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The Ford government is looking to expand its definition of housing further, with plans to explore how it can start counting student accommodation toward its goal of building 1.5 million homes. Ontario Housing Minister Paul Calandra said in a recent letter that he was in the process of working out …
Read More »Student nutrition programs in Ontario grapple with nearly ‘limitless need’
Half of a tangerine instead of a whole one, half of a hard-boiled egg or an apple cut six ways — student nutrition programs across Ontario are finding ways to stretch increasingly insufficient dollars. The province needs to double funding for such initiatives, and even that may not meet the …
Read More »Family of international student killed by Winnipeg police attend funeral, call for answers – Winnipeg
The family of a 19-year-old international student killed by Winnipeg police are remembering him as a kind person with a passion for life. Yemisi Opaso and Bukola Opaso travelled from Texas and Nigeria, respectively, to attend their younger brother’s funeral. They spoke to reporters outside Winnipeg’s Thomson Funeral Home Thursday. …
Read More »Louis Riel School Division proposes full-day kindergarten amid student surge – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Louis Riel School Division in Manitoba is proposing full-day kindergarten across all of its schools in the fall as it grapples with an increase of almost 1,000 new students. Division board member Chris Sigurdson says eight schools are currently participating in …
Read More »Blue Jays starter Berrios a student of the game
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Team officials, reporters and camera operators often gather behind the chain-link fence near the gang mounds at the Blue Jays’ player development complex to watch bullpen sessions during spring training. Right-hander Jose Berrios is usually mixed in among them. The veteran starter — a real student of …
Read More »‘I wish I could trade my life with his,’ says Toronto man on trial for stabbing Victoria Park CI student – Toronto
Breaking down in tears on the stand in a University Avenue courtroom Tuesday, Ahmed Rafin told Madam Justice Katherine B. Corrick that on the day his friend Maahir Dosani was fatally stabbed outside Victoria Park Collegiate Institute, Nov. 16, 2021, he went there to protect him. But Dosani ended up …
Read More »Ontario universities, colleges to get ‘financial supports’ after international student limits
Colleges and universities are set to receive “financial support” from Queen’s Park as the Ford government looks to shore up post-secondary institutions that have raised concerns about their long-term financial survival. Global News has learned the province plans to offer its “official response” later this month to the government’s blue …
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 »How international student cap could affect services at universities, colleges – National
The federal government’s cap on the intake of international students has drawn sharp reactions from learning institutions across the country, with concerns it will impose major financial challenges on colleges and universities and the services they offer. On Monday, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced a two-year national cap on the …
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 …
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