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The Ford government is telling the province’s largest school board it has to work out a solution to its financial hole, as trustees threaten wide-ranging cuts to key services will be necessary without help. As it plans its annual financial plan, the Toronto District School Board has said it is …
Read More »Ontario weighing nurse practitioner funding options amid extra billing concerns
The Ford government is exploring options on how to bring nurse practitioners into the public healthcare system as service providers similar to doctors, Global News has learned, as the province deals with increased complaints of fee-based clinics that have popped up across Ontario. Government sources told Global News that Ontario …
Read More »Federal government slashes funding to Indigenous women’s advocacy organization
Editor’s note: This article has been updated after the federal Indigenous Services Minister clarified the type of audit the Native Women’s Association of Canada is undergoing. The Native Women’s Association of Canada is reeling after Ottawa cut $48 million from the advocacy organization, resulting in a staff of 75 being …
Read More »Partners in Guelph supportive housing project thrilled with funding announcement
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A community health organization in Guelph is thrilled with $9 million in funding for projects announced last week in Ontario’s 2024 budget. “We have been relentlessly pursuing the adequate funding that is need to run specialized health services that folks need,” said …
Read More »Funding shortfall means layoffs for half of Native Women’s Association workforce – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 28, 2024 4:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Native Women’s Association of Canada says a major shortfall in federal funding has forced it to lay off roughly half its workforce. 1/5 Stable core funding …
Read More »Sask. teachers continuing job action next week despite additional funding
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is withdrawing extracurricular activities provincewide for three days next week, as well as lunch supervision in select school divisions, as part of ongoing job action from teachers. All athletics, school clubs, field trips and graduation preparation will be …
Read More »Credit rating agency says new funding for Ontario universities a ‘stop gap’
Ontario’s recent post-secondary funding announcement is only a “stop gap” that will still leave universities struggling, and which may end up hurting the student experience, a global credit rating agency said Wednesday. DBRS Morningstar wrote in a commentary that the three-year, $1.3-billion package announced this week by Colleges and Universities …
Read More »Manitoba government announces funding to create new psychiatric positions, expand training – Winnipeg
The Manitoba government has announced it will be adding more psychiatrists in the province to address lengthy wait times and high demand for mental health services. “Every Manitoban deserves quality mental health care,” Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith, minister responsible for mental health, stated in a news release …
Read More »Airport train, and housing among Calgary’s funding requests for provincial budget – Calgary
The City of Calgary is asking for around $1.3 billion in new and continued investments in the upcoming provincial budget, but the premier’s warning of spending restraint is raising questions around how much will be fulfilled. Topping the city’s budget wishlist is a $53 million provincial contribution to extend the …
Read More »Ontario expected to announce post-secondary funding increase
Ontario’s colleges and universities minister is expected to announce funding today for post-secondary institutions to respond to their precarious finances. A government-commissioned report released in November said that low levels of provincial funding to colleges and universities combined with a tuition cut and freeze in 2019 are posing a “significant …
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