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Karen EverettKaren Everett

Bankruptcy on Spring Extensions

Hi all! We are coming across students who had bankruptcy documentation approved on their base account but with their spring reinstatement the restriction is reappearing and from what I remember from last year, this is because the Ministry requires a letter from us verifying that the student is remaining in the same program full-time with no break in study (don't think the student necessarily has to resubmit everything?). We are doing up letters for these students as we receive them and uploading to the CLR64-65 queue (hoping that's the right one). Is there anything more that others are doing to make sure these situations are reviewed quickly for the spring extension? Currently looks like that queue is still only looking at late-January 2026 documents so could take a couple months for review?

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Karen Everett
Mar 31

Heard back from our PA who confirmed that only the letter confirming continuous program of study requirements being met is required if a bankruptcy review was already completed in the current academic year. These requests would be eligible to be expedited and should be requested through the OSAPFAO Inquiry email account.

Jeremy Potter
March 5, 2026
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OASFAA Executive

NSLSC Payment File

Hey Folks, just seeing if this was isolated to Cambrian.


The NSLSC placed a payment file in our download directory today, but it was an old file. Not just any old file, but the first disbursement for Winter payments, meaning all the COE's done prior to the holiday break. Ours was significant and we thankfully caught it the same day, so the impact is minimal.


Just putting this out there in case it was not just us they did this to.

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Pamela Woodburn
Mar 06

Thanks Jeremy - I checked with our Student Accounts area and they also stopped a duplicate file last Monday - first time they said this has happened. Luckily our system is set-up to notice these duplicates so it wasn't processed again on our part

Pamela WoodburnPamela Woodburn

Requirements for DVF

Hello all

Seeking clarification for BSWD and DVF. I have a student who has NOT submitted a DVF but has applied for BSWD/CSG funding to reimburse a psycho-educational assessment (has submitted receipts). I have confirmed with our Disability Office that an LD was found in the assessment

Normally, I then instruct and wait for the DVF to be completed, uploaded and confirmed by our office before processing the BSWD/CSG reequest (because my understanding is that PD/PPD must have been confirmed/declared for reimbursement) but in a recent meeting I think I understood we can also reimburse through BSWD/CSG IF we have a rationale from our Disability Office that confirms the LD and that the battery of tests were used in the assessment?

Just want to clarify if others process BSWD/CSG reimbursements without haveing DVF on student's file?

Thanks

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Jeremy Potter
Jeremy Potter
Mar 05
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To pay for a psych ed assessment through BSWD, the student MUST submit a DVF with the app. That is not to say they must upload it to their OSAP profile, but it is needed for BSWD payment.


We have several students that get an assessment, have DVF completed, and submit it along with BSWD app to the ASO, but never upload to their OSAP app. We require students to give us to consent to upload it to their OSAP profile on their behalf in order to establish PD/PPD (if not already established) to facilitate changing their status. We do this because we can't update their profile without their consent and/or docs, so with this consent, it's confirmed they are requesting a change to their profile. However, that cannot be said for the DVF submitted solely along with the BSWD as consenting to updating their profile if they said 'no' to uploading it.


In these cases, we would be uploading the DVF to FAOBSWD only, since it only pertains to BSWD administration (and archival purposes). We would not be uploading to FAPROFIL to update their disability status where consent wasn't provided.


Students are encouraged to authorize us to upload or upload themselves, so they can take advantage of the benefits for PD/PPD status, but are not required to. However, they would remain ineligible for any other cost accommodations through BSWD since their disability status wasn't 'established' on their profile.



Anik Powell
March 5, 2026
Member of the OASFAA Executive

OASFAA Executive

Noah Morris on TVO's The Rundown

Hi all -


For those of you who weren't around in the before times, Noah Morris is a former Assistant Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (now MCURES). He was instrumental in the development of 'modern' OSAP, and a great collaborator. He'll be on TV Ontario's The Rundown (https://www.tvo.org/the-rundown) today to talk about the changes to OSAP (archived episodes are available online in case you're looking at this later). Thanks to Kelly Faller for sharing the info! ;)


Anik

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