Monday, November 11, 2019

Alberta Budget 2019: $44-million cut to hit University of Alberta - MOIRA WYTON, Edmonton Journal

Alberta’s two largest post-secondary institutions will be among the hardest hit by cuts to advanced education in the provincial budget on Thursday. Provincial grants to both the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary will be cut by 6.9 per cent this fiscal year, said a document released by the ministry of advanced education Friday. That means a $44-million cut to the U of A alone, as well as a one-time suspension of $35 million for infrastructure maintenance. “The 6.9% cut to our Campus Alberta grant for this year, in addition to the loss of IMP funding, is significant,” wrote U of A president David Turpin in a blog post on Thursday.
https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-budget-2019-44-million-cut-to-hit-university-of-alberta