No, linking to OSAP is an optional step meant to save you time in your OSAP application. You may link your OSAP and OUAC accounts any time after you have submitted your OUAC application…
Note: You must have a current Undergraduate application to link to your OSAP account.
You can link using any of these options:
Go directly to the OSAP website.
Click any of the OSAP banners or links on the OUAC website or within your application.
Click your “OSAP Link Status” within your completed OUAC application.
The payment processing time depends on how you make your payment in your application using Flywire (e.g., credit or debit card, bank transfer). Credit card payments or online wallets like Alipay or WeChat Pay are usually processed instantly. Other payment methods like bank wire may take up to 3 business days to be processed.
The OSAP and OUAC applications do not share personal and address information on a continual basis. When you link them, you allow the OUAC to share this information with OSAP once.
If you change your personal and address information after linking, you will need to update both your OUAC and OSAP accounts. To save time, we recommend ensuring all information is accurate before you link them.
OSAP displays all your OUAC program choices, regardless of their status in your OUAC Undergraduate application. If you change your mind and drop a course, you can simply close the OSAP application for that specific program.
You can take advantage of a variety of scholarships available at all Ontario universities. The Ontario Government also has a financial aid program, the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), to assist students in need of funding to pursue a university education.
Some university scholarships are available for applicants entering their first year of study and some are renewable for additional years if they satisfy certain conditions. Be sure to accept offers of scholarships by the stipulated response deadline.
There are 2 ways you can unlink your OUAC and OSAP applications:
No. The ability to link OUAC and OSAP accounts is available only if you applied with the Undergraduate application.
Some applicants are exempt from paying supplemental fees. The system will automatically exempt you if you qualify…
Linking allows you to save time in your application process by sharing the information you have input in your OUAC application with your OSAP application…
Your program choices will not appear in your OSAP application until the spring. Log back in to your OSAP application at that time.
