Foreign-student squeeze forces U of W hiring freeze

MAGGIE MACINTOSH

LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER

THE University of Winnipeg has announced a hiring freeze as senior administration reels in spending in response to a drop in international enrolment and other budgetary pressures.

President Todd Mondor told senators on Sept. 26 that enrolment among new non-Canadian students had dropped 50 per cent for the fall term and would result in “a significant financial impact.”

Meeting minutes show the university projects a $4 million to $5 million in tuition losses for the current fiscal year and related fallout to continue into 2025-26.

U of W has since issued a directive to halt hiring and reduce all departments’ non-salary account lines by seven per cent for the remainder of the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2025.

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