'Our kids first': Doug Ford wants only Ontario students at universities, colleges
CTV
Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he'd like to see Ontario post-secondary institutions attended only by students from Ontario.
Premier Doug Ford said Wednesday he'd like to see Ontario post-secondary institutions attended only by students from Ontario.
Ford said about 18 per cent of students in the province's colleges and universities are from foreign countries.
“In my opinion, and we will continue working with the ministry, get rid of the 18 per cent,” he said at an announcement for a new medical school at York University.
“I'm not being mean, but I'm taking care of our students, our kids first.”
Ford then lamented the fact that some kids and parents have said some Ontario students study abroad and then do not return home after they meet someone.
“I want 100 per cent of Ontario students going to these universities,” he said.
Post-secondary institutions, especially colleges, in the province turned increasingly to international students after Ford's government cut tuition by 10 per cent in 2019 and froze it there.
