Conestoga College is reacting to news that its allocation for international student enrolment has been cut in half by the province.
In a statement posted on the college's website, the administration says it "will assess the enrolment and operational impacts and communicate more as details become available."
Earlier this year the college announced it is adding a $180 million expansion to its skilled trades campus in Cambridge to offer more programming for international students.
The college says it remains committed to its students, employees, and the communities it serves "to deliver in-demand career and skills training to help local businesses grow and thrive, and to contribute to the economy for generations to come."
In a statement to Canadian Press on Wednesday, Colleges and Universities Minister Jill Dunlop said the provincial government is "protecting the integrity of our province's post-secondary education system by attracting the best and brightest international students to Ontario to study in areas that are critical to our economy."
Conestoga says it is the "predominant source of skilled workers in the eight cities" it serves, and "is proud of the contribution" its graduates make to the province.
It says there are more than 165,000 Conestoga graduates living in Ontario who add more than $6.2 billion annually to the province’s economy.
In addition, over the last five years, Conestoga says it has used its surplus to invest "more than $500 million back into the communities" it serves "to build state-of-the-art facilities in key sectors like health care and the trades."
