Organizations across Canada are calling on provincial governments to increase postsecondary funding. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1615 is urging the province to boost funding for Memorial University to address the projected $8.9M deficit in its upcoming budget. Colleges Ontario, the Council of Ontario Universities, and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce wrote an open letter to the Government of Ontario requesting increased operating funding. “Without immediate and effective investments, institutions will be forced to make decisions that compromise the quality of education and limit accessibility,” they wrote. According to the Winnipeg Free Press, the University of Winnipeg is projecting a significant deficit and has asked the Government of Manitoba to update its postsecondary funding model.
