OSAP pause leads career college to suspend classes

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Jones, A. (2026, October 17). OSAP pause leads career college to suspend classes. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/osap-pause-leads-career-college-to-suspend-classes/article_901f3a10-3e54-5908-aa96-e08b5341f223.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-17 · by Allison Jones

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Trillium College, an Ontario career college with multiple campuses across the province, has suspended all academic operations following the provincial pause on student financial assistance for private post-secondary institutions. The college notified its students on Friday that both in-person and online classes are currently halted due to this funding interruption.
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The Globe and Mail
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“Article A discusses the Ontario government extending the OSAP ban for three career colleges until at least 2030, while Article B reports on Trillium College suspending classes due to a province-wide pause in OSAP assistance.”
Global News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 21% hedged 5 of 24 📰 publisher trust 63
“The articles describe different colleges affected by Ontario's decision to bar certain institutions from student financial aid, with one reporting on legal challenges and the other on operational impacts.”
Toronto Star
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“Article A discusses the broader impact of OSAP pause on various institutions including divinity schools, while Article B focuses specifically on Trillium College suspending classes as a result of the OSAP pause.”
Toronto Star
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“Article A discusses the minister's decision to block three career colleges from OSAP, while Article B reports on Trillium College suspending classes due to a province-wide pause on financial assistance.”
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Allison Jones
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🔮 While the audit is ongoing, Quinn said, OSAP payments to private postsecondary institutions would be paused.
🔮 While the audit is ongoing, Quinn said, OSAP payments to private post-secondary institutions would be paused.
🔮 Ontario’s colleges and universities ministry is alleging it could not “reliably determine bona fide studies” at two of the career colleges it barred from student financial aid — a decision those schools are now challenging in court.
🔮 An order in May from Nolan Quinn meant that six schools, including four Academy of Learning locations, could not access the Ontario Student Assistance Program for the 2026-27 academic year, which most of them are fighting in court.
🔮 An order in May from Nolan Quinn meant that six schools, including four Academy of Learning locations, could not access the Ontario Student Assistance Program for the 2026-27 academic year, which most of them are fighting in court.
🔮 His cancer has spread to his lungs and his bones and he tried every avenue he could think of to ensure he is around for his daughters as long as possible.
🔮 His cancer has spread to his lungs and his bones and he tried every avenue he could think of to ensure he is around for his daughters as long as possible.
🔮 Ontario government officials who inspected three career colleges found evidence suggesting third parties were completing the coursework — sometimes entire courses in one day — and a few students who couldn't name their school or program, they alleged in reports filed in court.
🔮 Ontario government officials who inspected three career colleges found evidence suggesting third parties were completing the coursework – sometimes entire courses in one day – and a few students who couldn’t name their school or program, they alleged in reports filed in court.
🔮 TORONTO - Ontario government officials who inspected three career colleges found evidence suggesting third parties were completing the coursework — sometimes entire courses in one day — and a few students who couldn’t name their school or program, they alleged in reports filed in court.
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Kingston Ontario St. Catharines TORONTO Trillium College

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Cobourg GPE · 1× Kingston GPE · 1× Ontario GPE · 1× Oshawa GPE · 1× St. Catharines GPE · 1× Sudbury GPE · 1× TORONTO GPE · 1× Trillium College ORG · 1×

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Trillium College, with campuses in St. Catharines, Kingston, Oshawa, Sudbury and Cobourg, says in a notice to students that as of Friday it paused classroom and online instruction.
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2026-10-17 · Toronto Star
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An Ontario career college has suspended its academic operations as a result of a province-wide pause on student financial assistance to all private post-secondary institutions. asserted
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Trillium College, with campuses in St. Catharines, Kingston, Oshawa, Sudbury and Cobourg, says in a notice to students that as of Friday it paused classroom and online instruction. asserted
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