High school students plan walkouts across Ontario over OSAP cuts

CFS Ontario leads fight against Ford’s OSAP changes

On Feb. 12, the Ford government announced sweeping changes to OSAP (the Ontario Student Assistance Program). Initially, Ford’s Progressive Conservative government reduced tuition fees by 10 per cent for the 2019-20 academic year and kept rates frozen for seven years. Now, the same government plans to increase the share of student aid provided through loans while reducing OSAP grants, even as tuition is set to rise this September, shifting the pr…

High school students plan walkouts across Ontario over OSAP cuts

High school students in many communities across the province are planning coordinated walkouts to protest changes to Ontario’s student aid program. Organizers say students will quietly leave class to raise awareness about reductions to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) introduced by the Doug Ford government. Ashwen Foster, a Grade 12 student says the protest is intended to be peaceful and respectful. She says uncertainty about fundin…