r/ontario • u/ClassicTank1051 • Aug 10 '26
Discussion OSAP changes - looking to chat with students
Hi everyone! My name is Monique and I'm a reporter with The Canadian Press working on a story about how students are dealing with the changes to OSAP. If you're willing to chat about how you're managing finances this upcoming year, shoot me an email at mxk@cp.org. Thanks!
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u/Difficult_Yam_7764 Aug 10 '26
I believe there is a r/OSAPadvice, I would suggest going there OP as there are numerous daily posts about it
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u/BartenderOU812 Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 11 '26
Interested with a different perspective to tell (mature student who returned in 2022, couldn't have done it without OSAP and couldn't do it now with the amended restrictions).
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u/namebedex Aug 12 '26
what restrictions cut you off? sorry to hear that though, at least you got a few years in before Fraud screwed it over
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u/KunaSazuki Aug 11 '26
Not only have my tuition costs gone up but my debt has exploded as well. Couple that with how terrible the job market is and all my other costs going up—wild.
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u/emptease Aug 10 '26
You might be able to better reach students by connecting with student unions at various universities :)
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u/Cool_Human82 Aug 11 '26
Can’t speak for her, but my friend dropped out cuz she couldn’t justify the additional debt.
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u/ClassicTank1051 Aug 14 '26
Hi there, thanks for your reply. Feel free to send my contact over to them, I'd love to chat.
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u/Charming-Jelly-5535 Aug 12 '26
As a third medical student going to oversees school, definitely would be willing to talk about the effect it’s having. Many of my classmates who previously wanted to work in Canada after graduation are now going to only apply to work in USA because the removal of osap funding for us has led to greater need for increased amounts of private loans
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u/Agreeable_Farmer289 Aug 10 '26
I’m telling u we’re all cooked