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Published November 3, 2026

Ontario won't make career college OSAP audit public, minister says

By Allison Jones
Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities Nolan Quinn speaks to reporters at Queen's Park in Toronto on Oct. 27, 2026.
Ontario Minister of Colleges and Universities Nolan Quinn speaks to reporters during a scrum at Queen's Park, the Ontario Legislature, in Toronto on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

Ontario's colleges and universities minister says he will not be releasing a government-commissioned audit into student financial aid usage at career colleges.

Nolan Quinn announced last month that he had engaged KPMG to audit the sector following concerns about rising usage.

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He has said that preliminary findings have identified serious concerns about the integrity of the OSAP system at private post-secondary institutions and he referred the matter to the Ontario Provincial Police.

Career Colleges Ontario has been warning the government for years about OSAP activity at a small number of schools.

Quinn was asked today if he would commit to releasing the KPMG audit once it's complete and he said no because he wants to ensure confidentiality of the audit, but he will act on the results.

The Liberals have tried to get the legislature's public accounts committee, which has a majority of Progressive Conservatives, to ask the auditor general to investigate so there is a probe released publicly, but the Tories voted the motion down.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 3, 2026.

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