Sole support parent

2022-23 OSAP Application for Part-time Students

You are a sole-support parent if you have your dependent child or children living with you on a full-time basis (50% or more) during your study period AND you are single, separated, divorced, or widowed.

A dependent child is your natural or adoptive child who is:

• under 18 years of age; or
• 18 years of age or older; and
• is enrolled in high school and taking at least 60% of a full course load; or
• is a full-time postsecondary student and has been out of high school less than four years; or
• has a disability and is wholly dependent on you.

To be wholly dependent, a child over the age of 18 must meet all of the following conditions:

• The child is single and lives with the student;
• The child is, by reason of a mental or physical disability, dependent on others for their personal needs and care; and
• The child is claimed by the student for tax purposes and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has accepted the child as being wholly dependent upon the student for tax purposes.