ON refers OSAP concerns to provincial police, plans stricter eligibility criteria

The Government of Ontario has referred its concerns about OSAP use at private colleges to the Ontario Provincial Police. ON Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security Nolan Quinn explained that the ministry is continuing to investigate the matter with support from KPMG and that it has paused all OSAP payments associated with private postsecondary institutions. Quinn noted that stricter criteria will be created for determining private postsecondary institutions’ OSAP eligibility. To continue to support students at private institutions, ON is in discussions with financial institutions to facilitate low-interest, third-party loans as an alternative to OSAP.