# Family Sponsorship and OSAP

**URL:** <https://discourse.settlement.org/t/family-sponsorship-and-osap/258>\
**Category:** Colleges, Universities, and Higher Education\
**Created:** [January 28, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/family-sponsorship-and-osap/258 "2013-01-28T15:45:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![wobbly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@wobbly](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/wobbly)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/family-sponsorship-and-osap/258/1 "2013-01-28T15:45:55Z")

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Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone has experience with sponsoring a spouse and having this spouse apply for OSAP(Ontario Student Assistance Plan, which is a financial aid program for students in Ontario).

My concern is that in family sponsorship, sponsor must provide for their spouse’s financial needs over a three year term. Would a sponsored spouse be eligible for OSAP(once PR status is obtained), or does that qualify as a financial need that needs to be satisfied by the sponsor?

My spouse is currently in a university program in Germany, and there is a transfer option with UofT, but I am concerned whether she is eligible to receive Financial Aid.

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**Author:** ![Ottawa\_resident](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/58956e/32.png) [@Ottawa\_resident](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/Ottawa_resident)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/family-sponsorship-and-osap/258/2 "2015-07-29T19:51:02Z")

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Hi i just want to know if the sponsor who sponsored the spouse and bring him in canada can file a divorce? Is there any specific waiting time until the sponsor can file the divorce? Thanks