Fanshawe College and Mount Saint Vincent University are each taking steps to reduce their costs in light of budget pressures. Fanshawe’s Chef’s Table restaurant will close during the summer for the first time due to lower student enrolment, which has resulted in fewer students attending classes at the downtown campus and available to work in the restaurant. Fanshawe is also reportedly looking at how it could renovate the space and consolidate operations with its café, which is in the same building. MSVU has reduced its workforce by a total of 24.5 positions, including the layoffs of seven administrative employees. MSVU has also increased tuition by 5% for graduate students and by 5% for all international students, starting in Fall 2026.
