Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students, plus the grant for each dependant (through OSAP in Ontario)
Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students, plus the grant for each dependant (through OSAP in Ontario) is an award run by Employment and Social Development Canada that gives up to $4,200 a year. You likely qualify if: Full-time students with financial need; In a qualified program at a designated school; Family income under the cut-off (checked on the official page on October 8, 2026).
Up to $4,200 a year
You likely qualify if: Full-time students with financial need; In a qualified program at a designated school; Family income under the cut-off; Dependants grant: a dependant under 12, or with a disability.
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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ApplySend to someone who needs thisChecked on October 8, 2026 on the official page
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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. If you have a dependant under 12 at the start of your study period, or older with a permanent disability, the same application also gives a grant you do not pay back of up to $280 per month of study, or up to $2,240 a year, for each dependant.
Who qualifies
Full-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.
You likely qualify if:
- Full-time students with financial need
- In a qualified program at a designated school
- Family income under the cut-off
- Dependants grant: a dependant under 12, or with a disability
How to apply
- Apply on their application form.
- Come back here and tell us if it worked.
Where else they are
Their website is canada.ca/.../full-time.html.
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- 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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What to bring
- Your SIN and tax information
- Your parents' or spouse's tax information
- An OSAP application
Dates
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.
Source
Checked on October 8, 2026 on the official pageRun by Employment and Social Development Canada.
We read this on their own website on October 8, 2026. Read from: canada.ca/.../full-time.html, canada.ca/.../how-funding-works.html, canada.ca/.../province-apply.html, ontario.ca/page/osap-ontario-student-..., ontario.ca/page/how-apply-osap, ontario.ca/page/learn-about-osap, canada.ca/.../dependants.html.
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