osap eligibility

eligibility: 

if this is your first application to a canadian government student loan, many of these criteria will not pertain to you. to qualify for osap, you must meet the requirements under the following areas:

  • approved institution
    both lakehead campuses are approved institutions.  you must be enrolled or planning to enrol at an approved institution.
  • approved program of study
    all eligible lakehead programs have been designated.  please ensure that you review all potential options when selecting your program (e.g. engineering, social work, education, etc.)  a program must be at least 12 weeks in length to be considered eligible.  please note that academic upgrading programs are not eligible to receive osap.
  • bankruptcies
    if you have declared bankruptcy, or submitted a consumer proposal, or have received consolidation orders under the orderly payment of debts, you are generally not eligible to receive osap.  in some cases you may be able to restore your eligibility.  to see if you are eligible please consult the following reviews under osap appeals:

               i.      bankruptcy reviews,
              ii.      reviews for consumer proposals, or
              iii.      reviews for consolidation orders (orderly payment of debts program)

  • citizenship
    世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 with a student visa are not eligible.  you must be a canadian citizen, permanent resident of canada (landed immigrant), or a protected person.
  • course load
    in each term you attend you must be registered in at least a 60% of a full course load, or 40% if you are a student with a permanent disability.  no averaging of course loads is permitted (i.e. you cannot take 80% course load in the fall and 40% course load in the winter).  your prescribed course load is dependent on the year of your program of study.  to review your program requirements by year please consult the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 course calendar:
  • debt reduction repayment recipient
    if this is your first application to a canadian government student loan, this does not pertain to you.

    if you have received osap or student loans from another province, and are now in receipt of ontario debt reduction in repayment or stage 2 of the federal repayment assistance plan, you are not eligible for osap.
  • fraud
    it is critical that you report accurate information on your application.  if you do not, you may be committing fraud.  if you have been convicted of a criminal offence (or it is proven that you have reported inaccurate information on your osap application) involving fraud or theft under the criminal code of canada with respect to any student financial assistance program in canada you are not eligible for osap.
  • government assistance
    if you are receiving other government assistance (e.g. ontario works, ontario disability support program, etc.) that covers a portion of your expenses, please check with the local office of your government agency about receiving osap benefits.
  • lifetime maximums
    if this is your first application to a canadian government student loan, this does not pertain to you.

    full-time 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in receipt of osap have a lifetime limit of 340 weeks of postsecondary study.  full-time 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 enrolled in doctoral programs may receive an additional 60 weeks to a maximum of 400 weeks.   世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 with a permanent disability may receive a funding for a maximum of 520 weeks only on the federal portion of the loan.
  • overpayment of a loan, grant or bursary
    if this is your first application to a canadian government student loan, this does not pertain to you.

    if you have received an overpayment in a loan, grant or bursary issued by the federal or provincial government, you must repay the overpayment in full before you will be considered for further funding.
  • residency
    if you do not meet the following requirements you may be required to apply from your specific province.  if you are new to ontario and have not resided in any canadian province for more than 12 consecutive months please review the provincial residency appeal.  to be eligible for osap you must be an ontario resident and meet the following criteria:
    1. you have always resided in ontario, or
    2. ontario is the last province you resided in for 12 consecutive months without being a full-time post-secondary student
  • satisfactory academic progress
    if this is your first application to a canadian government student loan, this does not pertain to you. you must demonstrate academic progress within your program.  academic progress is monitored by program year and is defined as the successful completion of at least 60% (pass) of a full course load of your program year, when in receipt of osap funding.  世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 with a permanent disability must successfully complete (pass) at minimum, 40% of a full course load for the given program year. for more information please visit: you do not meet the following requirements you may be required to apply from your specific province.  if you are new to ontario and have not resided in any canadian province for more than 12 consecutive months please review the provincial residency appeal.  to be eligible for osap you must be an ontario resident and meet the following criteria: satisfactory academic progress      
  • student loan default
    if this is your first application to a canadian government student loan, this does not pertain to you.  to be eligible for osap your previous loans must be in good standing (i.e. you must not have defaulted on a student loan).  for more information please visit: student restriction issues

qualified 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 have the option to submit three distinct applications using the online portal. to determine the appropriate program please review the following:

  1. osap part-time programs:
    this application is available to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 taking 20% - 59% of a full course load at an approved post-secondary institution.

  2. osap full-time programs:
    this application is available to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 taking 60% or more of a full course load or 40% if you have a permanent disability, at an approved post-secondary institution.

  3. 30% off ontario tuition:
    this application is available to 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 taking 60% or more of a full course load or 40% if you have a permanent disability, at an approved post-secondary institution, and did not complete the osap full-time program application.

each program provides access to different sources of funding that have different criteria. 

as a student you may receive a request to submit signature pages, and supporting documentation.  this information can be submitted in three ways:

1)      uploaded online to your secure osap account,
2)      electronically from your lakehead email account to studentcentral@lakheadu.ca, or
3)      mailed to:
student awards and financial aid
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thunder bay, ontario  p7b 5e1

the quickest way to have your information processed is uploading your scanned documents to your online account.

the student awards and financial aid office at lakehead will also process any changes to your application, and requests for reviews, we will monitor your continued eligibility, and approve the release of funding to your student account.