Ontario Universities

• Queen’s University principal calls for end to tuition freeze

  Kingston's Queen's University's principal is asking the Province of Ontario to end the tuition freeze enacted in 2020 to allow schools to better serve their students.

  Education

  Nov 21, 2022
  
• $5.8M shared between Fleming College, Trent University to modernize classrooms: Peterborough MPP

  Fleming College will receive $3.3 million and Trent University will receive $2.5 million to upgrade and modernize classrooms, MPP Dave Smith announced Wednesday.

  Education

  Apr 20, 2022
  
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• Laurentian University could have avoided creditor protection, Ontario auditor says

  Ontario's auditor general says a northern university that filed for creditor protection last year could have avoided that move, which led to huge program and job cuts.

  Education

  Apr 13, 2022
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• College and university tuition frozen in Ontario again for the 3rd time

  The reduction and subsequent freezes do not apply to students attending from out-of-province or international students.

  Education

  Mar 23, 2022
• Some Ontario post-secondary schools to keep mask mandates in place beyond March 21

  Mohawk College, Western University and the University of Waterloo have all said they plan to require students wear masks for the rest of the winter term.

  Education

  Mar 11, 2022
• 2 northern Ontario institutions to be come independent universities, government says

  The province says the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University and Universite de Hearst will be established as standalone, independent institutions as of April 1.

  Education

  Mar 4, 2022
• Ontario university students struggling with online classes as COVID pandemic wears on

  Even as Ontario universities make plans for students to return gradually, some like Reid-Clarke say they aren't hopeful their post-secondary experiences can be turned around.

  Education

  Jan 25, 2022
• Student athletes shut out from indoor sports in Ontario face more disruptions

  Ontario University Athletics said that their student athletes not being counted among those allowed to play in indoor facilities is a 'disservice' to their abilities and efforts.

  Health

  Jan 6, 2022
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• Trent University provides $712M annual impact on Peterborough economy: study

  The study says Trent University's combined impact of spending and human capital development is $711.9 million annually, or approximately 10.1 per cent of gross domestic product.

  Economy

  Dec 30, 2021
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• Some universities delaying return to in-person classes after Winter Break as COVID cases rise

  Some Ontario universities are delaying the start of in-person classes planned for January amid a rise in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant.

  Health

  Dec 15, 2021