Ontario College Funding and Tuition Landscape

Funding Landscape

Ontario colleges have low tuition on average compared to the rest of Canada

  • 10% reduction in 2019 and frozen since then
  • Domestic rates in Ontario are lower than all other provinces except Quebec and Newfoundland
  • Ontario’s funding per college student is lower on average compared to the rest of Canada
  • $6,891 per student versus $15,615 for the rest of Canada
  • Increased reliance on International students created significant risks in the wake of IRCC policy changes
  • Increased reliance on addressing revenue and funding challenges
  • Auditor General’s value-for-money audit of Ontario’s public colleges in 2021 highlighted this risk as a result of low provincial funding