2015-2016 OSAP Application Update: Change in Status to Married or Common-law Relationship

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2015-2016 OSAP Application Update:
          Student Financial Assistance Branch
                                                                            Change in Status to
          Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities   Married or Common-law Relationship

Purpose
Use this form if you have changed your status to one of the following since the start of your 2015-2016 study period:
   • You are now married.
   • You are now considered as being in a common-law relationship per the following definition:
          Definition: Common-Law Relationship
          For OSAP purposes, you are in a common-law relationship if you and your spouse:
           • have cohabited continuously for a period of at least three years, or
           • are in a relationship of some permanence and are the natural or adoptive parents of a child.

In order to complete this form, you must have already submitted a 2015-2016 OSAP Application for Full-Time Students.

Required Documents
You will be required to provide proof of the change to your marital status (see Section B) as well as documentation
regarding your dependent children (if applicable – see Section D).

Where to Send this Form
If you’re going to a school in Ontario:
Send this completed form and your required document(s) to your school’s Financial Aid Office.
If you’re going to a school outside of Ontario:
Send your completed form and required document(s) to: Student Financial Assistance Branch, Ministry of Training,
Colleges and Universities, PO Box 4500, 189 Red River Road, 4th Floor, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6G9

Deadline
This form and all required documents must be received by your financial aid office or the ministry no later than 40 days
before the end of your 2015-2016 study period.

Questions?
If you’re going to a school in Ontario: Contact the financial aid office at your school.

If you’re going to a school outside Ontario: Contact the ministry at: Student Financial Assistance Branch, Ministry of
Training, Colleges and Universities, PO Box 4500, 189 Red River Road, 4th Floor, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6G9.

General inquiry telephone service is available Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
• Telephone: 1-807-343-7260.
• Toll-free in North America: 1-877-OSAP-411 (1-877-672-7411)
• Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD): 1-800-465-3958

                                                                                                            Rev. Aug 28, 2015
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  Section A: Student’s Information
      Social Insurance Number:                          Ontario Education Number (OEN), if assigned:

      Last name:

      First name:

      Student’s Mailing Address
      Street name and number, rural route, or post office box:                              Apartment:

      Street name and number, rural route, or post office box:                              Province or state:

      City, town, or post office:                                                           Postal code or zip code:

      Country:                                                           Area code and telephone number:

      Information about Student’s School and Program

      What is the name of the school you are currently attending for your 2015-2016 study period?

      Student number at your school:

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  Section B: Status Update Details
       Note the following definition before responding to this question:
            Common-Law Relationship
            For OSAP purposes, you are in a common-law relationship if you and your spouse:
             • have cohabited continuously for a period of at least three years, or
             • are in a relationship of some permanence and are the natural or adoptive parents of a child.

       Check the FIRST statement that describes your new status:
                I am now married.
                Required documentation:
                You must provide a copy of your marriage certificate or an affidavit signed by you and your spouse
                confirming the date of your marriage.

                 I am now in a common-law relationship. Indicate basis for meeting common-law relationship criteria:
                         My spouse and I have cohabited continuously for a period of at least three years.
                         Required documentation:
                         You must provide an affidavit signed by you and your spouse confirming that you have lived
                         together continuously for a period of not less than three years.

                         I am in a relationship of some permanence and my spouse and I are the natural or adoptive parents
                         of a child.
                         Required documentation:
                         You must provide an affidavit signed by you and your spouse confirming that you are in a
                         relationship of some permanence and are the natural or adoptive parents of a child.

       215 What is the date of your marriage or common-law relationship?

               Day     Month        Year

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  Section C: Student Income Information
  Indicate the amount of income you will be receiving for the following two time periods:
      • Study period 1: From your 2015-2016 study period start date to the day prior to your status change.
      • Study period 2: The date of your status change to the end date of your 2015-2016 study period.

