Lowest per-student funding in Canada.
from the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations
Ontario's 17,000 professors and academic librarians are calling on Premier Wynne to invest in the province's universities. The 2013 budget continues a decline in per-student funding, said Constance Adamson, President of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations.
About $121 million is being cut from university budgets in 2012-13 and 2013-14, according to OCUFA. If current enrolment trends continue, per-student funding from the government will decline by seven per cent over the next four years.
New rules freezing tuition increases to three per cent will also harm university revenue, states OCUFA. While the organization supports decreasing tuition fees, compensatory government investment is required to maintain high-quality programs.
"Overall, this means that universities in Ontario will be forced to grapple with steadily declining resources, and corresponding threats to educational quality and affordability," states a recent OCUFA report. "With all the social and economic benefits generated by our institutions, the government's current course is harmful to students, to families, and the province."
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