"We've been working with ever-changing and evolving information, and so you might make a plan one day that changes based on new information coming out from public health the next day."

“We don’t want to pay for a class that’s just going to be a virtual lecture.”

The summer session will be for students "in areas of high labour market demand" who need to complete a lab or practicum course component to graduate.

Sheridan College said it is preparing to welcome students in September, but added it is also planning for the possibility that physical distancing measures meant to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus will remain in place.

"I'll tell you this graduation and the convocation ceremony meant so much to me because I was feeding my soul and I was so alive and happy for four years."

The Canadian Federation of Students and the York Federation of Students filed an application for a judicial review. The decision in favour of both federations was issued by the Divisonal Court on Thursday.

The Canadian Federation of Students and York Federation of Students are challenging an order from the minister of training, colleges and universities.

"This puts food banks in a precarious situation because they don't know how much food they can afford to buy for students or how many staff they can hire."

Only a small proportion of funding has been linked to institutional performance in recent years - 1.4 per cent for universities and 1.2 per cent for colleges - but that will go up to 60 per cent in the next five years.

In January, Training, Colleges and Universities Minister Merrilee Fullerton announced what the government calls a "student choice initiative," a new fee model which allows students to choose what they want to pay for and how that money will be allocated.