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Liberals allege Ford government has political ties to career colleges under OSAP probeThe Liberals alleged Wednesday that cabinet ministers attended the campus opening of one of the suspected colleges mere months after the school was probed by government inspectors.Politics11 hours
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OPP yet to launch formal probe into alleged ‘egregious’ OSAP use at career collegesIn early October, the province sounded the alarm about six private career colleges and accused them of taking advantage the OSAP program.PoliticsOct 14
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Don’t target all students for possible OSAP misuse at a few schools, association saysCareer Colleges Ontario is urging Queen's Park to reinstate financial aid for career college students who were already approved for funds and are actively attending classes.PoliticsOct 7
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Ontario asks OPP to look into OSAP payments at private career collegesColleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn said the ministry launched targeted inspections of career colleges last year in response to growing concerns about OSAP usage.PoliticsOct 6
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Liberals ask Ontario auditor to probe spending, oversight of OSAP at career collegesThe Ontario Liberals are asking the auditor general to investigate provincial student financial aid spending at private career colleges.PoliticsOct 5
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Ontario was warned of ‘suspicious’ OSAP activity at a few career colleges: documentsCareer Colleges Ontario also asked the government to refer certain related concerns to police, though the details of those concerns are not clear.CanadaAug 31
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$385M in OSAP grants sent to students at 7 career colleges last year: docsCareer Colleges Ontario said it could not comment on alleged behaviours of any particular school, but said it has raised concerns with the government.PoliticsAug 27
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Ontario students brace for ‘vast amount’ of debt amid OSAP changes, tuition increasesAs of Aug. 1, the proportion of non-repayable grants a student can receive through OSAP has been reduced from 85 per cent to a maximum of 25 per cent, with the rest given in loans.PoliticsAug 25
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Most OSAP growth came from career college students, documents showData 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.CanadaJun 5
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Ineligible OSAP payments up 800% since 2020 as misrepresentation investigations riseAlthough the number of investigations and value of ineligible payments has increased significantly, it remains a relatively small portion of the funds issued to students.PoliticsMay 14
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