New user registration

Agreement

This agreement will be available on your Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) account after you complete the registration process.

Please note that applying for OSAP and/or the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant requires an OSAP account. You will use this OSAP account to submit OSAP and/or Ontario Learn and Stay Grant application(s).

Registration process

Before you can apply online for OSAP assistance and/or the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant, you must register as a new user to the OSAP website. When you register, you will be asked to provide basic personal information for your personal profile on your OSAP account. This information includes your name, date of birth, gender, contact information, Social Insurance Number (SIN) and other identification numbers (e.g., your Ontario Education Number (OEN)), if you have them.

Once you provide the necessary information, your OSAP Access Number (OAN) will be generated. Your OAN will be your user identification for the OSAP website. You will use your OAN, along with the password that you created, each time you access the OSAP website. This will include accessing the OSAP website for activities related to the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant.

To start your registration process, read the terms and conditions set out in this OSAP New User Registration Agreement. You will be asked to indicate that you have read and agree to all of the terms and conditions.

Collection, use and disclosure of personal information

Your personal information will be collected and used by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (ministry), the National Student Loans Service Centre (NSLSC), your school, and other authorized agents in order to administer OSAP and/or the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant.
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Consent to indirect collection and disclosure of personal information

Your personal information will be collected and exchanged by the ministry, with the ESDC, NSLSC, your school, and other authorized agents in order to administer OSAP and/or the Ontario Learn and Stay Grant.
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Updates to personal profile information

You are responsible for keeping your personal profile information on your OSAP account up to date. This includes information that pertains to OSAP and/or Ontario Learn and Stay Grant application(s).
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