Pacific Leaders B.C. Loan Forgiveness program

This program promotes the B.C. public service as a potential employer to new post-secondary graduates, and a progressive employer to current employees.

Important: The Pacific Leaders B.C. Loan Forgiveness program will be closed to new applications as of January 1, 2027.

Employees who have completed studies by July 31, 2026 and are currently in loan repayment can apply until December 31, 2026 to receive up to three years of loan forgiveness benefits.

For more information, please visit the Pacific Leaders website.

What is available?

This program forgives outstanding B.C. student loan debt at a rate of one third per year. If you continue to work for the B.C. Public Service for three years, your B.C. student loan will be paid off in full.

The Pacific Leaders B.C. Loan Forgiveness program will be closed to new applications as of January 1, 2027. Employees may continue to apply for the program until December 31, 2026 and, if approved, remain eligible to receive up to three years of loan forgiveness benefits.

Am I eligible?

Please visit the Pacific Leaders website for more information on eligibility requirements.

How do I apply?

Please visit the Pacific Leaders website for application instructions.

Important: If you plan on applying for loan forgiveness any payments you make prior to your approval for loan forgiveness benefits will not be used in the calculation for eligibility; therefore, the balance at the date of registration onto the loan forgiveness program will be the balance used for the calculation of benefits.