{
  "id": 12474656,
  "title": "Ontario asks OPP to look into OSAP payments at private career colleges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ontario-asks-opp-to-look-into-osap-payments-at-private-career-colleges-12474656",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T21:23:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news-globalnews",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12090316/opp-asked-to-probe-osap-payments-private-career-colleges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ontario has requested the provincial police to investigate potential criminal activity regarding student financial assistance payments at private career colleges. The government's decision comes after auditors raised concerns over the integrity of the OSAP system within the private post-secondary sector. Nolan Quinn, the Colleges and Universities Minister, stated that while the ongoing audit has identified serious issues, preliminary findings include common ownership, immigration firms involvement, inadequate student validation, and high concentrations of OSAP applications from specific locations. The government has referred the matter to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the auditor general.\n\nCritics have pointed out the Ontario government's perceived lack of oversight and action regarding the rapid growth of OSAP at some career colleges. Interim Liberal leader John Fraser called the situation a \"colossal mess\" and urged the minister to resign. In response, the government has paused all OSAP payments for career college students during the audit, causing uncertainty and unfair penalties for students. The sector is also facing delays in processing applications, affecting schools like Mothercraft, which has a strong compliance record. The government is discussing low-interest, third-party loans for career college students in the meantime.",
  "summary": "Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn said the ministry launched targeted inspections of career colleges last year in response to growing concerns about OSAP usage.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ontario refers career college OSAP concerns to OPP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/canadian-press-newsalert-ontario-refers-career-college-osap-concerns",
        "published": "2026-10-06T17:19:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Ontario career college sector thrown into ‘uncertainty’ without OSAP decisions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ontario-career-college-sector-thrown-into-uncertainty-without-osap",
        "published": "2026-10-06T17:34:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Ontario asks OPP to look into OSAP payments at private career colleges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ontario-asks-opp-to-look-into-osap-payments-at-private-career-colleges",
        "published": "2026-10-06T21:23:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Ontario asks police to probe OSAP applications linked to private career colleges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/ontario-asks-police-to-probe-osap-applications-linked-to-private",
        "published": "2026-10-06T22:27:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}