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Ontario Student Assistance Program

A Q&A subreddit for the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). A financial aid program that can pay a portion or all of the cost of college/university for Ontario residents. You should always contact your school’s financial aid office for more complex questions, they will have direct access to your file. This subreddit is community-run and not associated in any way with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.

18k subscribers671 posts / mo in Sep 2026507 authors / mosince 2012

r/osap has 18k members (+38% over the last 12 months). It gets about 671 posts a month from 507 people. Top topics: Ontario Education Policy, University Tuition and Aid and Student Protests.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+38%in 12 months · +9.5% in 3 months · +2.1% in 1 month
Oct 202618k
Growing18k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+37%vs Sep 2025 · +43% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026671
BusierPeaked at 683 in Aug 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Ontario Education Policy9.1%
  2. University Tuition and Aid2.3%
  3. Student Protests1.7%
  4. FAFSA & Financial Aid1.0%
  5. Financial Aid Packages0.9%

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