hey canuck! i'm dual brit & canadian - but came to canada to study straight after gb high school.hadn't been living here since i was a toddler but I am pretty sure it works the same way.. so re. living inthe country is true: i could only get canadian student loans if i provided an address that i had been considering my permanent address within ontario for the past 2 years, otherwise they say ur not canadian despite the passport..so i think ti's the same4gb: just grab one of your aunt's/uncle's/grandmother's/etc. etc. 's address and say you've been temporarily abroad but living there really for the past 3,4,5 yrs whatever - they really don't care, will never check it out et.c etc. - i've got mine in a family friend's apartment address that doesn't even belong to them anymore...they don't care just tell them something, otherwise they'll screw you over and make life difficult for you!
goddamn bureaucrats!