ON announces 2026 international student allocation

The Government of Ontario has announced its 2026 international student application allocation. In 2026, graduate students at publicly assisted colleges and universities will no longer require a PAL, though they will count toward ON’s 70,074 study permit cap. The voluntary unused PAL return program will also continue in 2026. In response to the announcement, Colleges […]

Several Ontario colleges announced or warned of job cuts as they ended the calendar year. Conestoga College announced that 181 full-time faculty would be laid off, with the layoffs taking effect on March 16. The layoffs will reportedly be served primarily to faculty at the college’s Kitchener – Doon campus. At Fanshawe College, President Peter […]

Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz has approved a $3M settlement from the Canadian Universities Reciprocal Insurance Exchange to current and former Laurentian University staff and faculty who contributed to retirement health benefits. CBC reports that the retiree health benefits plan was mismanaged from 2021 to 2022. Union members who paid into the plan between 1998 and […]

Four new research chairs have been created at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and the London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute through a $16.5M investment from the London Health Sciences Foundation and Western. The Charles G Drake Chair in Neurosurgery Research will develop advanced surgical treatments for neurosurgical disorders, while the Chair […]

Several institutions announced new programming this week. Cambrian College has begun accepting applications for its Building Construction Technician – Carpentry diploma program. Designed for those interested in residential and light commercial construction, the program offers flexible timing as well as an optional co-op opportunity. Humber Polytechnic has announced that it will launch two courses developed […]

Humber Polytechnic has released a new Indigenous Education Plan called Biskaabiiyang: Returning to Ourselves, Reimagining the Future. The plan is shaped by four interconnected pathways: Being (Transforming), Knowing (Embedding), Relating (Sustaining), and Doing (Evolving). “Together, these pathways remind us that reconciliation is not a single act – it’s a continuous process of learning, unlearning, and […]

Confederation College has launched the Canerector Foundation Scholars Program, which will provide financial awards to 20 students annually. The scholarships will be limited to those who are enrolled in eligible trades programs, with five reserved each year for Indigenous students. The program also includes a mentorship component to facilitate networking and leadership skill development. The […]

A King’s University College student has reportedly been arrested and charged with three counts of uttering threats of death or bodily harm. The student reportedly compiled a list of other men’s names while sitting in a common area at King’s and mentioned to others nearby that the list referenced “individuals that he wished to kill.” […]

Cambrian College and Okanagan College have each announced the launch of new programs. Cambrian will be launching a one-year Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics that covers topics such as data collection and ethics, data visualization, and machine learning. According to Sudbury.com, the college is also expanding its existing health-care programs with more seats and intakes. […]