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OCUFA represents 18,000+ faculty, librarians & academic professionals across Ontario. We’re committed to strengthening higher education and advocating for our members’ rights and interests. #ONpse #HigherEd #FacultyVoice

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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Part-Time Faculty play a vital role in Algoma’s academic community. They are now bargaining to achieve fairness and recognition for their work and contributions. Support them by sending a letter to University senior admin actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...
I Stand with Algoma Part-Time FacultyGroup holding signs in support of Algoma part-time faculty.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
New measures improve accountability for bad actors in the private system, but all students are now paying for their mistakes. Accountability shouldn't come at the price of more student debt and cuts to OSAP to all students. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ontario refers OSAP concerns at private career colleges to provincial police | CBC News
Ontario has referred the issue of student financial assistance payments at private career colleges to the provincial police after preliminary audit findings identified "serious concerns," the governme...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Professors and professional librarians at Lakehead University could be on strike in October. Tell the Board of Governors that you support a fair and just collective agreement for @lakeheadfa.bsky.social that supports high-quality education in the North and Simcoe County! lufa.org/negotiations...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Current funding levels for #onpse won't sustain our sector after 2027-2028. Ontario is already last in the nation in per-student funding. We need more long-term, stable investment to support universities and students. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Ontario's health-care, education sectors need to spend more or service levels will drop: FAO reports | CBC News
The province's health-care, university and college sectors will need to make cuts in order to sustain their current service levels, according to reports from Ontario's Financial Accountability Office ...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
True then, true now! OCUFA stands in solidarity with education workers and teachers for publicly funded education!
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Universities need more funding now to help students reach their goals and enter the workforce on solid ground.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This update to existing grants provides helpful tuition credits, but OSAP cuts have made university more expensive. While studying, students need more grants, not loans, to complete their education. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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UWO Faculty Association @uwofa1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What matters to Members, matters at the bargaining table. A YES vote strengthens our position to keep pushing for the priorities we've set together. Bring a colleague and vote today! 🗳️In person: Social Science Kiosk, today until 6pm 💻Can't make it in person? Vote online, Weds 9am to Thurs 6pm
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UWO Faculty Association @uwofa1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A YES vote strengthens our negotiating team’s position at the bargaining table and gives them the support to keep pushing for a fair agreement. Make a plan. Bring your colleagues. Vote. In person: today at Conron Hall until 6pm, Tues. at Social Science Kiosk, 9am-6pm Online: Wed. 9am to Thurs. 6pm
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Newly funded postsecondary seats are welcome, the government must recognize that all university programs produce graduates with skills needed for Ontario’s diverse economy. Read our media release: ocufa.on.ca/press-releas...
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Ontario faculty call for long-term planning on university seat allocations - OCUFA
TORONTO, September 10, 2026 – The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations welcomed today’s provision of newly funded postsecondary seats and called on the government to recognize that...
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freegrassy.bsky.social @freegrassy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#GrassyNarrows mother and grandmother Chrissy Isaacs is asking us to join her at #RiverRun2026 — will you be there? Show up and make sure Grassy Narrows cannot be ignored Sept. 23 • 12 PM • Grange Park RSVP - actionnetwork.org/events/river...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Students and their families are taking on more debt while the government continues to underfund universities. There's another way forward that will help students, their families, and Ontario's economy.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ontario students become Ontario workers. They need a fully funded university system with more student support, not more debt for themselves and their families. For Labour Day, read the latest from OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson ocufa.on.ca/doug-fords-o...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Sauvons Glendon! Save Glendon! Tell the York University Board of Governors keep Glendon College - a bilingual liberal arts college - in its current home to serve its unique community. actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
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Sauvons Glendon! Save Glendon!
Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters in calling on York University's Board of Governors to keep Glendon in its historic home. ✍️ Sign now: https://actionnetwork.org/.../sauvons-glendo...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The ON govt is rushing major changes to teacher education in Ontario without proper consultation. Tell them to listen to experts and stop political interference into teacher education! ocufa.on.ca/campaigns/st...
