OSAP or alberta student loans

[medtech]

I did my undergrad in Ontario, but I want to go to Alberta for med school. If I get into U of C, I have two questions:

1. I know you don't have to pay back OSAP as long as your in school, is this just ontario schools or all schools?

2. If I move to Alberta for med school, can I apply for more OSAP (my permanent residence is still in Ontario) or should I apply for Alberta student loans, since my school will be in Alberta.

If anyone left Ontario to another province for meds, please let me know your experience. Thanks

[mavrik13]

If you've never lived in Alberta, you will be applying to OSAP.

I don't know if this is for all provinces (I had to work this out between NS student loans and OSAP), but for me it came down to where I last lived for 12 consecutive months while not in university (undergrad or otherwise).

[NLengr]

You need to pay back OSAP loans while a resident.

The only way out of it is if you sign a ROS whereby the ON govt. covers each year of payments in exchange for a year of service in ON (and this may exclude the Toronto and Ottawa areas, I'm not too sure).

It's a TERRIBLE deal unless you are 100% sure you will want and be able to work in Ontario when you are done.

[medtech]

I plan doing family medicine in Northern Ontario so that might not be a bad idea. Not planning on solidifying anything cause those plans can change once I'm actually exposed to most of the specialties