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Nolan Quinn

Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence, and Security

Ontario Progressive Conservative MPP. Appointed Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence, and Security. Announced the February 2026 OSAP restructuring alongside Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy.

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Public Matters Mentioning Nolan Quinn

Minister

Feb 12, 2026

📚 EducationIn Effect

OSAP Grants Slashed — Loans Jump from 15% to 75% of Student Aid

The Ford government announced that beginning fall 2026, provincial OSAP grants will be capped at 25% of aid — down from up to 85% — with the remaining 75% issued as repayable loans. Students at private career colleges lose grant eligibility entirely. Combined with lifting a seven-year tuition freeze (allowing 2% annual increases), the changes dramatically increase student debt burdens. A student who previously received $8,500 in grants on $10,000 of aid will now receive just $2,500 in grants and $7,500 in loans.

Minister of Colleges and Universities; announced the OSAP payment pause and said the matter was referred to the OPP

Oct 6, 2026

📚 EducationIn Effect

OSAP at Private Career Colleges: Spending Growth, Ministry Action and a Payment Pause

On October 6, 2026, Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn said OSAP payments to private career college students are paused while a KPMG audit continues, and that the government had referred concerns about OSAP payments at private career colleges to the Ontario Provincial Police. Those are the minister's statements about preliminary findings. No audit report has been published, no police finding has been reported, and none of the allegations in court filings has been proven in court. The announcement followed freedom-of-information data showing Ontario Student Grants to career college students rose from about $554 million to about $994 million between 2023-24 and 2024-25. On October 5, the Auditor General's office said it would consider a Liberal request for an audit in future planning.