ON colleges announce further changes to workforce

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 […]

Conestoga College has received a $2M donation from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc to fund the creation of the Toyota Smart Factory Learning Hub at the college’s Cambridge – Fountain Street campus. This new smart factory will be equipped with Industry 4.0 technologies and will offer hands-on experiences to students in engineering and technology programs. […]

Conestoga College President John Tibbits appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration last week to answer questions related to the international student program. CBC reports that Tibbits was challenged by MPs about the college’s role in increasing international enrolment and the intensified issues around affordability and housing in the Waterloo […]

Both Concordia University and Conestoga College closed their campuses on Tuesday in response to planned protests. Concordia announced that its downtown campus would be closed on Tuesday due to “potentially obstructive” protests relating to the conflict in Israel and Gaza. Concordia President Graham Carr said that several protests have taken place on campus in the […]

Conestoga College has reportedly offered voluntary exit packages to 373 full-time employees. Those who received the offer included faculty members, librarians, and counsellors who had worked at the college for at least two years. They will reportedly have until October 20 to decide if they want to accept the offer; those whose applications are approved […]

Conestoga College has reported a $121M surplus in its 2024-25 fiscal year and is anticipating a fiscal deficit in 2025-26, report CBC and City News. Conestoga Associate Director of Corporate Communications Erika Kastner stated that the college plans to reduce labour and operational costs in order to “position the college for a stable and sustainable […]

Conestoga College and Fanshawe College have each announced staffing changes and restructuring as they continue to respond to financial challenges. Conestoga has reportedly eliminated four high-level employees—two senior VPs and two deans—and restructured its leadership team. CBC reports that other senior positions have received expanded job portfolios. Meanwhile, Fanshawe is reportedly moving forward with its […]

Conestoga College and the Grand Erie District School Board have partnered to develop an AI micro-credential for the school board’s employees. The course, which the Brantford Expositor says is the first AI micro-credential in Ontario’s public education sector, will teach participants about the basics of AI, tools and responsible use, ethics, and custom AI pathways. […]

The Government of Ontario has announced a $4.2M investment to expand nursing education across the province. Of this investment, $2M will support the launch of accelerated registered nursing degree programs at Conestoga College, St Lawrence College, Western University, and York University. Each institution will receive up to $500K to support program development and implementation. Additionally, […]

Conestoga College has moved several of its campuses and buildings to a four-day week schedule for the summer. The college shared that its Brantford, Ingersoll, and Milton campuses, as well as select complexes on its Kitchener campus, will be closed one weekday each week. In a statement to CTV News, the college explained that the […]