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OSAP & student aid
If you earned income abroad or received non-taxable funds before moving to Canada, this notarized declaration confirms your personal earnings for Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) funding purposes.
Also known as
OSAP Sworn Declaration — Foreign and Non-Taxable Earnings
I, ______, residing in the City of ______ in the Province of ______, DO SOLEMNLY DECLARE AND STATE:
I, ______ was born on ______
I live at ______
Country I resided in ______: ______
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 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 ______.
I make this sworn declaration solely in support of my OSAP application and for no improper or unlawful purpose.
How it works
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If you are an Ontario student applying for OSAP and you earned income in another country before arriving in Canada, or you received non-taxable income that does not appear on a Canadian tax return, your financial aid office will ask you to swear this affidavit. OSAP normally pulls income data from the CRA, but when your earnings are outside the Canadian tax system, a sworn statement is the accepted alternative.
This is the personal (student) version. Separate templates exist for parental and spousal foreign income. Your financial aid office will confirm which forms are needed for your file.
The affidavit addresses two categories of income that the CRA cannot verify electronically.
The form is more detailed than the general parental version because it asks for specific income figures and dates tied to your immigration timeline.
You can swear the affidavit in person at our Ottawa office or virtually under Ontario Regulation 431/20 (both you and the commissioner must be in Ontario during the video call). Have the following ready.
The affidavit must be sworn or affirmed before a notary public or commissioner for taking affidavits to have legal effect. At the appointment, the notary checks your government-issued photo ID, confirms you understand you are making a statement under oath, watches you sign, and completes the jurat (the clause recording where, when, and before whom the oath was taken).
Notarisation at Minute Notary is a flat $19.90 per stamp. This affidavit typically requires one stamp. The process takes only a few minutes once the form is complete.
Submit the sworn original to your financial aid office within the deadline they provide (most schools require supporting documents at least 40 days before the end of the study period). Without it, your OSAP application remains incomplete and funding cannot be released.
Swearing a false affidavit is perjury under section 131 of the Criminal Code of Canada, an indictable offence carrying up to 14 years' imprisonment. Ensure every figure is accurate 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.