# Ford government calls police on career college funding

> Ontario government investigates private career colleges for alleged fraud in student aid programs.
- Title: Ford government calls police on career college funding
- Summary: Ontario government investigates private career colleges for alleged fraud in student aid programs. Ontario's Doug Ford government paused OSAP funding for…
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- Source: Nationalpost — https://nationalpost.com/opinion/scott-stinson-ontario-calls-in-the-police-to-investigate-its-own-career-college-gravy-train
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- Topics: ontario, doug ford, osap, career colleges, student aid, fraud investigation, news, politics
## Ontario government investigates career colleges
Ontario's Doug Ford government called in police and auditor general to investigate private career colleges for alleged student aid fraud.

> serious concerns
## Student aid fraud evidence found
Inspectors found evidence of third parties completing courses in a day and students unable to identify their schools.

> students who could not identify the name of the school they were said to be attending
## Funding amounts revealed
Three private career colleges received over $219 million in OSAP funding for 14,800 students in 2024-25 at nearly $15,000 per student.

> $219 million
## Funding paused for all students
All OSAP funding for private career colleges paused even for students in the middle of academic year.

> all OSAP funding of private career colleges will be paused
## Investigation started in 2025
Government began investigation in early 2025 after concerns raised in late 2024.

> concerns about student aid and the private post-secondary sector were first raised in late 2024
## Key takeaway

Ontario's Doug Ford government paused OSAP funding for private career colleges after finding evidence of course fraud and student identity issues.