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“The Ontario NDP and Liberals both called for the resignation of Nolan Quinn, Ontario’s Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security, over concerns about how the government has handled questionable Ontario Student Assistance Program…”

“Last week, the Ford government removed all private post-secondary institutions and their students from the Ontario Student Assistance Plan (OSAP).”

“Without it, “we are expecting more program pauses and potentially school closures if the OSAP freeze continues,” said Taylor Buck, the administration and communications assistant at Career Colleges Ontario.”

“… October, the province said students all 242 private career colleges in the province would be barred from accessing the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) as the province investigated “serious concerns” raised by the federal government, advocacy groups…”

“…er, the government said it had suspended six private career colleges from their OSAP eligibility and launched a sector-wide audit into the potential misuse of taxpayer dollars, after internal investigations found the actions of some colleges may have involved…”

“The court documents were part of a challenge from a small number of career colleges that were cut off from OSAP eligibility in the spring, as part of an ongoing Ontario government probe.”

“Just seven career colleges accounted for about $385 million in OSAP grants in 2024-25, the same amount that went to students at all of Ontario’s publicly funded colleges.”

“TORONTO - The Ontario Liberals are asking the auditor general to investigate provincial student financial aid spending at private career colleges.”