COVID-19 and the future of Canadian universities

The path forward for Canada’s universities is troubling, complex, and uncertain.

Students are pictured on campus at the University of Guelph. The next few weeks are likely to be critical to the future of Canada’s globally competitive university sector, writes MLI's Ken Coates.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Oacstudent

Opinion

BY KEN COATES

September 16, 2020

COVID-19 sparked a global crisis in post-secondary education that has remained seriously under-appreciated. In the United States, tuition-dependent private colleges are in dire financial straits; several recently closed permanently, and more mergers and bankruptcies seem sure to follow.

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