Collège Nordique is contending with a significant decrease to the funds it receives from the Government of Canada’s Department of Canadian Heritage, according to Collège Nordique Executive Director Patrick Arsenault. CBC reports that last year, the college received $2.8M from the department, which made up nearly 63% of the college’s operating budget. It will now receive one-third of that amount. Arsenault said that the unexpected size of the cuts has forced the institution to reduce its staff numbers. While the Department of Canadian Heritage told CBC that the college can still apply for project-based funding, Arsenault said that reliance on short-term projects makes long-term planning and supporting the interests of minority language speakers difficult.
