LDSS students protest changes to OSAP

March 19, 2026 @ 7:07 amListowel Banner, News

A group of LDSS students walked out of school on March 11 and marched through Listowel’s downtown to the North Perth Municipal Office in protest of the provincial government’s changes to OSAP. When asked why they picked the municipal office as a location for their protest, they said they wanted to be visible to as many people as possible. (Kelsey Bent photo)

LISTOWEL – Local students say the provincial government’s decision to change the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) funding model has “crushed their dreams” of going to college and university. The provincial government announced on Feb. 12, 2026, that students will be eligible to receive a maximum of 25 per cent of their OSAP funding as…

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Kelsey Bent is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.