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March 27, 2026 16:44 ET | Source: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

Ontario budget continues to leave students, faculty, and campus workers behind

Toronto, March 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ontario’s 2026 Provincial Budget fails to provide adequate funding for the postsecondary sector, despite the Government’s stated commitments to...
March 26, 2026 17:45 ET | Source: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

Ontario professors say budget short-changes universities

Toronto, March 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2026 Provincial Budget has neglected Ontario’s universities, faculty, students, and families, the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty...
February 13, 2026 18:21 ET | Source: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

New funding announcement welcome, but still leaves Ontario at the bottom of the heap, increases student debt

TORONTO, ON, Feb. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The recent funding announcement from the provincial government is a welcome injection of needed funding to the post-secondary sector, but shifts much...
February 12, 2026 13:48 ET | Source: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

Ontario professors say new funding for universities a step towards stability, more work needed

Toronto, Feb. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) today responded to today’s funding announcement by Minister of Colleges, Universities,...
January 19, 2026 10:58 ET | Source: Union des associations des professeurs des universités de l'Ontario

Les professeurs et les professeures de l'Université Laurentienne en grève pour une université meilleure et plus forte

SUDBURY, Canada, 19 janv. 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- À compter de 00 h 01 le lundi 19 janvier 2026, les membres du corps professoral, les bibliothécaires universitaires et les conseillers représentés...
January 19, 2026 10:58 ET | Source: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

Laurentian faculty on strike for a better, stronger university

SUDBURY, Canada, Jan. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As of 12:01 AM on Monday, January 19th, 2026, faculty, academic librarians, and counsellors represented by the Laurentian University Faculty...
November 17, 2025 08:00 ET | Source: Union des associations des professeurs des universités de l'Ontario

L’Association des professeures et professeurs de l’Université Laurentienne (L’APPUL) dit non à l’ingérence du gouvernement dans la libre négociation collective

SUDBURY, Ontario, 17 nov. 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- L’Association des professeures et professeurs de l’Université Laurentienne a annoncé qu'elle intentait une contestation fondée sur la Charte...
November 17, 2025 08:00 ET | Source: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

LUFA says no to government interference in free collective bargaining

SUDBURY, Ontario, Nov. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA) announced that it is launching a Charter challenge under the Canadian Charter of Rights and...
June 27, 2025 11:22 ET | Source: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

OCUFA Awards of Distinction honour Ontario academic community members

TORONTO, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2024–2025 Awards of Distinction. These...
June 21, 2025 11:16 ET | Source: Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

OCUFA Challenges Ontario Government's Narrative on Postsecondary Funding Crisis, Welcomes Review with Call for Meaningful Faculty Consultation

TORONTO, ON, June 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) today responded to the announcement by Minister of Colleges, Universities,...