Campus Currents

CBC NewsUniversity of Sudbury says it's pivoting and hopes to welcome French-language students in the fallThe institution has not yet secured funding from the province. Toronto SunThousands of foreign students sought refugee status after study permits cut: ReportFigures...

CTV NewsPush to preserve University of Guelph greenhouse continuesThere are renewed efforts to save a community landmark at the University of Guelph, despite the city’s approval of the school’s demolition plan. CBC NewsToronto Metropolitan University's new medical school...

CTV NewsCanada closes 'flagpoling' loophole for temporary visa holdersTemporary residents of Canada will no longer be able to utilize the flagpoling process to initiate work or study permits, following a ban from the Canada Border Services Agency. Calgary...

CTV News New survey finds Canadians can’t cope with increasing numbers of international students A new online survey done out of Toronto shows Canadians believe there are too many international students, which has directly correlated with issues like housing. Times...

Edmonton Journal Opinion: UCP's Bill 18 politicizes post-secondary research in Alberta Bill 18 represents the overt politicization of research at post-secondaries across Alberta. CTV News Budget 2024 'likely to be the worst' in decades, former BoC governor says Without having seen it,...

CBC News Goal to improve student mental health the focus of 40 recommendations in new University of Guelph report School's president says she hopes campus community will 'hold us accountable.' Toronto Star Frustrations mount among York University students as strike drags...

CTV News Accusations fly as Western U teaching assistant strike begins Two thousand teaching assistants, members of Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Local 610, are picketing at multiple entrances to campus. Global News Accusations fly as Western U teaching assistant...

Globe and Mail Universities ask federal government for additional funding in upcoming budget Canadian universities are asking the federal government to commit as much as $6-billion in additional funding for research over the next five years in next week’s...

CBC News N.L. expecting 10% increase to undergraduate international student permits under new cap Ottawa-imposed limit restricts big bump in potential approvals. CBC News Ottawa eases requirements for international students, but N.B. schools say not enough Change comes after 'much lobbying' of...

CBC News Manitoba 'collateral damage' under Ottawa's international student cap, minister says 'Our public institutions will be as close to whole as possible,' says Renée Cable. CBC News Alberta expected to welcome more international students, as other provinces see cuts Ottawa expected...

Peterborough Examiner Immigration minister reveals Ontario’s drop in incoming international students More than two months after announcing a plan to rein in international enrolment growth, Immigration Minister Marc Miller released provincial figures, with Ontario dropping the most. CBC News Trudeau announces...

Niagara Falls Review Time for Dalhousie to divest from fossil fuels, student protestors say A group of Dalhousie students has a message for their university’s administration: Get out of oil. CBC News B.C. establishing 'first of its kind' fire centre in...

CTV News Alberta announces funding for rural medical training The Government of Alberta has come up with a new plan to attract doctors to rural communities. CBC News New medical school at York University to open in 2028 Interim president says tuition...