Ontario blocks a few career colleges from OSAP for 3 additional years
The province says audit findings raised concerns about student verification, immigration services links and suspicious application patterns at some schools.
- Universities Minister Nolan Quinn paused OSAP funding for private career colleges on Wednesday following "serious concerns" identified by auditors KPMG, prompting a referral to the Ontario Provincial Police.
- The Ministry identified "indicators consistent with possible suspicious activity," including rapid course completion and unusual application concentrations, to protect taxpayer dollars and "hold bad actors accountable" during the audit.
- Growth at the Brampton East and Bay Street locations was dramatic, with the Bay Street campus expanding from 996 students in 2021-22 to 7,435 in 2024-25, accounting for one-fifth of nearly $1 billion in OSAP grants.
- Students like Aaron Madgett and Melina Luther now face bankruptcy or inability to cover living expenses after the sudden funding cutoff disrupted their planned paramedic and mental health worker training programs.
- While the Ministry develops transition loans, three Academy of Learning locations face a ban until at least 2030; the schools are challenging the decision in court, arguing the process was procedurally unfair.
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Ontario blocks some career colleges from OSAP for 3 more years
Ontario’s colleges and universities minister has barred three career colleges from being able to offer publicly funded student financial assistance until at least 2030, after previously blocking them from the program just for this year. An order in May from Nolan Quinn meant that six schools, including four Academy of Learning locations, could not access […]
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Ontario blocks a few career colleges from OSAP for three additional years
TORONTO - Ontario's colleges and universities minister has barred three career colleges from being able to offer publicly funded student financial assistance until at least 2030, after previously blocking them
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TORONTO — Ontario’s colleges and universities minister has barred three career colleges from being able to offer publicly funded student financial assistance until at least 2030, after previously blocking them from the program just for this year. An order in May from Nolan Quinn meant that six schools, including four Academy of Learning locations, could not access the Ontario Student Assistance Program for the 2026-27 academic year, which most o…
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