Students at 17 post-secondary institutions across Ontario have begun walking out of their classes in protest of the Ford government’s changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP).
Under the previous Liberal government some students with family incomes of as much as $175,000 were eligible for OSAP grants but changes announced in January lowered the family income threshold down to $140,000.
The announcement of the changes to OSAP did coincide with the introduction of a 10 per cent province wide cut on the cost of tuition, though no additional provincial funds are being provided to universities to account for the loss in revenue. In addition to the changes to OSAP, the Ford government also made several other changes to post-secondary education, including the elimination of a six-month interest free grace period for students and the introduction of a new policy that will make student fees paid to organizations, such as student unions and student newspapers, optional.
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