More than 200,000 students will be eligible for free tuition under new OSAP regulations.

Recently, the province announced changes to its student assistance program that will help remove financial barriers to college and university.

MPP Liz Sandals and Newmarket-Aurora MPP Chris Ballard were on hand at St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic School in Aurora to announce the new program structure.

Through program enhancements, the province is making tuition free for more than 210,000 Ontario students.

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Expanding access to college and university is part of our government’s plan to create jobs, grow our economy and help people in their everyday lives.

“We’re moving forward with the most ambitious reform of student financial assistance in North America because our government believes that a person’s ability to access post-secondary education should be based on their ability to learn, and not on their ability to pay,” said Deb Matthews, advanced education and skills development minister.

Under the new program, OSAP grants and loans will make the average tuition free for students whose parents make less than $50,000 a year.

The program also provides more and larger grants and loans for students from families that earn more.

Qualifying full time and part time students can receive up to $13,260.

There are also new opportunities for mature, married or parent students who are looking to return to school.