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Ontario budget reaffirms $6.4 B post-secondary funding boost, adds money for infrastructure
Millions more allocated to research, clinical nursing training, and French-language education.
Millions more allocated to research, clinical nursing training, and French-language education.
Post-secondary institutions will receive $882.6 million in operating funding.
With targeted investments in research and innovation, the provincial budget banks on universities to boost the economy — but fails to address structural underfunding.
Universities will receive $33.6 million in operating funding in 2026-27.
Universities given reprieve after cuts proposed earlier this month.
Province invests an additional $148 million to add 4,000 new seats to high-demand programs.
Government announces a 2% increase, but bilateral agreements mean the devil is in the details.
Post-secondary sector receives small funding increase amid widespread public sector cuts.
The program will provide funding to bring 100 top-tier international research chairs and their teams to Canada.
Investing in student research tackles youth unemployment while building Canada’s future economy.
Carney government also proposes $1.7 billion to recruit international researchers.