ON faces questions over Skills Development Fund distribution

The Government of Ontario is continuing to face questions about the allocation of the Skills Development Fund. At a recent parliamentary question period, ON MP Rob Cerjanec referenced Loyalist College’s financial situation and program closures before asking ON Premier Doug Ford to explain the distribution of the SDF to “insiders.” “Colleges right across Ontario are […]

Loyalist College and the University of New Brunswick marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation by opening spaces that honour Indigenous identity and support reconciliation. Loyalist opened the Tsi Titewaya’taró:roks Indigenous Centre (“Place Where We Gather As Family”), a student-centred hub for cultural activities, language learning, and community support. Meanwhile, UNB opened the Wabanaki […]

Loyalist College has launched four new programs in the fields of health and energy. The programs—starting this October—are the Addictions and Mental Health graduate certificate program, Community Pharmacy Assistant certificate program, Mental Health and Addictions Worker diploma program, and Renewable Energy Systems graduate certificate program. Loyalist President Mark Kirkpatrick said that these programs were chosen […]

Loyalist College recently released its annual report and shared several updates on its financial status and adaptations. The Belleville Intelligencer reports that the college has confirmed that 36 full-time faculty positions have been cut, but there are no further program suspensions at this time. 91X FM and Quinte News report that the Government of Ontario […]

Loyalist College has launched two electrician apprenticeship programs in response to the region’s need for skilled trades professionals. The Electrician – Construction and Maintenance program and the Industrial Electrician program will combine class instruction with on-the-job experience to help students develop the skills they need for careers as electricians. Loyalist is working with industry partners […]

Georgian College, Loyalist College, and OCAD University have each announced new partnerships to bolster education or research. Georgian and the Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) have partnered to appoint adjunct scientists to enhance health research and education. The collaboration aims to foster innovation at Georgian and help RVH become an academic health sciences centre. […]

Eleven colleges in Ontario have come together to form the Ontario Regional Economic Workforce and Innovation Network (OREWIN), a college network devoted to protecting Ontario’s economic future. OREWIN will be chaired by Canadore College President George Burton and will include Cambrian College, Canadore, Collège Boréal, Collège La Cité, Confederation College, Fleming College, Lambton College, Loyalist […]

The City of Belleville’s City Council has formally approved its support of Loyalist College’s appeal for improved postsecondary funding and passed a motion urging the Government of Ontario to review its funding for postsecondary education. The motion follows similar moves from Hastings County and the City of Quinte West. The Belleville Intelligencer reports that Counsellor […]

The City of Quinte West’s city council has approved a resolution that supports Loyalist College. This resolution was adopted after Loyalist President Mark Kirkpatrick spoke to municipal councils in February. It supports Loyalist’s commitment to educating the region’s domestic and international students; expresses concern about the Government of Ontario’s postsecondary funding; requests that ON reconsider […]

Hastings County councillors are criticizing the Government of Ontario’s underfunding of postsecondary education and its impact on Loyalist College. Loyalist President Mark Kirkpatrick has been meeting with municipal councils to discuss the college’s program cuts and their expected regional effects. At these meetings, Kirkpatrick described how ON spending—44 cents on postsecondary education for every dollar […]