For years, students have been trapped in an expensive cycle of sky-high rents and dwindling opportunities. Now, Doug Ford is making a bad situation worse.

Doug Ford is defunding colleges at a time we need it the most.  Ontario’s college system is on life support. The culprit? Chronic underfunding and the Ford governments' plans to privatize educat...

College workers represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) are blowing the whistle on the crisis in Ontario’s community college system that has led to one of the largest m...

Ontario is extending a program that helps long-term care homes provide clinical placements for nursing and personal support worker students.

It’s about ‘taking a good hard look at the part of the organization that really isn’t contributing to the front-line education experience,’ says academic

Ontario’s college faculty could be hitting the picket lines next week if a new deal is not reached between staff and their employer.

Ontario’s college faculty could go on strike in the new year, as no progress has been made towards a contract between faculty and the college council.

Ontario college staff will not be going on strike this week after a last-minute deal was reached between the union and college council.

In a significant development for Ontario's education sector, nearly 10,000 college faculty and staff members have either lost their jobs or are projected to face layoffs, according to the Ontario Publ

Six of Ontario’s publicly-funded colleges chose not to apply to a government fund designed to identify operational efficiencies, including Conestoga College, which faces severe financial turmoil. The Ford government established the efficiency and accountability fund in 2024 as part of a $1.3-billion funding package to stabilize post-secondary institutions after federal restrictions on international student numbers reduced revenue. Conestoga, now under provincial supervision following an audit revealing 'significant financial misuse and governance failings,' did not participate in the review process. The audit uncovered excessive executive compensation, including a 55% salary hike for a former president to over $636,000, and lavish expenses like a $23,000 trip to Italy for senior leaders. Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn acknowledged the challenges faced by institutions like Conestoga since international student caps were introduced but argued efficiency reviews wouldn't address international student impacts as they were based on pre-cap data. Critics, including Ontario NDP MPP Peggy Sattler, questioned the effectiveness of the reviews, noting they are voluntary and lack enforcement mechanisms. The government recently announced tuition fee increases and funding boosts for post-secondary institutions amid ongoing concerns about financial sustainability.

Ontario's colleges are experiencing a significant decline in international student enrolment following federal government restrictions on study permits. Introduced less than two years ago, the cap on international students has led to roughly a 50-per-cent reduction in overseas enrolments, affecting colleges more severely than universities. Recent data obtained via freedom of information laws indicates that as of mid-2025, colleges were using only 46 per cent of provincial attestation letters (PALs) to attract students, compared with 82 per cent used by universities. Visa approval rates for international students have fallen by 46 to 68 per cent, further reducing college enrolments. For example, Conestoga College could issue 19,885 offer letters but enrolled only 4,469 students, while Seneca College issued 9,542 and enrolled just 2,380. Experts cite the removal of postgraduate work permit options as a key factor, limiting graduates' career prospects in Canada. Colleges, which are often geared toward direct labour-market entry, are particularly affected, while universities maintain broader international appeal. The decline in international tuition—previously accounting for about a third of college revenue—has created financial strain, prompting campus closures, layoffs, and adjustments to tuition and student loans. The provincial government has responded with increased funding, including a long-term model adding $6.4 billion to post-secondary institutions and raising operating funding from $5 billion to $7 billion annually.