{"id":7934,"date":"2026-03-04T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omsa.ca\/?post_type=hub_post&#038;p=7934"},"modified":"2026-03-04T00:21:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T05:21:46","slug":"statement-on-new-osap-changes-2026","status":"publish","type":"hub_post","link":"https:\/\/omsa.ca\/fr\/hub_post\/statement-on-new-osap-changes-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement On New OSAP Changes 2026"},"author":1,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7934","hub_post","type-hub_post","status-publish","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":{"title":"Statement On New OSAP Changes 2026","post_content":"<p data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"623\">The Ontario Medical Students Association (OMSA), representing over 4,000 medical students across Ontario\u2019s seven medical schools, has raised concerns regarding the Government of Ontario\u2019s recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). Beginning in Fall 2026, provincial OSAP grants will be capped at 25% of funding, with at least 75% provided as loans, marking a significant shift from the current model where grants may comprise up to 85% of provincial assistance.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"623\">Given the uniquely lengthy and financially demanding pathway of medical education, these changes may increase financial strain on learners and risk creating barriers to training a diverse and sustainable physician workforce in Ontario.<\/p>\r\n<p data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"948\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"862\" data-end=\"948\" data-is-last-node=\"\">We encourage you to read the full statement and take action using the template below.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sincerely,<\/p>\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Ontario Medical Students Association (OMSA)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"docs-title-widget\" class=\"docs-title-widget goog-inline-block\">\r\n<div class=\"docs-title-input-label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1-NpPsPA0P0750jVNf9FNHZlNBOvmmRKPFPe5CQBQWhg\/edit?fbclid=IwY2xjawQUn75leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAEwAAEeIix1OYsnrTKQabkRQhuFI3a7PbgnOWOqjqYHO8hog0qTbth55M2y2a_UD-U_aem_k5e3J8QxchOAmWjK2N4vpw&amp;tab=t.0\"><span id=\"docs-title-input-label-inner\" class=\"docs-title-input-label-inner\">Council Version - OMSA OSAP Statement<\/span><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/17CuPOKbaEjeJ8DeGgWeBC7xkI8ANx46E6c2ipNiovfg\/edit?fbclid=IwY2xjawQUn7NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAEwAAEeuulvOJiVMECpDuh0_XvbenS5VASNhmP_w6Row4MU9J4D8VUlHzIhC9XWoIc_aem_WM93Rx-GxwkROfQZqKHt4Q&amp;tab=t.0\">OMSA - OSAP Changes Form Letter [TEMPLATE]<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"docs-titlebar-badges\">\r\n<div class=\"docs-titlebar-badge-container docs-star-container goog-inline-block\">\r\n<div id=\"docs-star\" class=\"docs-titlebar-badge goog-inline-block goog-control\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"checkbox\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-tooltip=\"Star\" aria-label=\"Star\" aria-disabled=\"false\" aria-checked=\"false\">\r\n<div class=\"docs-icon goog-inline-block \">\r\n<div class=\"docs-icon-img-container docs-icon-img docs-icon-star-border-20\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1OToUypjUFJQFY0aVYQ6ky1iH_hdLhPVeLoCjH9f2pdk\/edit?fbclid=IwY2xjawQUn6BleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAEwAAEeY9cpTTFiupZOa_iCGhk6tMmm3Z7VJAHkE4fu5rgwN1kGm3vPIxSbtC_qpFc_aem_xLWzOJcgfSCc6fSzFQQykQ&amp;tab=t.0\">FR VERSION - OMSA OSAP Statement<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"docs-activity-indicator-container goog-inline-block\">\r\n<div id=\"docs-activity-indicator\" class=\"goog-inline-block\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","embed_pdf":"","post_category":"News","post_tags":[],"embed_video":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omsa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post\/7934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omsa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omsa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/hub_post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omsa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/omsa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post\/7934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7941,"href":"https:\/\/omsa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post\/7934\/revisions\/7941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omsa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omsa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omsa.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}