Graduates No Longer Have to Repay Student Loans Until Making Over $40,000

Graduates No Longer Have to Repay Student Loans Until Making Over $40,000
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough rises during question period in Ottawa on April 4, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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Canadian graduates earning under $40,000 a year will no longer have to repay their government-issued student loans until after they have a higher income, the federal government announced Tuesday.

“Graduates will not have to start repaying their federal loans until they earn at least $40,000 per year and maximum payments will also be lowered from 20 percent to 10 percent of household income,” said employment minister Carla Qualtrough during question period in the House of Commons on Nov. 1.