The ministry has been advised by the financial aid office at your school that you are not maintaining satisfactory academic progress. It is a requirement of OSAP that students maintain satisfactory academic progress in the courses for which OSAP funding has been provided.
Common reasons for not progressing academically
You are on academic probation until the end of the next academic year. Your academic performance will be monitored during the probationary period for all terms in which you receive OSAP Funding for Full-time Students.
You may apply for OSAP funding during the probationary period. However, before you can receive any OSAP funding, you must provide your financial aid office with a letter.
Full-time OSAP documentation requirements
If you apply for OSAP Funding for Part-time Students (i.e., Ontario Part-time Grant and/or Part-time Canada Student Loan and Grant program) for one or more terms during your probationary period, your academic progress during your part-time studies will be monitored separately from any terms where you are receiving OSAP Funding for Full-time Students.
If you study full-time during the probationary period, you must meet the minimum academic requirements.
Details about the full-time minimum academic requirements
If you do not return to school during the probationary period, your academic progress will be reviewed the next time you apply for OSAP Funding for Full-time Students. In addition, if you do not continue full-time studies during the probationary period, you will be required to begin repayment of your existing student loans six months after your last study period end date.
Programs available to assist with your repayment
At the end of the probationary period, your academic progress will be reviewed by your financial aid office and/or the ministry to determine whether you have met the requirements of the probationary period. If you do not meet the academic requirements for your probationary period, as set out above, you will be restricted from receiving OSAP funding for a minimum of one year.
If your course load is reduced or your study period end date changed (examples include, but are not limited to: withdrawing from studies, or not actively participating in one or more courses), you may have received more grant funding than you are now entitled to because of the change in your circumstance. Any grant which you were overpaid will be converted to loan. For additional details, visit the Status of your application page.
If you failed to achieve satisfactory academic progress because of exceptional circumstances which were beyond your control, you can have the conversion of your grants to loans reviewed.
You may appeal your academic probation if the reasons for your lack of academic progress were due to personal circumstances beyond your control (e.g., medical condition or exceptional family circumstances). Should this appeal option apply to your situation, you may contact your financial aid office or the ministry as outlined below.
If you're going to school in Ontario:
Financial aid office at your school
If you're going to school outside Ontario:
Student Financial Assistance Branch
Ministry of Colleges and Universities
PO Box 4500
189 Red River Road, 4th Floor
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6G9
(807) 343-7260 or 1-877-672-7411