UWinnipeg freezes hiring in response to drop in international student enrolment

The University of Winnipeg has frozen hiring in response to declining international student enrolment stemming from federal policy changes. According to Winnipeg Free Press, UWinnipeg President Todd Mondor told the UWinnipeg Senate that new enrolment from non-Canadian students had dropped by 50% for the Fall term; meeting minutes also projected an up-to-$5M decrease in tuition revenue for this fiscal year. UWinnipeg has responded by halting hiring and reducing the non-salary account lines for all departments. University of Winnipeg Faculty Association President Peter Miller said that the hiring freeze will impact faculty who relied on teaching and research assistants to help with teaching and grading.