Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students (through OSAP in Ontario)

A federal grant you never pay back of up to $4,200 a year ($525 per month of study) for the 2026 to 2027 school year, for full-time students with financial need; in Ontario you get it by applying for OSAP.

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When: 2026-27 OSAP applications are open; submit no later than 60 days before the end of your study period. Income limits shown took effect August 1, 2026. Also from August 1, 2026, Ontario gives more of its own provincial OSAP funding as loans instead of grants.

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Where else they are

Their website is canada.ca/.../full-time.html.

Good to know

• For whomFull-time students in a qualified program at a designated school who have financial need and whose family income is under the cut-off (for example, a 1-person family gets the full grant up to $38,474 and nothing above $69,987; a family of 4 gets the full grant up to $76,952 and nothing above $129,769); most students at private for-profit schools no longer qualify.
• CostFree
• LanguagesEnglish, French
• Their stepsGo to osap.gov.on.ca and register for an OSAP account, or log in. Have ready your Social Insurance Number (SIN), your tax information, your parents' or spouse's tax information, and your school and program details. Fill in the 2026-27 OSAP application; your Canada Student Grant is worked out from this same application. Submit no later than 60 days before your study period ends; the grant part does not have to be paid back.

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