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Smartphones are a piece of technology many people have on their person at nearly all times, but in a classroom setting, they’re becoming more and more of a nuisance. The Ontario government announced over the weekend its plan to introduce limits on cellphones in school, as a way to reduce …
Read More »New plan to limit cellphone use, ban vaping in all Ontario schools
The Ford government announced it is introducing new limits on cellphone use in schools and banning vaping devices in a move to reduce distractions in classrooms and improve the health of children. During an announcement Sunday morning, Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the province is implementing a back-to-basics plan …
Read More »University students in N.S., P.E.I. facing highest debt in Canada: study
Students graduating from post-secondary schools in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island have some of the highest student loan debt in the country, according to a new report from Statistics Canada. In a survey citing amounts owed by students at the time of their program’s completion, graduates in the Maritimes …
Read More »York University strike ends as union votes in favour of tentative agreement – Toronto
The union representing about 3,000 striking academic workers at York University voted in favour of accepting the tentative agreement with the post-secondary institution on Friday, bringing an end to a seven-week strike. On Friday afternoon, almost 1,600 members of CUPE 3903 participated in the ratification vote of a tentative Comprehensive Framework …
Read More »Ontario sets out new rules after international student cap
Days after the federal government capped the number of international students coming into the country, Ontario is rolling out new guardrails to “protect the integrity” of colleges and universities. The new measures include a review of some programs with a focus on pipelines from education to work, a pause on …
Read More »International students have mixed feelings about visa cap, say system needs review
At a bustling college campus west of Toronto, several students had been thinking about recently announced changes to the international student program that brought them to the post-secondary institution. Some were sympathizing with friends back home whose dreams of studying in Canada were suddenly in jeopardy as Ottawa has moved …
Read More »Ontario preparing ‘back to basics’ curriculum for kindergarten
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is extending his “back to basics” curriculum push into kindergarten. The government plans to spend the next year consulting on new mandatory learning to include in the kindergarten curriculum, including the foundations of coding, and plans to release it in the spring of 2025 for …
Read More »Cap on student visas could wreak financial havoc on Ontario universities, says rep
The Council of Ontario Universities says the newly announced cap on international student admissions is unfairly punishing responsible institutions alongside bad actors in the post-secondary sector. Steve Orsini, president and CEO of the organization, is calling on the federal government to reverse its decision to cap the number of new …
Read More »Ontario ‘running numbers’ on international student cap impact: minister
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s Minister of Colleges and Universities says her government is still “running numbers” to see the impact a federal cap on the number of international students allowed in the province will have. Speaking to Global News briefly at the Rural Ontario Municipal …
Read More »Toronto deep freeze not a green light for ice activities, officials say
Its been an unusual winter in Ontario this season. The snow machine got an early start when some communities experienced a historic white Thanksgiving. But by the time Christmas rolled around. many in Southern Ontario were already seeing a green, or rather brown, holiday break. As we head towards the …
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