                                                          Study Period 1                   Study Period 2

  630 Type and amount of government income
      you expect to receive:
            Employment Insurance
            Loss of Earnings Benefits (WSIB)
            Ontario Disability Support Program
            Ontario Works
            Postsecondary Student Support Program
            (First Nations and Inuit Students)
            Canada Pension Plan (Orphans’ Benefits,
            Survivors’ Benefits, Disabled Contributors’
            Child’s Benefits)
            Second Career

            Other (including Canada-Ontario Job
            Grant)

            Specify Source

  626 Scholarships, bursaries, and/or awards you
      expect to receive:

  661 Educational Assistance Payments from a
      Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) and
      payments and/or interest and dividends
      earned on trust funds or other education
      savings plans you expect to receive:

  620 Employment income you expect to
      receive:

  621 Income from all other sources world-wide
      you expect to receive:
  636 Enter an estimate of the total gross income from all sources that you expect
      to receive from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015:

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  Section D: Children Information
  How many (e.g., 1, 2, 3) dependent children in each age group will be living full-time with you and your spouse during your 2015-
  2016 study period from the date of your marriage or change to common-law status? If you have no dependent children, enter
  zero (0) in items 400, 410 and 411.
                                                                       Dependent children:
  400 0–11 years of age:                                               A dependent child is:
                                                                       • under 16 years of age and living with you and your spouse for 50%
                                                                           or more of your study period; or
                                                                       • 16 years of age or older; and
  410 12 years of age or older who do not have a disability:               • is enrolled in high school and taking at least 60% of a full course
                                                                               load and living with you and your spouse for 50% or more of
                                                                               your study period; or
  411 12 years of age or older who have a disability:                      • is a full-time postsecondary student and has been out of high
                                                                               school less than four years; or
                                                                           • has a permanent disability and is wholly dependent on you and
                                                                               your spouse.

  405 For the children in items 400 and 411, what is the TOTAL amount that you expect to pay for child care from the date of your
       status change to the end of your 2015-2016 study period?

  Required documentation:
  You must provide a copy of one of the following documents for each of your children:
      • Child’s birth certificate
      • Child’s Statement of Live Birth
  In addition, if your dependent child is 12 years of age or older and has a permanent disability, you must also provide
  documentation from a physician or other regulated health care practitioner that clearly states:
      • Child’s diagnosis,
      • Whether or not the disability is permanent, and
      • Physician or health care practioner’s name and contact information.

  Children Details

  Child 1
     730 First name:

     731 Last name:

     732 Date of birth:

             Day       Month        Year
     733 For this child, indicate the amount that you expect to pay for child care from the date of your status change to the end of
         your 2015-2016 study period:

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  Child 2
     735 First name:

     736 Last name:

     737 Date of birth:

            Day        Month        Year
     738 For this child, indicate the amount that you expect to pay for child care from the date of your status change to the end of
         your 2015-2016 study period:

  Child 3
     740 First name:

     741 Last name:

     742 Date of birth:

             Day       Month         Year
     743 For this child, indicate the amount that you expect to pay for child care from the date of your status change to the end of
         your 2015-2016 study period:

  Student Declaration
  I understand that my OSAP application will be re-assessed based on my spouse’s information provided on this form. I
  will be bound by the Declarations I signed on my 2015-2016 OSAP Application for Full-Time Students.
  Signature of Student                                                          Date

                                                                                    Day        Month            Year

  Your personal information will be used to administer and finance the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) as set out in the
  notice of Collection and Use of Personal Information on your OSAP application form and in accordance with the consents you signed
  on your OSAP application form. The Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities administers and finances OSAP under the legal
  authority set out on your OSAP application form. If you have any questions about the collection, use and disclosure of your personal
  information, contact the Director, Student Financial Assistance Branch, Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities, PO Box 4500,
  189 Red River Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6G9; (807) 343-7260.

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  Section E: Spouse Information
  900 Spouse’s last name:

  905 Spouse’s first name:

  915 Does spouse have a Social Insurance Number (SIN)?
           Yes — complete item 910.
           No
       910 What is spouse’s Social Insurance Number?

  902 Spouse’s postal code:

  903 Spouse’s date of birth:

        Day       Month         Year
                                                                            Last attended high school full time:
   945 When did spouse last attend high school on a full-time basis?        A full-time high school student is a student taking 60% or more
                                                                            of a regular high school program. If spouse left high school at
                                                                            any time and was out of high school for at least one full year,
        Month        Year                                                   the date spouse last attended high school on a full-time basis is
                                                                            the date when spouse first left high school.

