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CBC News N.S. post-secondary students graduate with among the highest debt: Statistics Canada In 2020, bachelor’s degree students graduated with an average debt load of $39,100 CBC News MUN faculty pushing back against vote to hire private headhunting firm in search of school’s next president Selection committee says MUN staff don’t have the capacity, expertise […]
Times Colonist Canadian university teachers fear Alberta gatekeeping bill threatens academic freedom A national organization of post-secondary teachers is calling on Alberta to either change a proposed gatekeeping bill or scrap it altogether. CBC News Profs call Ford government bill ‘political interference’ on campus Legislation would give minister of colleges and universities sweeping powers over […]
CTV News New survey finds Canadians can’t cope with increasing numbers of international students A new online survey done out of Toronto shows Canadians believe there are too many international students, which has directly correlated with issues like housing. Times Higher Education Canadian budget pledges major investment in research and students After flat research funding […]
Edmonton Journal Opinion: UCP’s Bill 18 politicizes post-secondary research in Alberta Bill 18 represents the overt politicization of research at post-secondaries across Alberta. CTV News Budget 2024 ‘likely to be the worst’ in decades, former BoC governor says Without having seen it, former Bank of Canada governor David Dodge believes that Tuesday’s 2024 federal budget […]
CBC News Goal to improve student mental health the focus of 40 recommendations in new University of Guelph report School’s president says she hopes campus community will ‘hold us accountable.’ Toronto Star Frustrations mount among York University students as strike drags on: ‘We don’t know where things are going’ It’s been seven weeks since more […]
CTV News Accusations fly as Western U teaching assistant strike begins Two thousand teaching assistants, members of Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 610, are picketing at multiple entrances to campus. Global News Accusations fly as Western U teaching assistant strike begins Incoming legislation that requires provincial approval of direct agreements with the federal […]
Globe and Mail Universities ask federal government for additional funding in upcoming budget Canadian universities are asking the federal government to commit as much as $6-billion in additional funding for research over the next five years in next week’s budget. Global News Ottawa’s cap is a ‘reallocation’ of international students. Which provinces will gain? Ottawa’s […]
CBC News N.L. expecting 10% increase to undergraduate international student permits under new cap Ottawa-imposed limit restricts big bump in potential approvals. CBC News Ottawa eases requirements for international students, but N.B. schools say not enough Change comes after ‘much lobbying’ of the federal government, says Ryan Sullivan of St. Thomas University. Toronto Star ‘It’s […]
CBC News Manitoba ‘collateral damage’ under Ottawa’s international student cap, minister says ‘Our public institutions will be as close to whole as possible,’ says Renée Cable. CBC News Alberta expected to welcome more international students, as other provinces see cuts Ottawa expected to approve two thousand more study permits for Alberta in 2024 than it […]
Peterborough Examiner Immigration minister reveals Ontario’s drop in incoming international students More than two months after announcing a plan to rein in international enrolment growth, Immigration Minister Marc Miller released provincial figures, with Ontario dropping the most. CBC News Trudeau announces $2.4 billion for AI-related investments Spending commitment unveiled Sunday latest in string of pre-budget […]
Niagara Falls Review Time for Dalhousie to divest from fossil fuels, student protestors say A group of Dalhousie students has a message for their university’s administration: Get out of oil. CBC News B.C. establishing ‘first of its kind’ fire centre in Kamloops Thompson Rivers University program being developed this year, courses offered from 2025, premier […]
CTV News Alberta announces funding for rural medical training The Government of Alberta has come up with a new plan to attract doctors to rural communities. CBC News New medical school at York University to open in 2028 Interim president says tuition increase was necessary to support the university’s ‘substantial’ growth. CBC News Queen’s introducing […]
Global News Alberta team building maps that show health impacts of climate change A University of Alberta research team is creating maps that will show how different regions are impacted by climate change health hazards. CBC News ‘The land of nobody’: Calgary researchers study gaps in mental health services for international students International students with […]
Globe and Mail Canada’s big science facilities look for signs of a new deal with Ottawa Research advocates say that if the government fails to act, it will be hard for Canada to make the most of the billions it has invested in its research resources or to plan for the future. CBC News N.L. […]
Toronto Star Ford government set to give almost all international student spots to public colleges and universities Some 96 per cent of foreign student applications would be allotted to the province’s 24 publicly assisted colleges and 23 universities, sources say. CTV News Here’s what you need to know about Laurentian University’s 5-year plan It’s a […]
CBC News What you need to know about Ontario’s 2024 budget Province projecting deficit of $9.8B in coming fiscal year. Toronto Star Ford government’s budget shortfall soars to $9.8 billion as tax revenues plunge Ford signalled Monday that Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy’s fiscal blueprint would tackle cost-of-living concerns. Global News Ontario announces new medical […]
Global News Ford government to unveil 2024 financial plan, promising a ‘very balanced budget, per se’ The Ford government is set to table its annual budget Tuesday afternoon, with the premier promising a “very balanced budget, per se,” one that’s focused on infrastructure and housing but is not expected to get Ontario out of the […]
Toronto Star Doug Ford said new funding would help Ontario’s universities — but an analysis shows one-third are still in the red The Council of Ontario Universities — which represents the province’s 23 publicly assisted schools — says the Ford government’s funding “falls far short of what the sector needs to be financially sustainable.” Peterborough […]
The Gazette Students could face delays with exam grades and professors could see an increased workload. More than 2,300 McGill teaching assistants are preparing to strike after months of failed negotiations with the university and are warning of a “major disruption” for students and professors. CBC News Community group partners with CBU to pair seniors […]
Global News Saint Mary’s University under fire for pausing on-campus employment program The student association at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax is calling on the school to reinstate a 20-year-old job program that has provided students with on-campus employment. CBC Sudbury University of Sudbury announces partnership with University of Ottawa The French university hopes to […]