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Ontario spent $465M more on OSAP last year. 95% of that went to private career college students, docs show

Critics say new figures show unsustainable costs cited by premier were problem of government's own making

When Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government drastically cut student assistance grants earlier this year, it cited "unsustainable" costs, but new figures show nearly all of the recent growth was among private career college students.

Data obtained by The Canadian Press through a freedom of information request shows that between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years, the province spent $465 million more on Ontario Student Assistance Program grants, and 95 per cent of that went to private career college students.

That points to a problem of the government's own making and the solution did not have to penalize students at universities and publicly funded colleges, opposition critics said...

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• Career college students no longer eligible for OSAP grants:

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• Career college students got more in grants on average:

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Posted: Jun 05, 2026 2:26 PM EDT | Last Updated: June

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