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PIE News IRCC expands range of accepted SDS English tests Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has expanded the range of accepted English language tests for the Student Direct Stream, causing the shares of previous monopolisers IDP to plummet. The Globe and Mail If Canadian firms are to compete globally, we must invest in digital skills […]

MSN UK University agreement designed to boost education and research between Wales and Canada signed Universities Wales, the membership body representing the interests of Wales’ nine universities, has made an agreement with Universities Canada to boost educational cooperation between the two countries. Global News Federal, provincial ministers announce grant funding for Manitoba ag development The […]

National Post StatCan report casts clouds on claims of a widespread labour shortage in Canada “Things look really different depending on whether you look at vacancies that require a high level of education, versus those that require a high school diploma or less.” CBC News What we learned spending a year with international students in […]

CTV News Ont. university will waive tuition fees for students from First Nations whose traditional territory it’s on The University of Waterloo has announced it will offer free tuition to students from two First Nations whose traditional territory covers the land where the university is located. CBC News McGill University graduates cry foul after waiting […]

CBC News Ukrainians who fled war facing thousands in international student fees Domestic students are usually billed about $7,000 to $9,000 per year of studies. Tuition fees for international students, on the other hand, typically range from about $25,000 to $40,000 per year, depending on the program of study and the university.

The Globe and Mail U.S. group urges Canadian universities to end research ties with Iran Canadian universities are being urged by a U.S. lobby group to reconsider their research ties to Iran, but some of them say doing so would hinder their independence and academic freedom. CTV News How will migrants integrate into Canadian society? […]

Peterborough Examiner McMaster strikes task force to explore policies for artificial intelligence Capable of writing essays and complex codes, powerful systems have upended traditional forms of learning. CBC News New fund set up to help fired Laurentian University professors More than 120 Laurentian faculty members lost their jobs in 2021 after the school filed for […]

Globe and Mail Is a new online university a cure for what ails the humanities? The institution, whose tentative name is Humanities University of Canada – Université des humanités du Canada, will offer three- and four-year bachelor’s degree programs in French and English literature, philosophy and history. CTV News The federal government is turning away […]

CBC News Western University indicates no plans to end research ties with China amid security concerns CBC News has learned Western University is collaborating with China on 16 joint-research projects and has indicated no plans to end them — despite a growing cloud of suspicion such agreements are being exploited by Beijing.

CTV News Quebec education experts to analyze AI possibilities and concerns in classrooms In the coming months, a committee of experts will hold consultations, consider and analyze the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education in Quebec. CTV News Government grant aims to keep medical students in underserviced communities Students enrolled in eligible nursing, […]

CTV News Memorial University sought $13,800 in PR help as president’s Indigenous claim probed Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador agreed to spend $13,800 on outside public relations help as questions arose about its former president’s claims of Indigenous heritage. Financial Post UBC research assistants to join CUPE in the largest successful union organizing campaign […]

Globe and Mail Queen’s University professor claims she is victim of discrimination after teaching suspension A Queen’s nursing professor who was fired from her administrative role and suspended from teaching alleges she is a victim of discrimination and says the university’s decisions followed her attempts to warn nursing students about the risk of sexual assault. […]

CBC News Injunction to reinstate SFU football denied, special adviser appointed An injunction application brought by five players of the now-defunct Simon Fraser University football team has been denied in B.C. Supreme Court, but supporters say the fight to keep the program alive is not over. Global News Sask. government announces post-secondary education support for […]

CBC News MUN stands ground on decision to drop Ode to Newfoundland at convocation The school announced last fall that it would be scrapping the province’s official anthem because it excluded Labrador and made religious references. CBC News Ukrainians pursuing postsecondary education after fleeing to Sask. facing high international student fees Tuition for international students […]

Toronto Star Thousands of foreign-trained nurses can now practise in Canada as provinces change licensing rules Provinces across the country are rapidly licensing thousands of internationally trained nurses after introducing a flurry of regulatory changes designed to make it easier to work in their jurisdictions, as governments try to address pressing staffing shortages afflicting the […]

Toronto Star Canada set to name foreign labs, universities that pose risk to national security Leading universities say they would avoid working with the organizations altogether — despite potential $100M loss in annual funding from foreign partners. Star Phoenix New Brunswick invests in Université de Moncton to expand its nursing program Amid layoffs and discontinuations […]

Toronto Star Canada set to name foreign labs, universities that pose risk to national security Leading universities say they would avoid working with the organizations altogether — despite potential $100M loss in annual funding from foreign partners. Star Phoenix New Brunswick invests in Université de Moncton to expand its nursing program Amid layoffs and discontinuations […]

CTV News U of M welcomes first summer cohort of nursing students Students are part of the first summer intake since the university announced the expansion of its bachelor of nursing program. Global News Ontario expands medical school spots at Western University to ‘address needs in society’ The government announced Thursday that the Schulich School […]

Globe and Mail Too much intellectual property from Canadian universities ends up in foreign hands Some prominent Canadian universities, including McGill, the University of Toronto, the University of Waterloo and the University of British Columbia, have drawn criticism for their researchers’ continuing collaborations with Chinese telecom giant Huawei – partnerships that transfer Canadian-funded intellectual property […]

Global News Fight over SFU’s cancelled football program heads back to court Simon Fraser University football players and their legal team were back in B.C. Supreme Court Monday, seeking an injunction to force the university to try and save the now-scrapped football program. Financial Post CUPE launches “full donor boycott” against Toronto Metropolitan University On […]