The only downsides of the CHL/CIS agreement is that you must use it within 1.5 years of finishing your junior career (which to me isn't unreasonable), and it cannot be used for a polytechnic school. So if you play two years CHL, and want to go to SAIT for mechanical engineering, you're SOL.
You sure about that?
According the WHL website, these were the WHL grads using their education packages and attending SAIT last year:
SAIT Polytechnic – Calgary, AB (5)
Alexander Grill-Donovan – Calgary, AB – Brandon
Riley Merkley – Blackie, AB – Calgary
Graham Potuer – Red Deer, AB – Everett
Michael Tadjdeh – Calgary, AB – Lethbridge**
David Watt – Duchess, AB – Portland**
and NAIT:
NAIT – Edmonton, AB (13)
*Steele Boomer – Edmonton, AB – Kootenay
Aaron Borejko – Edmonton, AB – Kelowna
Mitch Czibere – Ft. Saskatchewan, AB – Vancouver
Liam Darragh – Quesnel, BC – Victoria**
Sam Dezman – Edmonton, AB – Medicine Hat
Scott Doucet – Qualicum Beach, B.C. – Red Deer
Justin Faux – Red Deer, AB – Prince George
Josh Koper – Edmonton, AB – Medicine Hat**
Josh Lazowski – Leduc, AB – Edmonton**
Lindsay Nielsen – Edmonton, AB – Seattle
Mike Piluso – Maple Ridge, BC – Vancouver**
Mackenzie Royer – Spruce Grove, AB – Calgary
Charles Wells – Edmonton, AB – Seattle