The crisis facing Canada’s colleges and universities

Earlier this year, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said the government was seeking to limit the number of international study permits it would grant, in a bid to ease pressure on the tight property market . But it’s bad news for post-secondary institutions where a significant portion of their operating budgets come from international student tuition fees. Southern Ontario colleges have been particularly hard hit, with many announcing cuts and consolidations – and there may be more to come.

But that’s only part of the problem. Alex Usher, president of Higher Education Strategy Associates, explains the crisis Canada’s universities and colleges are currently facing: the result of years of cuts and a refusal to spend more on our post-secondary institutions.

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