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How Will Ontario’s Move to Lift the Tuition Freeze Affect Your Studies?
Ontario's $6.4 billion investment ends a seven-year tuition freeze and shifts Ontario Student Assistance Program aid to 75% loans, aiming for a sustainable funding model.
- On Feb. 13, 2026, Ontario unveiled a $6.4-billion, four-year investment at Queens Park to support publicly funded colleges and universities, including 36,000 new seats.
- A federal policy change in January 2024 prompted enrollment and revenue declines at Ontario postsecondary institutions, forcing cuts amid rising domestic demand and a cap on international students.
- Changes to OSAP taking effect in 2026 will allow Ontario students to receive up to 25 percent of funding as grants and a minimum of 75 percent as loans, ending the seven-year tuition freeze on September 1.
- Student advocates warned the changes will raise debt burdens, estimating an average additional $7,270 in graduate debt, and said coalitions urge protections as the burden shifts to students and families.
- The province says the funding creates a 'stronger, more sustainable system,' but the OUCC and others call for a long-term plan to reach the Canadian average per-student funding.
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New funding announcement welcome, but still leaves Ontario at the bottom of the heap, increases student debt
TORONTO, ON, Feb. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The recent funding announcement from the provincial government is a welcome injection of needed funding to the post-secondary sector, but shifts much financial burden to students, says the Ontario Universities and Colleges Coalition (OUCC). The announcement from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security (MCURES) to the Ontario post-secondary sector is signific…
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