# OSAP Eligibility

**URL:** <https://discourse.settlement.org/t/osap-eligibility/10968>\
**Category:** Colleges, Universities, and Higher Education\
**Created:** [August 20, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/osap-eligibility/10968 "2019-08-20T20:16:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![linalam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@linalam](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/linalam)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/osap-eligibility/10968/1 "2019-08-20T20:16:23Z")

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My son is living aboard now with me due to my work; he is Canadian citizen?

I plan to send him back to study university in Canada and also apply for OSAP for him…

So does he need to stay in Ontario before enter University in order to apply for OSAP?

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**Author:** ![SettlementOrgMod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SettlementOrgMod](https://discourse.settlement.org/u/SettlementOrgMod)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2019, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.settlement.org/t/osap-eligibility/10968/2 "2019-08-31T10:16:56Z")

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Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

It is best that you contact the Student Financial Assistance Branch of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

You can find some contact information on the [OSAP contacts](https://www.osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/PostsecondaryEducation/OSAP/Help/Contacts/) page of the [Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities](https://www.osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/PostsecondaryEducation/OSAP/Help/Contacts/) website.

Here is an excerpt,

Student Financial Assistance Branch, Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities  
PO Box 4500, 189 Red River Road, 4th Floor, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6G9  
General inquiry telephone service is available Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (Eastern  
Standard Time)  
Telephone: 807-343-7260.  
Toll-free in North America: 1-877-OSAP-411 or 1-877-672-7411  
TTY: 1-800-465-3958

I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.

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Anna  
[Settlement.Org](http://Settlement.Org) Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CCRS, CCRS-DC  
[Settlement.Org](http://Settlement.Org)