Students at 7 Ontario private career colleges received $385M in OSAP grants last year, data shows
A small subset of private career colleges in Ontario has led explosive growth in the number of people receiving student financial assistance, new data shows, and the association representing the sector itself has raised concerns.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: CBC News · Aug 27, 2026 at 12:39 PM ET
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Students at 7 Ontario private career colleges received $385M in OSAP grants last year, data shows(opens original report in a new tab)Global NewsTier B
$385M in OSAP grants sent to students at 7 career colleges last year: docs(opens original report in a new tab)Career Colleges Ontario said it could not comment on alleged behaviours of any particular school, but said it has raised concerns with the government. — Global News
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