The Government of Ontario has released its 2025 Budget. For the postsecondary education file, ON is projecting a decreased expense from $13.3B in 2023-24 to $12.8B in 2027-28. The investments of note in the budget include $2B in capital grants for postsecondary institutions looking to modernize facilities; investments in training, such as $150M toward STEM seats, $55.8M toward teacher education, and $300M toward Primary Care Teaching Clinics; increased investments in the Ontario Research Fund; and $10M for scholarships for First Nations students. Colleges Ontario and the Council of Ontario Universities both welcomed the investments in key training areas, but called for improved operating grants and funding in other areas of need to ensure the resilience of the sector.
