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OSAP pause leads career college to suspend classes

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Jones, A. (2026, October 17). OSAP pause leads career college to suspend classes. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/osap-pause-leads-career-college-to-suspend-classes/article_901f3a10-3e54-5908-aa96-e08b5341f223.html

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Trillium College, an Ontario career college with multiple campuses across the province, has suspended all academic operations following the provincial pause on student financial assistance for private post-secondary institutions. The college notified its students on Friday that both in-person and online classes are currently halted due to this funding interruption.

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As of Friday, Trillium College, with campuses in St. Catharines, Kingston, Oshawa, Sudbury, and Cobourg, suspended classroom and online instruction due to a province-wide pause on student financial assistance from the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). The move comes after Ontario Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn announced earlier this month that OSAP payments to private post-secondary institutions would be paused while an audit is conducted. Trillium College has offered interest-free payment arrangements but acknowledges that many students cannot make these payments without the aid of OSAP funding. The college aims to develop low-interest, third-party loan options through financial institutions to support students during this transition period, recognizing the significant impact on students' educational progress.

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An Ontario career college has suspended its academic operations as a result of a province-wide pause on student financial assistance to all private post-secondary institutions. asserted

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Trillium College, with campuses in St. Catharines, Kingston, Oshawa, Sudbury and Cobourg, says in a notice to students that as of Friday it paused classroom and online instruction. asserted

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OSAP pause leads career college to suspend classes

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