Ontario Plan Calls for 20,000 More College Students
David Onley, Ontario's Lieutenant Governor, announced earlier this month a plan to add space in colleges and universities for 20,000 students this year with the goal of raising Ontario's postsecondary enrollment rate to 70 percent. The plan also includes the creation of a new Ontario Online Institute and the development of a strategy to improve the quality of Ontario's postsecondary education system with input from leaders in education and business. The announcement is part of the five-year Open Ontario Plan that also includes a new Water Opportunities Act, targeting the clean-water technology sector among other initiatives. Read the press release.