eligibility criteria, interest rates and repayment terms.
Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP)
Financial assistance may be available to those who qualify.
Please click here to learn about OSAP Loan Default Rates and Repayment Plan Assistance Usages Rates (2016).
Scholarships and Bursaries
Scholarships and bursaries are also available to students, either by application or nomination.
Scholarship Resources
Level One Scholarships
BMO Scholarships
Due TBD
Alumni Referral Scholarship
Requirements: Minimum 6 Months Working Relationship with SCS Alumni and Reference Letter
One successful applicant will receive $500 applied to Level 2 tuition
Reference Letter Due August 31
Level One ‘Support A Student Chef’ Bursary
Student Budget Form
Funding is dependent on financial need
Application Due: September 30
Level Two Scholarships
Canadian Hospitality Foundation Scholarship
Due September 15
Requirements
BMO Scholarships
Due TBD
Level Two ‘Support a Student Chef’ Bursary
Student Budget Form
Funding is dependent on demonstrated financial need
Application Due September 30
Graduation Scholarships
Stratford Chefs School Scholarship
Outstanding Achievement, Overall
T. Kent Calhoun Memorial Scholarship
Outstanding Achievement, Cookery
Garland Canada Manitowoc Foodservice Scholarship
Outstanding Achievement, Gastronomy
Savour Stratford Perth County Scholarship
Involved in the Community through Culinary Tourism
Joseph Hoare Gastronomic Writer in Residence Blogging Scholarship
By Application
IODE Festival Jubilee Chapter Scholarship
In Honour of Victoria Noble
Graduation Awards
Stratford Chefs School Award
Commitment to Industry and Academic Achievement
Elizabeth Baird Award
Outstanding Overall Achievement
John Richardson Memorial Award
Outstanding Achievement, Pastry
Nigel and Ruth Howard Award
Outstanding Achievement, Business
Eleanor Kane Award
Outstanding Achievement, Gastronomy
Christopher John Sinopoli Memorial Award
Outstanding Achievement, Larder
Bradshaws and Kitchen Detail Award
Outstanding Achievement, Food and Wine Service
The Vine Agency Award
Outstanding Achievement, Wine
Stratford Chefs School Social Media Award
By Application
Applications for the Stratford Chefs School’s two-year Diploma program are accepted year-round.