The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) has released a new policy paper calling for urgent OSAP reform. The paper notes that students seeking OSAP face unclear eligibility rules, inconsistent disbursements, and limited access to appeals or financial aid information. The authors assert that these issues have persisted since policy changes in 2019 and a $400M funding reduction in 2020. To address these challenges, OUSA outlines recommendations that include restoring low-income tuition guarantees, improving loan repayment and transparency, and expanding supports for underrepresented groups. “It is integral that students have access to equitably distributed, needs-based financial aid,” says OUSA.
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