Member of Provincial Parliament
Mississauga-Streetsville Provincial Liberal Association
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Promise kept: 30 percent off tuition effective now
We said it in the campaign, and we mean it in government: Ontario students are getting a thirty percent tuition cut. It is effective now. The measure was passed in the Ontario Legislature before the Christmas recess.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible for the 30 percent tuition cut, you must be an Ontario resident, and a Canadian citizen, or have obtained permanent resident status. As well, your parents' gross income must not exceed $160,000.
As well, you must be a full-time student at a public college or university in Ontario. You must apply within four years of finishing, or leaving, secondary school, and be in a program to which you can apply from secondary school.
What is the grant amount?
Starting in January of 2012, eligible university or college degree students will receive $800. College diploma and certificate students will receive $365, an amount pro-rated for one semester, covering the second half of the school year. In September 2012, students in a university or college degree program will save $1,600. Students in college diploma and certificate programs will save $730.
Students may receive the new "30 percent off" Ontario Tuition grant for up to four years of study in an undergraduate program. Students with disabilities may receive the grant for up to six years of study.
March 31, 2012 is the deadline to apply to receive the grant for this semester. Cheques will be mailed four to six weeks after the application is completed and signed declaration forms are received in Thunder Bay.