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Students, faculty, and communities can’t afford more cuts.

There is an urgent need to protect Ontario’s future by funding our universities in a meaningful way. It’s time to demand action. ✊

Our universities are in crisis—underfunded, undervalued, and pushed to the breaking point. The ongoing austerity measures are stifling research productivity and innovation, causing direct and indirect job losses, and downgrading Ontario’s competitiveness and reputation.

Two Ontario colleges face deep cuts as foreign-student cap shrinks enrolment, reports show Consultants recommend colleges cut staff, sell buildings and suspend programs filled primarily by foreign students

Join OCUFA in continuing to sound the alarm and pressure the Ontario government to sustainably support this vital sector. 📣 #OntarioPSE #HigherEd

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Without substantial and ongoing funding commitments, Ontario’s position as a world leader in postsecondary education, research, and scholarship will continue to be at jeopardy.

For decades, our universities have endured chronic underfunding, consistently ranking dead last in Canada in per-student funding.

The financial struggles plaguing our postsecondary education sector are not a sudden development, nor are they solely a result of federal changes to international student permit caps.

Join OCUFA, support staff, and students to demand that the Ontario government finally provide sustainable support for our universities. ✊

Today OCUFA was proud to stand in solidarity with @opseusefpo.bsky.social support staff members on strike. This is about more than a fair contract—it’s about the future of public education in Ontario.

In our recent submission to the Ministry, we outlined key principles for strengthening Ontario's world-class university system. Learn more and read OCUFA’s full submission: ocufa.on.ca/ocufas-submi...

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OCUFA knows that universities take their institutional governance seriously and work to disseminate leading practices. Nevertheless, improvements are always possible.

Algoma University faculty union waiting to hear about job cuts after international enrolment declines | CBC News Faculty at Algoma University said they have not yet been notified about how layoffs announced last week will affect their members or other employees.

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(4/5) We need real action. We need the Ford government to step up and properly fund post-secondary education, not with more bureaucracy, but with a serious investment in our students and our universities.

(3/5) This isn't just about one university. It is about a systemic crisis in our public university system. Our government has chronically underfunded these institutions for years, and now they're trying to hide behind red tape and panels.

(2/5) We're still waiting to hear where exactly these cuts will fall. But we're also surprised, because Algoma has been incredibly profitable.

OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson told CBC News this is yet another symptom of the continuing crisis in post-secondary education.

An empty picture frame, short white vase with a single green Monsterra leaf and grey mug sit next to a laptop on a black desk or tabletop displaying the Sudbury CBC News article "Algoma University faculty union waiting to hear about job cuts after international enrolment declines." Above on a dark background reads "Whatever happens at Algoma, Kristofferson said it highlights a much larger problem in Ontario about the systemic funding crisis in the post-secondary sector. - Kate Rutherford, CBC News"

(1/5) OCUFA is deeply concerned about Algoma University's announcement of up to 75 job cuts. It's terrible news for the faculty, staff, and the communities they serve.

TMU budget reveals structural financial risks in higher education Expenses rising twice as fast as revenue, shortfall projected at $13M

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Universities will continue to get less but still be expected to do more. Students will pay more but still get less. Stand with us and demand that Ontario do better for the future of our learners and economy.

Even if fully implemented, the Blue Ribbon Panel’s recommendations would still leave our public universities with the lowest provincial funding and near-highest tuition in the country, so they wouldn’t put universities and colleges on a viable, much less sustainable, footing.

OCUFA agrees that much needs to be done to make Ontario’s universities financially sustainable and that the process must start with the provincial government.

The evidence is undeniable. We need sustainable funding for Ontario’s world-class public universities now. 📣

Doug Ford Is Trying to Control How Universities Operate | The Local Ontario’s Bill 33 mandates merit-based admissions and gives the province unprecedented power over university and college operations. Is it part of a broader right-wing crackdown on campuses?

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Without proper consultation, Bill 33 risks silencing the voices of those it will impact most. Communities, students and educators must have a real say in shaping the future of post-secondary education.

Ontario’s post-secondary education system is facing a breaking point. Rather than implementing actionable solutions, Bill 33 is an anti-democratic threat to university autonomy. It would give the government sweeping control while putting students and faculty at risk.

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We need real solutions to stabilize the sector and protect opportunities for the next generation of learners. Join OCUFA in amplifying this message and demanding better for the future of Ontario’s institutions. ✊

In Ontario, record enrolment is compounding with chronic underfunding and a freeze on domestic tuition, leaving the quality and accessibility of higher education at risk.

It’s been a rough start to the school year for many. As the Canadian post-secondary system deals with a budget crunch, students are facing issues from rising tuition and fewer course offerings to reduced support programs on campus.

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@kunalchaudhary.bsky.social analysis in The Local continues to shine a light on the deep-seated crisis facing our world-class public universities.

Ontario can and must do better. The future of the province’s learners and economy depends on it.

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