Ontario Cuts Student Loans for Five Career Colleges | Toronto News

Toronto News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 16, 2026 · 2m

Ontario’s government is shutting off student loan access for five private career colleges next year, citing serious concerns over academic integrity, risky admissions, and poor oversight in their online programs. This move comes amid broader OSAP funding cuts — despite recent increases in grants going to career colleges — and follows federal signals of potential intervention. The colleges fiercely oppose the decision, calling it premature and arguing their flexible, asynchronous programs serve working adults and families. They’re challenging the province’s authority to block future…