  925 What will spouse’s status be at the beginning of applicant’s 2015-2016 study period?
          Taking full-time postsecondary studies — complete items 935 and 940.
          Employed                                                                       Full-Time postsecondary studies:
          Other (Specify)                                                                Full-time postsecondary studies means taking 60%
                                                                                             or more of a full course load (or 40% or more for a
                                                                                             student with a permanent disability).

       935 Is your spouse's program 12 weeks or more in length?
                Yes
                No
        940 What is the name of the postsecondary school your spouse will be attending?

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  Spouse’s Total Income
  Enter amounts from your spouse's 2014 Canadian Income Tax Return. If it has not been filed for 2014, estimate the amounts. Do not
  include money received through Child Tax Benefit, Universal Child Care Benefit, Ontario Child Benefit, Ontario Child Benefit Equivalent
  Program, the Rental Opportunity for Ontario Families (ROOF) Program, Continued Care and Support for Youth payments (formerly
  Extended Care and Maintenance payments) or the Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities.
  Enter dollars only; do not enter cents or use periods or commas. If the amount is not applicable or negative, enter zero (0).
  950 Spouse’s total income as indicated on line 150:
      If your spouse entered data on line 210 of his or her 2014 Canadian Income Tax Return, subtract the
      amount entered in line 210 from the amount in line 150. Enter the revised amount in this item.

  955 Does spouse receive assistance from Ontario Disability Support Program or Ontario Works?
            Ontario Disability Support Program
            Ontario Works

  Non-refundable Tax Credits and Tax Payable
  952 Spouse’s Canada Pension Plan contribution as indicated on lines 308 and 310:

  953 Spouse’s Employment Insurance premiums as indicated on lines 312:

  954 Spouse’s total tax payable as indicated on line 435:
      If spouse entered data on line 421 and/or 422 on his or her 2014 Canadian Income Tax Return, subtract the
      amount(s) from line 435. Enter the revised amount in this item.

  Other 2014 Income
  If the spouse did not file a 2014 Canadian Income Tax Return and/or other income not indicated on his or her return, enter the total
  value of all other taxable and non-taxable 2014 income from all sources, world-wide.
  Enter dollars only; do not enter cents or use periods or commas. If the amount is not applicable or negative, enter zero (0).
  951 Total value of other taxable and non-taxable 2014 income from all sources world wide:

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  Section F: Consents, Declarations and Signature of Spouse
  Collection and Use of Personal Information
  Your personal information, including your Social Insurance Number (SIN), provided in connection with the applicant’s application and
  award of financial assistance, including previous applications and awards of financial assistance, will be used by the Ministry of
  Training, Colleges and Universities (ministry) to administer and finance the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) and by
  Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) to administer and finance the Canada Student Loans Program (CSLP). The
  ministry and ESDC may use other parties for any of these activities. Under agreement with ESDC, the National Student Loans Service
  Centre (NSLSC) uses your personal information to administer OSAP and CSLP. Under agreement with the ministry, the applicant’s
  postsecondary school and, where authorized by the ministry, its agents who administer OSAP and its auditors, use your personal
  information to administer OSAP and CSLP.
  Administration includes: determining eligibility for financial assistance; verifying this application; paying your spouse’s financial
  assistance; verifying your spouse’s financial assistance, any relief granted from any payment your spouse is required to make and any
  loan rehabilitation; considering any applications for review of determinations relating to financial assistance, eligibility for relief from
  any payment or loan rehabilitation; maintaining and auditing your spouse’s file; assessing and collecting loans, overpayments, and
  repayments; enforcing the legislation set out below and your spouse’s agreements with the ministry, the Ontario Student Loan Trust
  and ESDC; and monitoring and auditing the NSLSC and your spouse’s postsecondary school or its authorized agents to ensure that
  they are administering the programs appropriately. In addition, administration by the ministry and ESDC includes public reporting on
  postsecondary education and training, including the administration and financing of student assistance programs and accessibility to
  and affordability of postsecondary education; planning, delivering, evaluating and monitoring student assistance programs for
  quality and improvements in both content and delivery, including establishing and monitoring the minimum amount of student aid
  the postsecondary school is required to provide under the Student Access Guarantee, if applicable; conducting risk management,
  error management, audit and quality assessment activities; conducting inspections or investigations; and conducting research
  related to postsecondary education and training, including all aspects of student assistance programs and accessibility to and
  affordability of postsecondary education such as developing key performance indicators on the aggregated Ontario Student Loan
  default rates of the applicant’s postsecondary school. You may be contacted to participate in surveys related to postsecondary
  education and training. Financing includes: planning, arranging, or providing funding of the programs.
  The ministry collects your personal information under the authority of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act,
  R.S.O.1990, c.M.19, as amended, O. Reg. 268/01 as amended, and O. Reg. 118/07 as amended; s.10.1 of the Financial Administration
  Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.F.12, as amended; the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, S.C. 1994, c. 28, as amended and the Canada
  Student Financial Assistance Regulations, SOR 95-329, as amended and s. 266.3(4) of the Education Act. If you have any questions
  about the collection or use of this information, contact the Director, Student Financial Assistance Branch, Ministry of Training,
  Colleges and Universities, PO Box 4500, 189 Red River Road, 4th Floor, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6G9; (807) 343-7260.

