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flag Ontario colleges face cuts, closures, and potential mergers due to financial strain from frozen tuition and reduced funding.

flag Ontario colleges are confronting severe financial strain, leading to third-party reports recommending job cuts, program eliminations, outsourcing, and potential mergers. flag Factors include a seven-year tuition freeze, reduced international student funding, and stagnant provincial support. flag St. Lawrence College has already cut over 100 staff and closed libraries, replacing them with vending machines. flag The province is reviewing its outdated funding model, though it claims to have provided record funding. flag While recommendations are non-binding, colleges face pressure to reduce costs, sparking union concerns over student success and community impact. flag Up to 10,000 jobs have been lost in the past year, with further cuts possible.

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