ontario regulation 82/26

made under the

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act

Made: March 26, 2026
Filed: March 30, 2026
Published on e-Laws: March 30, 2026
Published in The Ontario Gazette: April 18, 2026

Amending O. Reg. 70/17

(ONTARIO STUDENT GRANTS AND ONTARIO STUDENT LOANS)

1. Subsection 2 (1) of Ontario Regulation 70/17 is amended by adding the following definition:

“2026 Regulation” means Ontario Regulation 81/26 (Ontario Learn and Stay Grant — Medical Education) made under the Act; (“Règlement de 2026”)

2. (1) Paragraph 3 of subsection 8 (2) of the Regulation is amended by adding “Subject to subsection (4)” at the beginning.

(2) Section 8 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(4) An institution described in paragraph 3 of subsection (2) is not an approved institution for the purposes of determining eligibility for the Ontario Student Grant in respect of a period of study that begins on or after August 1, 2026.

3. Paragraph 3 of subsection 13 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “student loan” at the end and substituting “loan”.

4. Subsection 14 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “micro-credential student loans and Ontario Tuition Grants under Ontario Regulation 118/07 (Ontario Access Grants and Ontario Tuition Grants) made under the Act” in the portion before clause (a) and substituting “micro-credential student loans, Ontario Tuition Grants under Ontario Regulation 118/07 (Ontario Access Grants and Ontario Tuition Grants) made under the Act and grants and Ontario Medical Education Loans issued under the 2026 Regulation”.

5. (1) Paragraph 1 of subsection 15 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “student loan” and substituting “loan”.

(2) Paragraph 2 of subsection 15 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “student loans” and substituting “loans”.

(3) Paragraph 3 of subsection 15 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “student loan” and substituting “loan issued”.

6. (1) Paragraph 1 of subsection 16 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “student loans” and substituting “loans”.

(2) Paragraph 2 of subsection 16 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “a student loan or to a program of grants, awards or bursaries” and substituting “a loan or to a program of grants or awards”.

(3) Clause 16 (5) (b) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “student loans” in the portion before subclause (i) and substituting “loans”.

7. (1) Subsection 21 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “micro-credential grants and micro-credential student loans” and substituting “micro-credential grants, micro-credential student loans and grants issued under the 2026 Regulation”.

(2) Subsection 21 (8) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “micro-credential grants and micro-credential student loans” and substituting “micro-credential grants, micro-credential student loans and grants issued under the 2026 Regulation”.

8. Paragraph 6 of subsection 27 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “micro-credential student loans and Ontario Tuition Grants under Ontario Regulation 118/07 (Ontario Access Grants and Ontario Tuition Grants) made under the Act” and substituting “micro-credential student loans, Ontario Tuition Grants under Ontario Regulation 118/07 (Ontario Access Grants and Ontario Tuition Grants) made under the Act and grants issued under the 2026 Regulation”.

Commencement

9. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.