What the form is for
Saskatchewan Student Aid uses this form to confirm a permanent disability, or a persistent or prolonged one, for full-time or part-time student aid. The same verification opens the Canada Student Grant for Students with Disabilities, which is $2,800 a school year, and the Canada-Saskatchewan Grant for Services and Equipment, which pays for tutors, note-takers, interpreters and software. The form warns that not every impairment counts as a disability for the program.
It’s sometimes mistaken for the T2201 disability tax credit certificate. The tests differ. Student aid asks whether the impairment restricts the activities needed to study at a post-secondary level or work, with no marked-restriction threshold.
Who completes it
A licensed physician or other qualified practitioner completes the medical sections. For learning disabilities, the ministry recommends a psycho-educational assessment from a registered psychologist instead. A medical certificate can stand in when the student has no existing assessment and can’t get one in time. The first page is information for the student and has nothing to fill in.
How to fill in the practitioner’s part
Disability information
Give the patient’s full name, then tick the type that describes the disability: mobility, hearing, visual, speech, acquired brain injury, ADD or ADHD, pervasive developmental disorder, psychiatric or psychological, learning, or other.
Permanent or persistent or prolonged
Choose one. Permanent means the impairment is expected to stay for the person’s expected life. Persistent or prolonged means it has lasted, or is expected to last, at least 12 months but isn’t expected to be lifelong. The choice matters later, because students with a persistent or prolonged disability must confirm their status every year.
Impairment and functional limitations
Describe the limitations and how they affect the student’s participation in post-secondary education, including how long they’ve lasted and how they show up. Concentration in a three-hour exam, note-taking with a hand tremor, or attendance during relapses give the reviewer more than a diagnosis. Attach a letter if you need more space.
Identification and signature
Give your full name, address and phone, add your stamp, then sign and date the certification that the information is correct and complete.
Common reasons it’s sent back
- A diagnosis with no description of how it limits studying.
- Neither permanent nor persistent or prolonged ticked.
- A persistent or prolonged disability with no duration, or one under 12 months.
- A learning disability verified on the form alone when a psycho-educational assessment is expected.
- No signature, date or practitioner details.
Submitting and who pays
The student submits the form with their application, through the uploader in their Advanced Education Student Portal account or by mail to the Student Service Centre’s Disability Unit in Regina. The student pays any fee for completing it. Once the disability is verified, they can be reimbursed for the form and assessment costs incurred and submitted in the current academic year.