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If your spouse is an Ontario student applying for OSAP and you earned money outside Canada or received income that isn't taxed, use this sworn affidavit to report those earnings in support of their application.
Also known as
OSAP Affidavit of Spousal Foreign and Non-Taxable Income
I, ______, am the spouse of ______, living in the City of ______ in the Province of ______, MAKE OATH AND SAY THAT:
I, ______ was born on ______.
I live at ______.
The country I resided in ______: ______.
The total gross income earned in ______: ______ which is equivalent to Canadian Dollars: $______ as per current exchange rate.
I received my SIN on ______.
In the year ______ I was in living in ______ which is a tax-free country. I landed in Canada on ______.
Therefore, my income in ______ was $______ CAD. I did not file tax return as I was a non taxpayer of Canada as I was residing in ______ in the year ______.
AND I swear this affidavit to support ______'s OSAP application and for no other improper or unlawful reason.
How it works
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Book an appointment, bring your document, and we witness your signature and apply the seal.
When a married or common-law student applies for OSAP, the Ministry includes spousal income in the financial need calculation. If your earnings are not on a Canadian tax return (because they were earned abroad or are non-taxable in Canada), OSAP cannot verify them electronically through the CRA.
The student's application stalls until you provide a sworn affidavit declaring those earnings. This document fills that verification gap and carries legal weight because you make it under oath.
The affidavit addresses two categories of income that fall outside the Canadian tax system.
The affidavit gathers your personal details, immigration timeline, and income declaration so the financial aid office can match it to the correct OSAP file.
You report your foreign income in both the original currency and the Canadian-dollar equivalent. Use the Bank of Canada's annual average exchange rate for the relevant tax year. The student's financial aid office can confirm which rate applies if you are unsure.
If you received non-taxable income in Canada rather than foreign earnings, you still declare the total amount. The form captures whichever category applies to your situation.
Once you have completed the form, you must swear or affirm it before a notary public or commissioner for taking affidavits. The notary checks your government-issued photo ID, confirms you understand the oath, watches you sign, and completes the jurat (the clause recording where, when, and before whom the oath was taken).
Virtual commissioning is available under Ontario Regulation 431/20, provided both you and the commissioner are located in Ontario during the video call. The fee at Minute Notary is a flat $19.90 per stamp.
Prepare the following before your in-person or virtual swearing appointment.
Submit the sworn original to the student's financial aid office within their document deadline. An unsworn copy will not be accepted and will delay your spouse's funding.
Swearing a false affidavit is perjury under section 131 of the Criminal Code of Canada, an indictable offence carrying up to 14 years' imprisonment. Confirm every detail before you sign.
Frequently asked
Fill it in online, download a ready-to-sign PDF, then bring it in and we will notarize it, in person across Ottawa or online.