Ontario Colleges

• How Ontario colleges are struggling to attract international students after visa changes

  A roughly 50 per cent reduction in the number of overseas students who could study in Ontario hit colleges hardest, with a drop in enrollment and a growing financial crisis.

  Canada

  May 21
  
• Ford government ‘paying attention’ to Ontario college presidents earning $500K

  The five highest-paid college leaders earned an average of $507,000 in 2025, according to data on the annual sunshine list, a year in which hundreds of staff were laid off. 

  Politics

  Mar 31
  
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• Top paid Ontario college presidents averaged $500K each in 2025 as layoffs continue

  The province's 24 publicly funded colleges have struggled significantly ever since a federal cap on the number of international students was brought in at the beginning of 2024.

  Politics

  Mar 30
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• ‘It’s not a freebie’: Ford government defends OSAP changes as opposition continues

  Premier Doug Ford said OSAP "is not a freebie anymore" and that "money doesn't grow on trees" as opposition to his student loan changes continues to bubble.

  Politics

  Feb 23
• ‘Save OSAP’ campaign launched asking Ford government to reverse student loan changes

  As part of a push to sustain the struggling post-secondary sector, the province will inject new cash into colleges and universities and allow them to raise tuition fees.

  Education

  Feb 19
• Ford says he faced ‘massive pressure’ from colleges, universities to increase tuition

  Premier Doug Ford's government announced last week it would allow universities to raise tuition by two per cent a year beginning in September.

  Politics

  Feb 17
• Ontario ends tuition freeze at public colleges and universities, boosts funding

  Post-secondary institutions will be allowed to increase their tuition fees by two per cent per year for three years, before switching to an inflation-informed increase after that.

  Canada

  Feb 12
• Ontario colleges, universities ask Ford government for billions in new funding

  Groups representing both colleges and universities asked for significantly more funding, saying tuition fee freezes and international student caps have left them with few options. 

  Politics

  Jan 21
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• Future uncertain for Ontario college students as federal policy brings cuts, layoffs

  The tightening of Canada's international student regime has had ripple effects across higher education, but Ontario college students fear they are set to hurt the most.

  Education

  Dec 26, 2025
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• International students allocated to Ontario colleges, universities to drop again

  Since applying a cap on international students at the beginning of 2024, the federal government has been reducing the number of applicants each year.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2025