2019

Average Ontario university undergraduate tuition fees: $9,181 (in 2023 dollars).

Average Ontario university undergraduate tuition fees for international students: $44,111 (in 2023 dollars).

The Ford government enacts Bill 124, which imposes a 1% annual cap on compensation increases for all public-sector employees for three years. 

The government announces a plan to institute performance-based funding, a significant change to the funding model that ties 60% of postsecondary funding to outcomes or “performance” measures from 10%. 

The Ontario Divisional Court strikes down the government’s controversial Student Choice Initiative. The government had sought to make certain student fees optional, including democratically determined students’ union dues.

The government drastically modifies the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) eligibility criteria and funding regulations. Changes include making dependent students ineligible for loans if their parents earn more than $140,000 per year, and increasing expected parental and student contributions. 

Mark Rosenfeld, OCUFA’s executive director, retires.

Michael Conlon joins OCUFA as executive director.

Rahul Sapra becomes OCUFA’s 33rd president.