Health & Dental
Our insurance provider
What is People Corporation?
This transit pass is automatically included in fees for eligible NAIT students and provides unlimited access to Edmonton Transit.
What is the u-pass?
We offer this to students in the HP Computer Commons.
What is NAITSA's FREE Drop-in tutoring sessions?
This NAITSA service provides short-term support for students experiencing food insecurity.
What is the emergency food hamper program?
This is an anonymous and confidential active listening service provided by NAITSA.
What is Peer Support?
To opt-out of the Student Health and Dental Plan, students must have this to be approved
Students will be charged the u-pass fee under these criterias.
What is a credit student with one on campus course?
Students can find the schedule for our free drop-in sessions here.
What is Ookslife and Nimbus Tutoring app?
Staff must remind students that food hampers are intended as this type of support, not long-term food
What is short-term or emergency support?
This online platform provides resources to students to support their well-being.
What is mywellness?
This is always the deadline for new students to submit their Winter term Health & Dental opt-out or family add-on
What is the last Friday in January?
Students need to reapply for the u-pass exemption how many times (should they qualify)
What is every semester?
Private tutoring sessions, at a cost can be found here.
What is Nimbus Tutoring?
Staff should remind students that hampers can only be accessed at this frequency to ensure fairness and sustainability.
What is once per month?
This service offers free, confidential, non-partisan support to students seeking guidance regarding their academic challenges.
What is the Student Academic Rights Advisor?
This is the number of times each academic year that students can make changes to their Health & Dental Plan.
What is one opportunity?
If a student claims their pass won’t scan, staff should instruct them to check this first.
What is payment for the u-pass?
People interested in tutoring on the Nimbus app for a specific course must have achieved this.
What is a 75% or higher grade?
Students must present this when picking up their hamper.
What is a NAIT Student ID?
Part-time students, online only students, non-credit students, and apprentices are not eligible for this emergency service offered by NAITSA.
What is the Emergency Short Term Loan?
Marriage, losing existing insurance, or having a new dependent are examples of events that trigger this special 30-day window for making Health & Dental changes.
What is a lifestyle change exception?
Staff should never promise students this, because decisions are made solely through the exemption review process.
What is that their exemption will be approved?
Students may qualify for this if they are struggling with their course and cannot afford tutoring
What are tutoring credits?
Hampers must be picked up within this timeframe, or they may be given to another student.
What is 24 hours?
This new service provides eligible students up to $100 towards the purchase of a required textbook.
What is the NAITSA Learning Loan Program?