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Ontario Liberals Ask Auditor to Probe OSAP Spending at Career Colleges
Tyler Watt says 95% of the $465 million increase in OSAP grants went to private career college students and wants an audit of oversight.
- On Monday, Ontario Liberal MPP Tyler Watt requested that Auditor Shelley Spence investigate provincial student financial aid spending at private career colleges, citing rapidly increasing Ontario Student Assistance Program costs.
- Career Colleges Ontario warned the Ministry for years about 'indicators consistent with suspicious activity' in OSAP applications, as inspection reports alleged third parties completed coursework and students finished entire courses in single days.
- Data shows career college students received nearly $1 billion in OSAP grants in 2024-25, with 95 per cent of a $465 million spending increase going to private colleges; just seven schools accounted for $385 million of that funding.
- Universities Minister Nolan Quinn previously reduced OSAP grants for students at public institutions earlier this year, while Three Academy locations are challenging their loss of loan eligibility and deny Ministry allegations of procedural unfairness.
- Auditor Shelley Spence's office noted that 2026 audits are currently underway but will consider Watt's request when planning future oversight of provincial student financial aid programs.
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Ontario Liberals ask auditor to probe OSAP spending at career colleges
The Ontario Liberals are asking the auditor general to investigate provincial student financial aid spending at private career colleges, after reporting by The Canadian Press showed a rapid increase concentrated within a small number of schools.
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Liberals ask Ontario auditor to probe spending, oversight of OSAP at career colleges
TORONTO - The Ontario Liberals are asking the auditor general to investigate provincial student financial aid spending at private career colleges.
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