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Protect Teacher Education. Stop Bill 101 - OCUFA
Listen to Teaching Experts. Work with Teaching Experts.  Ontario’s government is rushing major changes to teacher education programs through the Putting Student Achievement First Act, 2026, (or Bill 1...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ontario's government is rushing major changes to teacher education programs through Bill 101 without meaningful consultation. Add your name to support high-quality teacher education, academic freedom, and a stronger public education system in Ontario. tinyurl.com/496srjsr
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The latest from #OCUFAReport: Ontario’s universities remain Canada’s least funded, plus a call to action for teacher education and new bargaining updates at NOSM and @bufa.bsky.social ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-report/
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Call on Athabasca to reinstate Dr. Graf and let her get the best care for her son. 📩 bit.ly/4zfMz3F
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The government gave public dollars to private companies to help with student mental health. Now the contracts are cancelled, and students still need help. We need more sustainable public funding to support students, not unreliable private actors.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ontario's government is rushing major changes to teacher education programs through Bill 101 without meaningful consultation. Add your name to support high-quality teacher education, academic freedom, and a stronger public education system in Ontario. tinyurl.com/496srjsr
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
“Nous didn’t cause that situation, but they found a way to profit from the austerity” facing Canadian universities - OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson in this investigative piece from @breachmedia.ca on the private consulting firms entering Canadian postsecondary education.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
New in the #OCUFAReport: A new record for student registrations at Ontario universities, a first agreement for librarians at #Huronuniversity and a call to action with #YUFA ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-report/
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Sauvons Glendon! Save Glendon! Join students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters in calling on York University's Board of Governors to keep Glendon in its historic home. ✍️ Sign now: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa... #SaveGlendon #SpaceMeansPlace
Campaign poster urging saving Glendon College: bold bilingual headline "SAUVONS GLENDON! / SAVE GLENDON!", button "Signez la pétition / Sign the Petition", sketch of Glendon College building and OCUFA logo, asking York University Board to keep Glendon a bilingual liberal arts college in its current home.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
“An Ontario university education is in high demand and is highly valued by Ontario employers... That’s why it’s essential that the government provide the long-term, stable funding that will be required to sustain our sector.” - OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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These are the fields in which Ontario will need the highest number of university graduates
Ontario needs more than one million university graduates to meet its labour market needs over the next decade, a new report finds.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Catch OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson across Ontario on the vital role of university graduates to the future of the ON economy. Tune in starting with CBC London Morning at 6:40 am www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson will be on CBC Toronto's Metro Morning at 6:50 am to talk about job prospects and projections for university graduates. Tune in!
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
“All university degree programs are designed to benefit communities and the economy” - OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson www.thestar.com/politics/ont...
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Ontario needs 60,000 more university grads in these key areas over next decade
Science/technology, health care and business are the biggest needs in analysis from Stokes Economics, commissioned by Council of Ontario Universities.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The recipient of the OCUFA Service Award is Terezia Zorić, @oiseuoft.bsky.social @utoronto.ca
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The recipient of the OCUFA Lorimer Collective Bargaining Award is Johanna Weststar, @westernu.ca
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The recipients of the OCUFA Mark Rosenfeld Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism are Alicia Wang and Andres Fuentes
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The recipients of the OCUFA Henry Mandelbaum Graduate Fellowships for Excellence in Social Sciences, Humanities, or Arts are: Spencer Leonard, Master’s Student, @trentuniversity.bsky.social Victory Angeli, PhD Student, @utoronto.ca
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The recipients of the OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards are: Alyssa Counsell, @torontomet.bsky.social Barbara Moktthewenkwe Wall, @trentuniversity.bsky.social Charys Martin, @westernu.ca
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The recipient of the OCUFA Equity and Social Justice Award is Enakshi Dua, @yorkuniversity.bsky.social
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
OCUFA is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025-2026 Awards of Distinction! Congratulations to all the recipients! Check out the full list of recipients: tinyurl.com/yz6ex4mw
A teal background with a series of icons on the right side representing different awards.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
We're glad to see govt consulting with the Ontario College of Teachers on teacher education. We hope they will consult all relevant expert stakeholders at this critical moment. Our recommendations: tinyurl.com/avpdkhff
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Tuition is going up. OSAP grants are getting cut. During a cost of living crisis, families can't afford to take on more student debt. Students need more grants, not loans. And universities need more funding to help them thrive.
An illustration of hands throwing up graduation caps. Text reads: "Four years of tuition at an Ontario university costs about $40,000. Only 20% of Ontarians age 15-17 have enough saved for tuition. Ontario students more grants, not loans. Ontario universities need more funding."
