Ontario government to spend $750M on STEM programs at colleges, universities
- Ontario invested $750 million in STEM programs at colleges and universities on April 22, 2025.
- Institutions faced financial struggles due to frozen tuition and capped international students.
- The funding expands training capacity and connects students to jobs.
- Minister Nolan Quinn states the funding creates 20,500 annual spots.
- The investment aims to strengthen the economy against uncertainty.
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Colleges and universities will receive a $750 million boost from the Ontario government for 20,500 spaces in science and engineering programs each year, helping fill — but not close — a growing funding gap for schools, the Star has learned.
Ontario Protecting Workers & Jobs by Investing in Postsecondary Education
HAMILTON — In order to protect and strengthen Ontario’s current and future workforce, the Ontario government is investing $750 million to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs at colleges and universities across the province. This investment will fund up to 20,500 STEM seats per year, building a skilled, made-in-Ontario talent pool that will cement the province as one ...
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