Ontario Unveils Proposed OSAP Changes After ‘Systematic and Widespread’ Problems at Private Career Colleges
Proposed rules would cap enrolment growth, block online-only programs from aid and let the province recover misused funds, officials said.
- On Thursday, Ontario Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security Nolan Quinn announced new legislation to increase oversight of the Ontario Student Assistance Program and prevent abuse at private career colleges.
- Minister Quinn paused OSAP payouts to private institutions in early October following an external audit that revealed serious concerns about aid usage, prompting the Ford government to alert the Ontario Provincial Police.
- Information obtained by The Canadian Press indicates the province spent $465 million more on OSAP grants between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years, with 95 per cent of those funds going to private career college students.
- Colleges Ontario spokeswoman Taylor Buck expressed concern Wednesday, urging the government to restore OSAP for students at compliant institutions and arguing that current measures penalize students who have followed the rules.
- The government plans to table a bill next week that would limit enrolment growth at career colleges, including new rules to prohibit third-party recruiters on campus and make primarily online programs ineligible for OSAP.
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Ontario unveils proposed OSAP changes after ‘systematic and widespread’ problems at private career colleges
The Ford government is putting forward new legislative changes that is says will strengthen oversight and accountability when it comes to OSAP student loans at private postsecondary institutions after an ongoing audit raised serious concerns about possible fraud.
Ontario proposes stronger OSAP oversight, enforcement amid audit into alleged misuse
The minister for colleges and universities is speaking about the province's newest step towards cracking down on potential abuse of the OSAP system by private post-secondary schools. Ontario is proposing new legislation for stronger oversight and enforcement, which comes amid widespread backlash to the changes across Ontario.
The Toronto Star
Ontario to cap OSAP growth at career colleges following massive increases
TORONTO - Career colleges in Ontario could soon be subject to limits on the growth of students funded by financial aid, following explosive increases in the sector that prompted the
The Hamilton Spectator
The RecordFord government announces sweeping changes to prevent OSAP misuse
Private career colleges will be held financially liable for OSAP misuse and must operate physical campuses, among other changes under the Ontario government's new legislation to address fraud concerns.
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