OCUFA worried about future of university funding following provincial election
March 4, 2025
February 28, 2025 (TORONTO, ON) – The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), representing more than 18,000 university academic staff, is concerned the results of Thursday’s provincial election means the...
OCUFA Advocacy Day: MPPs Acknowledge Ontario Public Universities Require Additional Funding
November 8, 2024
November 8, 2024, TORONTO – OCUFA’s Advocacy Day, bringing Ontario MPPs into conversation with faculty and academic librarians, opened with a breakfast event where all four political parties– Conservatives, NDP,...
University underfunding crisis exacerbated by further international student caps.
September 19, 2024
September 19, 2024, TORONTO – The federal government’s recent announcement on additional international student caps further stresses the financial crisis faced by the university sector. “The cap will certainly negatively...
OCUFA looks forward to working with new Minister of Colleges and Universities
August 19, 2024
TORONTO, August 19, 2024 – OCUFA welcomes The Honourable Nolan Quinn to his appointment by Premier Doug Ford as Ontario’s Minister of Colleges and Universities. Minister Quinn inherits an extremely...
OCUFA succeeds in getting universities exempted from harmful bankruptcy laws
June 20, 2024
TORONTO, June 20, 2024 – After years of advocacy, the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) and its allies have successfully secured passage of federal legislation that will exclude...
Academic community members recognized for outstanding work by OCUFA Awards of Distinction
June 18, 2024
TORONTO, June 18, 2024 –The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) extends a big congratulations to the 2023-24 Awards of Distinction recipients—members of the university community who exemplify the...
University professors say Ontario’s allocation of international student spots misses the big picture
March 27, 2024
TORONTO, March 27, 2024 – The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations welcomed recent news that almost all international study permits will be allocated to Ontario’s publicly funded universities and...
Ontario budget gets failing grade from university professors
March 26, 2024
TORONTO, March 26, 2024 – The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations said the 2024 Ontario Budget gets a failing grade for not supporting the province’s public universities. “This budget...
Ontario professors say new postsecondary funding a drop in the bucket
February 26, 2024
TORONTO, February 26, 2024 – The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations says today’s government announcement of nearly $1.3 billion for universities and colleges over the next three years is...
