Media Scan
The Tyee Analysis: Higher Ed in Canada is a Story of Demographic Change Post-secondaries reflect wider social trends. The Globe and Mail Opinion: As Canada cuts immigration numbers, we must also select better immigrants As these lower immigration targets are being implemented, it will be crucial that governments prioritize high-skilled applicants, writes Christopher Worswick. The […]
The Toronto Star International students. Temporary foreign workers. Refugees. As Canada sets temporary immigration levels, here’s what experts say should change By November 1st, Immigration Minister Marc Miller must release the plan to set the number of permanent residents Canada welcomes in the next three years under various economic, family and humanitarian programs. The PIE […]
The National Post More than half of Canadians think upskilling is very important for advancing their careers, new study finds The 2024 Upskilling Sentiment Survey reveals communication and interpersonal skills as the most important to upskill in the next 12 months. CNW Group Government of Canada announces creation of external advisory panel on the creation […]
The Financial Post Students, recent grads face ‘full out screaming crisis’ as they struggle to enter the job market A stunning 80% of the increase in the unemployment rate is coming from people under the age of 35, an RBC report finds CTV News Thousands of international students miss fall semester amid uncertainty, visa delays […]
The Globe and Mail International student cap will cost schools $600-million next year, Ontario universities project Ontario universities say the federal government’s cap on international study permits will mean a loss of $300-million in revenue this year and more than $600-million next year, a drop that will have a “profound impact.” Hill Times To fix […]
Policy Options Ottawa’s funding cuts for breakthrough scientific research hurts all Canadians Canada’s talent for making important scientific discoveries that improve people’s health was recently honoured again – by the Gairdner Foundation International Awards. Ottawa Citizen Chaos and upheaval: Prepare for fallout from India-Canada dispute, says immigration expert At consulates like the one in Vancouver, […]
The Spec ‘Confused about Canada’: international student enrolment down 30 per cent at U of M Manitoba universities and colleges are receiving fewer applications from overseas owing to the “chill” of a new cap on international students that has already taken a toll on bottom lines and affected tuition rates. CTV News Indians in Punjab […]
The Hub Mike Moffatt: One simple way the federal government could save Canadian homebuyers nearly $2 billion a year Housing affordability remains a crisis in Canada, and any solution to that crisis requires driving down the costs of building a new home. The vast array of taxes, fees, and charges are among the largest and […]
National Post Leigh Revers: The dark side of the feminization of higher education Universities are matriarchal enterprise run by women for women, in pursuit of retribution for the patriarchy of the past Global News Nobel Prize in economics awarded to researchers studying global inequality Three U.S.-based academics won the 2024 Nobel economics prize on Monday […]
Global News University of Guelph expands mental health education with launch of 2 new family therapy programs The University of Guelph‘s Maplewoods Centre for Family Therapy and Child Psychology is offering a pair of new programs for graduating students. U of T News In his words: Geoffrey Hinton reflects on his Nobel Prize win “If […]
Financial Post ‘Rejected by the mainstream’: Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel win product of persevering amid doubters TORONTO — The research that won Geoffrey Hinton a Nobel Prize for physics was the product of plenty of work carried out before artificial intelligence was the buzzword it is today. Global News Enrolment cap on Quebec English junior colleges […]
CBC News Body of missing 21-year-old student found near Trois-Rivières, Que., marina A body that was found near the marina on Saint-Quentin Island in Trois-Rivières, Que., Tuesday morning has been identified as 21-year-old Alexandra Martine Diengo Lumbayi, a Congolese student who was reported missing last week. CTV News U of T prof to give Nobel […]
CTV News University of Toronto’s Geoffrey Hinton wins Nobel Prize in physics A British-Canadian researcher has won the Nobel Prize in physics for work developing the foundations of machine learning and artificial intelligence. CBC Frustration in Quebec town as Western University ends popular French program For three generations, Marie-Michèle Barrette’s family has been welcoming students […]
Toronto Star Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that offer a way for scientists to control what’s happening in our cells and that could lead to new […]
National Post The best of health sciences celebrated by the Canada Gairdner Awards Each year, the prestigious Canada Gairdner Awards honour the world’s most innovative and accomplished researchers whose groundbreaking contributions to the treatment of disease and the alleviation of human suffering advance global health. Toronto Star Cat scans: Canadian scientists found an adorable new […]
CBC Canada needs to do more to protect diaspora populations from foreign pressure, inquiry hears The Canadian government needs to do more to protect diaspora communities from transnational repression, representatives of several organizations told the inquiry into foreign interference Wednesday. Times Colonist UVic looks at adding on-campus housing for at least 500 students The university […]
Toronto Star Canada’s limits on international students’ postgrad work permits are ‘elitism,’ Ontario colleges say In an open letter to Immigration Minister Marc Miller released Tuesday, Colleges Ontario said the new policy that will kick in on Nov. 1 fails to take into account regional economic needs and won’t better align the international student program […]
The Pie BC takes next steps in bid to stamp out exploitation in education British Columbia has moved ahead with the next phase of its plan to improve the quality of postsecondary education in the region. National Post Opinion: Our universities can be saved, but we must reject DEI first BC takes next steps in […]
Vancouver Sun ‘Urgency of our efforts’: Overdose death of UVic student has led to safety changes at Ontario schools The preventable fentanyl-poisoning death of a University of Victoria student, which prompted major policy changes in B.C., has now led Ontario post-secondary schools to review their substance use and overdose prevention policies. Ottawa Citizen ‘Not a […]
Burnabynow B.C. to implement committee’s suggestions on overdose responses at schools A steering committee has identified early actions for post-secondary institutions to follow in the event of an overdose on campus. Global News U of T encampment court ruling could affect future campus protests, experts say A pro-Palestinian protest encampment that stood for weeks at […]