Please see our letter outlining the concerns FPSO brought to provincial leaders,
REGARDING: OSAP applications requiring documentation of foster parent per diems as an income source
As well as the positive response from the Ministry of Colleges and Universities,
Changes to Ontario Student Assistance Program Policy Regarding the Requirement to Report Foster Care Per Diems and Declare Foster Children as Dependents on the OSAP Application for Full-Time Students
In Summary: Beginning in the 2021-22 academic year, OSAP applicants will no longer be required to report foster care per diems as income on the OSAP Application for Full-Time Students, and foster children will be removed from Ontario’s definition of dependents.