Financial Aid

In order to be deemed eligible for a Payment Waiver an individual’s gross household income must be below $60,000, and submit, alongside an application form, any one of:

• CRA Notice of Assessment
• CRA Proof of Income Statement
• A signed letter from a principal, employer, or other pre-approved individual that details your name and address, and statement that the household income is below $60,000 or a statement identifying an extenuating financial circumstance.

The Payment Waiver Program will waive the Program Fee in its entirety. However, Membership Fees cannot be waived.

In order to be deemed eligible for a Payment Waiver an individual’s gross household income must be below $60,000, and submit, alongside an application form, any one of:

• CRA Notice of Assessment
• CRA Proof of Income Statement
• A signed letter from a principal, employer, or other pre-approved individual that details your name and address, and statement that the household income is below $60,000 or a statement identifying an extenuating financial circumstance.

The Payment Waiver Program will waive the Program Fee in its entirety. However, Membership Fees cannot be waived.

Eligibility
Eligibility is detailed for each program, but generally to be eligible an individual must:

• Be a Member of Whitby Courthouse Theatre or become one.
• Be in a position in which financial assistance would assist in keeping the arts accessible.

Application Proces
An application form can be found below and emailed to the Privacy Officer with supporting documentation (if required). The Privacy Officer will respond within seven business days.

Applications which are approved will be kept on file for seven years, supporting documentation will be noted on the form, but the documentation itself will be destroyed one year after the end of the season for which the application pertained. Applications that are not approved will be destroyed in their entirety one year following the end of the season for which the application pertained.

Only the Privacy Officer and Treasurer will be aware of participation in a Financial Aid program (subject to Oversight detailed in the Financial Aid Policy).