Mixed Reactions Locally as Changes Announced to Postsecondary Funding

Sudbury’s post-secondary schools welcome end to tuition freeze, more funding

The Sudbury Partnership for Higher Education says the changes are badly needed.

Mixed reactions locally as changes announced to postsecondary funding

After years of lobbying the provincial government to lift a tuition freeze enacted during COVID, post secondary institutions in Ontario are celebrating the province's recently announced funding changes.

Ontario announces $6.4B postsecondary funding plan, tuition changes starting in fall

The province is injecting $6.4 billion in new funding into the province’s postsecondary sector as part of a sweeping plan to stabilize colleges and universities, expand in-demand programs and adjust tuition and student aid rules beginning in fall 2026. Colleges and Universities Minister Nolan Quinn said the investment will help institutions respond to financial pressures, including reduced international student revenues linked to recent federal …

Confederation College officials weigh in on the province's $6.4B funding boost