Ontario budget reinforces investments, commitments to post secondary sector

OTTAWA – APRIL 28, 2022 – The Ontario government’s 2022 budget includes multiple investments and commitments in post-secondary education, including reinforcing the Province’s decision to let colleges develop new three-year degree programs and expand our four-year degrees.

Highlights of the budget delivered on April 28, 2022 include:

Credential reform

  • This is a truly historic improvement that will elevate the status of Ontario’s post-secondary system on the world stage.
  • This opens up a greater range of career options for graduates and will drive economic growth by creating a more highly qualified workforce.
  • It also responds to the growing demand from employers for more graduates from degree programs.
  • The province’s decision to expand the degree programs at colleges is recognition of our four-year degree programs.
  • It brings true equity to Ontario’s post-secondary system. It ensures every student whose education fulfils Ontario’s degree-level requirements is awarded a degree upon graduation.

Personal Support Workers program

  • Upgrading programs for nurses and PSWs
  • The budget has reaffirmed the commitment to new training programs for PSWs and nurses.
  • This will create more opportunities for health-care workers to build on their credentials and advance in their careers.
  • This will also allow more internationally educated nurses to get the credentials to find work in Ontario.

Clinical education

  • The $124 million investment over three years will help colleges expand the hands-on learning opportunities for students.
  • This will ensure more students get real-world opportunities to practise their skills before joining the workforce.

‘Learn and stay’ grant

  • The Ontario government is investing in measures to attract more health-care professionals to rural and remote communities.

Please check this link to read the full 2022 Ontario Budget: Ontario’s Plan to Build

 




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