Campus Currents

CTV News Ontario freezes post-secondary tuition for 3 more years, adds $1.3B in funding Ontario's colleges and universities minister says the province will put an additional $1.3 billion over three years toward "stabilizing" post-secondary institutions but will keep tuition...

National Post McGill, Concordia file lawsuits demanding Quebec cancel tuition hike McGill will ask Quebec Superior Court to suspend the tuition changes pending the outcome of their legal challenge CTV News Thousands of York University workers go on strike About 3,000 York...

The Montreal Gazette CAQ negativity about out-of-province students 'harmed Montreal': UdeM rector “I don’t think it’s the presence of these students that transforms the French-speaking face of Montreal.” The Montreal Gazette University students promise more protests against tuition hike Groups are asking...

CTV News Backlog processing study permits impacting international students destined for Manitoba Ottawa’s promised a pivot to approve more study permits for international applicants but delays mean some students may not be able to start the fall term, forcing...

The London Free Press Western must explain rationale for COVID booster mandate: experts Western University should be more transparent about the reasons behind its booster dose mandate for staff and students, experts say, on the heels of a weekend...

Globe and Mail Canadian universities are rushing to address critical shortage of student housing A hot rental market across Canada is squeezing postsecondary students with universities and private companies trying to meet growing demand with a mini-boom in residence...

Globe and Mail International students waiting for visas from Ottawa at risk of missing start of classes Delays in processing student visas have put a large number of international students at risk of missing the start of fall classes...

The Toronto Star Will your school require masks and proof of vaccination this fall? Here’s what we know Some universities and colleges have opted to enforce more stringent COVID-19 protocols, while others have dropped those requirements. The Ottawa Citizen Students, faculty...

The Toronto Star Some universities across Canada requiring masks despite provincial health orders Universities that require masks on campus are in the minority as the fall semester and the prospect of another wave of COVID-19 infections loom. CTV News Post-secondary education...

The National Post Western University mandating booster dose, masks in return to campus The university said proof of vaccination documents must be submitted by Oct. 1. The Conversation Professor flexibility, recorded lectures: Some positive university legacies of the pandemic "With international colleagues...

CTV News Here's what Manitoba post-secondary schools are doing to prepare for the return of students With no public health restrictions in place, some institutions are being more cautious than others when it comes to on-campus COVID-19 protocols. CBC News UPEI...

CBC News New land-based educational program combines Western science and Indigenous culture Holly Griffiths, director of science and innovation with Ulnooweg Education Centre, says the point of the week-long program is to not only get Indigenous youth interested in...

CBC News UBC Senate votes to rescind honorary degree given to bishop involved in residential schools John Fergus O'Grady was former principal of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. CBC News UPEI celebrates first-ever graduation at New Cairo campus Graduating students celebrated the...