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This is the final step in a painful 5-year journey. The CCAA process caused deep harm to Laurentian faculty, staff, and Sudbury. Thanks to strong advocacy, inappropriate corporate restructuring can no longer be used at public universities www.sudbury.com/local-news/f...
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Five years after CCAA layoffs, terminated Laurentian employees finally receive payouts
It’s ‘the last and final step of that painful process,’ says faculty union president
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The OCUFA Mark Rosenfeld Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism supports investigative reporting on higher education issues across Canada. Bookmark the link for the next round of submissions in Fall 2026: tinyurl.com/3hakrjap
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The Mark Rosenfeld Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism - OCUFA
Deadline for applications: March 20, 2026 Rationale There is a marked shortage of informed investigative reporting on Canadian higher education issues in the Canadian media. The Ontario Confederation ...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Supported by the OCUFA Mark Rosenfeld Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism, investigative reporters Tahmeed Shafiq and Jadine Ngan covered a critical story on one university campus for @thewalrus.ca. Congratulations to Tahmeed and Jadine for this award!
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The Mark Rosenfeld Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism - OCUFA
Deadline for applications: March 20, 2026 Rationale There is a marked shortage of informed investigative reporting on Canadian higher education issues in the Canadian media. The Ontario Confederation ...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
After years of funneling public dollars into the private system, the response to an “unsustainable” bill is to cut OSAP and leave all students with more debt. Make it make sense. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Ontario spent $465M more on OSAP last year. 95% of that went to private career college students, docs show | CBC News
When Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government drastically cut student assistance grants earlier this year, it cited "unsustainable" costs, but new figures show nearly all of the recent growth was among ...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
In a new episode of Beyond the Lecture Hall, OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson goes deep on the latest news at Ontario's universities open.spotify.com/episode/4zj7...
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Episode 10: Alberta Separatism and PSE
Beyond the Lecture Hall · Episode
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
At our meeting this weekend, the OCUFA Board said NO to political interference in public universities and YES to collaborating with faculty experts to design teaching and learning programs! Read our submission to the ON Govt: tinyurl.com/avpdkhff
A group smiling and holding posters that say "Stop political interference at Ontario universities" and "Listen to teaching experts, work with teaching experts"
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
How should newly funded #onpse student seats be allocated? Ontario university faculty say the decision should be based on the diverse needs of Ontario’s economy now and in the future. ocufa.on.ca/press-releas...
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Attend this important event about the crisis of postsecondary education from the support staff perspective! Registration and more info ⤵️⤵️
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"A fully funded university system would provide university students, faculty, and staff with the tools they need to set students up for success despite shocks to the labour market." - OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
thestar.com
To help students “future-proof” their careers, Ontario must “future-proof” our universities
Is your degree already obsolete? Inside Ontario students’ scramble to ‘future-proof’ their careers as AI targets entry-level jobs, May 17
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
OCUFA President Rob Kristofferson on new international student data: "We need robust public funding to get our university system up to [the] level it needs to be, and then we need to think hard about how to re-attract international students" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Ontario will lose more than a third of its international students following permit cap, StatsCan estimates | CBC News
Ontario is set to lose more than a third of its international student population following the federal government's student permit cap , preliminary estimates from Statistics Canada show.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Always nice to see respect for #HigherEd, especially when Premier Ford is accepting an honorary degree 🎓 Let’s celebrate that same value with strong support for Ontario’s public universities. #ONpse www.thestar.com/news/ontario...
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Dr. Doug Ford: Ontario premier receives honorary degree from U.S. university
Ford received a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan.
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
OCUFA stands in solidarity with teachers and education workers across Ontario. Alongside @etfoeducators.bsky.social , AEFO, OECTA, @osbcu.bsky.social, & @osstf.bsky.social we stand together for publicly funded education from kindergarten to PSE!
Group of 8 people of varying heights and ethnicities wearing red and purple with their fists raised holding a teal flag that says OCUFA
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
New in the #OCUFAReport: our recommendations for the OHRC policy on family-status discrimination, a bargaining update from @wlufa.bsky.social and a response to the government's proposed changes to HEQCO. Read all our back issues and subscribe to stay informed: ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-report/
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ocufa.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
OCUFA is alarmed to see the Ontario government’s proposal to take over #onpse accountability and performance measures and the responsibility for evaluating campus free speech policies. ocufa.on.ca/ocufa-no-mor...
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