OSAP

• Most OSAP growth came from career college students, documents show

  Data shows that between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years, the province spent $465 million more on OSAP grants, and 95 per cent of that went to private college students.

  Canada

  Jun 5
  
• Ineligible OSAP payments up 800% since 2020 as misrepresentation investigations rise

  Although the number of investigations and value of ineligible payments has increased significantly, it remains a relatively small portion of the funds issued to students.

  Politics

  May 14
  
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• Ontario legislature expecting thousands of students to descend for OSAP protest

  Masses of students are expected to protest at Queen's Park tomorrow as Premier Doug Ford pushes for changes to a grant program that helps Ontario students manage education costs.

  Politics

  Mar 24
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• Police make 2 arrests during Toronto protest over OSAP changes

  Students are planning a 'hands off our education' rally at Queen's Park in Toronto, beginning around 12 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4.

  Politics

  Mar 4
• ‘Save OSAP’ campaign launched asking Ford government to reverse student loan changes

  As part of a push to sustain the struggling post-secondary sector, the province will inject new cash into colleges and universities and allow them to raise tuition fees.

  Education

  Feb 19
• Fee opt-out a Doug Ford government attack on student unions, court hears

  The Canadian Federation of Students and York Federation of Students are challenging an order from the minister of training, colleges and universities.

  Education

  Oct 11, 2019
• Students head back to college and university amid OSAP cuts

  The Progressive Conservative government announced a 10 per cent tuition cut earlier this year while also saying the Ontario Student Assistance Plan needed to be refocused to help the lowest-income students after becoming "unsustainable."

  Education

  Sep 1, 2019
• Taylor Swift pays for University of Waterloo student’s tuition

  "It was like this guardian angel that kind of popped in and said, 'Hey, you have troubles, but now you don’t have troubles anymore.'"

  Entertainment

  Aug 14, 2019
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• OSAP trends on Twitter as student outrage grows over loan and grant estimates

  On Tuesday, there was a flurry of tweets from angry students saying they have received estimates informing them they don’t qualify for or are getting less money from OSAP.

  Politics

  Jun 19, 2019
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• Federal Liberals ask Ontario government in pre-budget letter to reverse OSAP changes

  Labour Minister Patty Hajdu, who oversees federal student-support programs, is asking her provincial counterpart to roll back changes the Progressive Conservatives made in January to the Ontario Student Assistance Plan.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2019