Alberta Student Aid System
The Alberta Student Aid system is used to issue Alberta Student Aid funding to students. You can view students' application/funding details including statuses and correspondence. It also allows you to confirm payments being issued to students attending your school.
Access to the Student Aid system is optional. To gain access your school must:
- be located in Canada,
- be designated by Alberta Student Aid, and
- sign an Access to Learner Information Agreement (ALIA), a legal agreement with Alberta Student Aid, regarding the use and protection of student information.
If you do not have access to the Alberta Student Aid System, you must complete an Access to Learner Information Agreement (ALIA). See below for instructions on completing the ALIA agreement.
Features of the Alberta Student Aid System
Inquiry
Allows you to review your students' accounts to assist them in understanding:
- how their eligibility was calculated,
- correspondence sent to them,
- their application status.
Confirmation of Registration (COR)
The online confirmation system for student registration. Funding will not be sent until Alberta Student Aid receives confirmation of student registration from the school.
Confirmation of Registration allows you to:
- confirm full-time registration and verify programs/study periods of students attending your school
- request tuition remittance directly to the school
- report changes to registrations (i.e. withdrawals, drop to part-time status)
Access for Schools
Access to the Student Aid system is optional. To gain access your school must:
- be located in Canada,
- be designated by Alberta Student Aid, and
- sign an Access to Learner Information Agreement (ALIA), a legal agreement with Alberta Student Aid, regarding the use and protection of student information.
Access to Learner Information Agreement (ALIA) for New Schools
By signing the ALIA, your school consents to conditions intended to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of student records, and to inform us of any changes in staff who have access to the Alberta Student Aid system.
A person with signing authority (e.g. president, registrar, owner, or a delegate) at your school must first sign and submit an Access to Learner Information Agreement (ALIA) to Alberta Student Aid. Once it has been received, your school and designated staff will be able to setup their accounts with Alberta Education.
For more information or for assistance with completing the Access to Learner Information Agreement (ALIA), email:
Once the ALIA agreement is completed, the person with signing authority at your school must complete and submit a Student Aid system access form. This form provides Alberta Student Aid the names and contact information of designated staff at the school who either require access and/or should have access removed.
Submit an Alberta Student Aid System Access Form
To request access to the Alberta Student Aid system for your school, the person with signing authority or a designate at your school (i.e. person who originally signed the ALIA) must first complete and submit the following form.
Ensure your form has been signed by the individual at your school who has signing authority, and then follow these steps to complete and submit the form:
- Save the PDF form to your computer.
- Open the form with Adobe Reader. Fill it in and save it.
- Email to: AE.SAACORAccess@gov.ab.ca
If you need help with this, email:
Access for Staff
Step 1 | Create an Alberta Education Online Account
Navigate to the Login for Schools website.
To complete a Sign Up Request, you must verify your email address:
- Enter your business email.
- Select 'I'm new, sign me up'.
- A verification email will be sent to your inbox.
- Click on the link in the verification email to confirm your secure business email.
- Follow the instructions to set up a User Name/Password for your Alberta Education Account.
Step 2 | Create an Organizational Profile and Link to Your School
You and the individual with signing authority at your school must complete and submit an Organization User Access Agreement:
- After signing into your Alberta Education Account, select, Organizational Profile Request.
- Login for Schools/Alberta Education Account
- In the Type of User field, select, 'External Organization & Others'.
- Enter your personal information and information about the Approval Officer/Designated Authority at your school.
- In the Organization field box, type the first few letters of your school name in order to pull up your school from the drop-down menu.
- As you proceed through the next steps, an Alberta Education Extranet: Organization User Access Agreement will open on the screen. Print off this User Access Agreement (2-pages in length).
- The Approval Officer/Designated Representative at your school must sign this access agreement.
- Email the completed form to the Help Desk at: AEhelpdesk@gov.ab.ca
Your request will be reviewed and you will be contacted with your new profile information.
Step 3 | Submit a Student Aid System Access Form
To complete your access request to the Student Aid system, your school must complete and submit the access form.
The Approval Officer or a designate at your school (i.e. person who originally signed the ALIA) must sign this form. Ensure you confirm your school's signing authority before completing this form.
Download and complete the form:
- Save the PDF form to your computer.
- Open the form with Adobe Reader. Fill it in and save it.
Submit a competed access form to Alberta Student Aid:
Have your designate (Approval Officer) sign it, scan as a PDF and email the form:
If you need help, email:
Staff Employed at Multiple Campuses
You must create a separate profile and submit a new access form for each campus location where you provide financial assistance to students.