Changes will help get more young people into rewarding careers in health care and skilled trades TORONTO – The Ontario government will introduce a suite of measures to protect students and improve the integrity of Ontario’s postsecondary education. “The challenges stemming from the recent spike in students coming to Canada, including predatory practices by bad-actor recruiters, misinformation regarding citizenship and …
Awards celebrate important contributions from Ontario’s college community TORONTO – The Ontario government announced the winners of the annual Minister’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Premier’s Awards for college graduates. These awards honour college leaders and graduates who have made important contributions to Ontario’s postsecondary system and were presented at the Colleges Ontario Higher Education Summit in Toronto. Jill Dunlop, …
$5 million investment will prepare more Ontarians for in-demand jobs TORONTO – The Ontario government is investing $5 million through the Micro-credentials Challenge Fund, to help more Ontarians quickly upgrade their skills for good-paying jobs in health care, auto, advanced manufacturing and other in-demand sectors. “Our government is bridging the gap between postsecondary education and the labour market to equip …
121 additional training spots increasing the pipeline of talent for Ontario’s health care workforce TORONTO — The Ontario government is making it faster and easier for people to connect to primary care, especially in northern and rural areas, by continuing to boost the number of spots available to train new nurse practitioners. Working together with Ontario universities across the province, …
TORONTO — Jill Dunlop, Minister of Colleges and Universities, issued the following statement in response to receipt of the blue-ribbon panel’s report: “Our government created the blue-ribbon panel of experts to provide advice and recommendations for keeping the postsecondary education sector financially stable and focused on providing the best student experience possible. Over the past few months, the panel conducted …
Veterinary graduates can now apply for funding to practice in areas with critical labour shortages TORONTO — The Ontario government is launching the Veterinary Incentive Program to encourage newly licensed veterinarians to practice in northern and underserviced communities. The program intake opens today and will provide grants of up to $50,000 over five years to veterinarians who provide care to …
Renewal of scholarship programs will provide students with $10,000 in financial support Ontario – The Ontario government is providing $2.5 million for two scholarship programs prioritizing students impacted by international tragedies. The Ontario-Ukraine Solidarity Scholarship and the Ontario Remembrance Scholarship will provide over 200 students with $10,000 for their postsecondary education in Ontario. “Ontario is putting students first by renewing …
Expansion of college programs will increase paramedic workforce, ensuring faster access to emergency care BARRIE — As part of Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care and its plan to hire more health care workers, the Ontario government is helping more students who want to become a paramedic in Ontario by adding more than 300 spaces in paramedic programs at …
TORONTO — As part of the Ontario government’s plan to train more health care professionals, the province is expanding French-language nursing education, with the launch of Collège Boréal’s new stand-alone four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at its Sudbury and Toronto campuses. The new program will give French-speaking students more opportunities to learn closer to home in their primary …
Students enrolled in eligible nursing, paramedic or medical lab-tech programs could receive free tuition, books and other supplies OWEN SOUND — Beginning today, students can apply for the newly-expanded Learn and Stay Grant. The grant provides full, upfront funding for tuition, books and other costs for students who enrol in an eligible nursing, paramedic or medical laboratory technologist program and agree …
