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Welcome to Windmill Microlending


Welcome to Windmill Microlending

Windmill provides affordable low-interest loans to help skilled immigrants and refugees pay for Canadian accreditation, training, and career development. 


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Learn how a Windmill loan works

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60 months
Your maximum loan term can be up to 60 months
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Interest payments
You only pay interest payments for the length of your educational program (maximum of 24 months)
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3 month grace period
Start principal and interest payments after 3 months of completing your educational program
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No hidden fees or penalties
We don't charge any extra fees, and there are no penalties if you want to repay your loan early

Loan Repayment Structure

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How much are you looking to borrow? 


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Loan Amount:

How long is your educational program?


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Educational Program Term

After you complete your educational program, how long do you want your principal and interest payments to be?


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Repayment Term

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Based on your selection, you would be borrowing @LoanAmount.

Your interest rate will be 6.7% fixed for the term of the loan. 

Your monthly interest payment would be $@LoanAmount_num*0.0645/12.

You would pay this for @LPterm_num+3 months in total: @LPterm while you do your training, and 3 months extra while you find a job. 

After that, your payments would be $(@LoanAmount_num*0.0645/12*(1.005375)^(@PaymentTerm_num))/(1.005375^(@PaymentTerm_num)-1) 

per month for @PaymentTerm.

Payments are withdrawn automatically from your bank account on the 15th of every month.

Note that these terms may change when we review your application. However, the interest rate will not change.


Do you want to get started on applying for a loan? It will take approximately 10 minutes and there is no obligation.

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Unfortunately, you are currently ineligible to apply for a Windmill Loan

To be eligible for a Windmill loan you:

1. Must be living in Canada.

2. Must be an immigrant with one of the following immigration status: Permanent Resident, Protected Person, Convention Refugee, Provincial Nominee, Canadian Citizen, Temporary Foreign Worker with an open work permit (living in Quebec).

3. Cannot have an active bankruptcy. Active consumer proposals or debt management programs are eligible if you can demonstrate at least 6 months of consistent payments on it.

4. Must be an internationally-trained individual who has completed post-secondary education outside of Canada and/or have a minimum of one year of post-secondary work experience before coming to Canada.


Have questions? Read our Frequently Asked Questions, found here.


For other eligibility-related inquiries, please contact us     

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