  Spouse’s Consent to the Indirect Collection and Disclosure of Personal Information (REQUIRED)
   • I understand that the information on this form, including my residency history provided by my spouse, is a necessary part of the
      calculation of any financial assistance to my spouse. The information I have given is complete and true and I will notify my
      spouse’s financial aid office or the ministry in writing if there are any changes. I agree that the ministry may use my personal
      information for the administration and enforcement of an OSAP application that I made or will make or is made or will be made
      by any of my dependent children.
   • I agree that until my spouse’s loans, overpayments, and repayments are assessed and repaid, the ministry can, without
      limitation, collect and exchange personal information about me that is relevant to the administration and financing of OSAP
      and CSLP with: my spouse; EDSC; Canada Revenue Agency (CRA); NSLSC; my spouse’s postsecondary school and its authorized
      financial administration agents and auditors; any financial institution in which my spouse and I have a joint account, if my
      spouse identified it to the ministry or NSLSC for the purposes of direct deposit and repayment of financial assistance; bodies
      identified on this application form by name or bodies that administer programs identified on this application; persons or
      bodies, including government bodies within and outside of Canada, that administer any form of financial assistance and that
      may have information about my sources of income, assets or residency; other parties used by the ministry to administer and
      finance OSAP; ESDC’s contractors and auditors; and collection agencies operated or retained by the federal or provincial
      governments.
   • I understand that the personal information I provide in connection with this application can be accessed by my spouse. Other
      personal information relevant to a reassessment or appeal will be disclosed to my spouse and any person(s) authorized by my
      spouse to have access to all information in my spouse’s 2015-2016 OSAP file.
   • I understand that I can withdraw any consent I have given by writing to the Director, Student Financial Assistance Branch,
      Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, PO BOX 4500, 189 Red River Road, 4th Floor, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 6G9, at any
      time before my spouse accepts financial assistance. I understand that if I withdraw any consent it will affect my spouse’s
      eligibility for and the type and amount of OSAP assistance.
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       I have read and understood all parts of this section, including the notice of collection, use and disclosure of my personal
       information, and my signature attests to my consent to the indirect collection, use and disclosure of my personal information
       and that my declaration is complete and true.

  960 Signature of Spouse                                                              Date

                                                                                            Day       Month            Year

  Spouse’s Consent to the Indirect Collection and Disclosure of Information from Income Tax Returns (REQUIRED)
  I authorize the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to provide to the ministry identifying and income and expense information about me
  (“the information”) from its tax records. The information will be used solely for the purpose of determining the applicant’s
  entitlement to, and collecting overpayments of, financial assistance under the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP). The
  ministry will not disclose the information to any person or organization without my written consent, except to the applicant or
  where authorized by or where required by law. The ministry administers OSAP under the authority of the Ministry of Training,
  Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.19, as amended, O. Reg. 268/01 as amended, and O. Reg. 118/07, as amended; s.10.1
  of the Financial Administration Act, R.S.O 1990, c.F.12, as amended; the Canada Student Financial Assistance Act, S.C. 1994, c. 28, as
  amended and the Canada Student Financial Assistance Regulations, SOR 95-329, as amended; and s. 266.3(4) of the Education Act.
  This consent applies to the 2014, 2015 and 2016 taxation years and to any subsequent taxation year for which assistance is
  requested and my information is required.

  961 Signature of Spouse                                                              Date

                                                                                          Day       Month             Year

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