/

1x

True North Strong Free. Subscribe today.

Good news and bad news for Ontario students

Tuition will rise, but new grants will stay

March 8, 2012

Add Maclean's(opens in a new tab)

Ontario students got good news and bad news from the provincial government today.

First, the good news. The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities rejected economist Don Drummond’s recommendation to scrap the tuition grants introduced in January. University and college students will continue to get $1,600 and $730 off respectively next year.

The bad news: tuition will be allowed to rise by five per cent again next year. The Canadian Federation of Students and the College Student Alliance expressed disappointment at the news.

Minister Glen Murray also said that, contrary to reports, "no changes are being contemplated that would require all universities to set standard tuition fees for arts and science programs."

Tags:

money ontario budgeting Ontario 30 per cent tuition grants Ontario tuition grant tuition in Ontario

Related Posts

The grassroots food insecurity initiatives putting an end to the ’starving student’

Student and admin-led efforts are leading the charge to stop food insecurity on Canadian university campuses

Six Canadian university students on how they’re fighting climate change

University students in Canada are paying more attention to climate change than ever before. It’s their future that’s in limbo, they say, and they want companies and governments—and their own schools—to start listening.

Inside the student-led movements urging Canadian universities to divest from fossil fuels

University students across Canada are frustrated by the slow pace of halting dangerous climate change, and they are wielding their power to do something about it

Five basic kitchen supplies every student should have

You don’t need a Le Creuset Dutch oven to whip up a delicious meal for one (or, say, eight). A few key items are enough to launch your cooking career—and some of them may even last you a lifetime.

Subscribe to Message Board, our weekly newsletter guide to planning your post-secondary journey

Whether you’re a student, parent or guidance counsellor, Message Board is a resource you won’t want to miss out on.