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A. Government Issues
A.1 Government Issues (cont’d)
Perhaps the most substantive change being introduced to the accountability regime between
colleges and the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) is the introduction of a
unified College Enrolment Data Collection System. The new system will enhance MTCU’s and
the college’s current capabilities to collect and report on student enrolment data owing to the
introduction of a common IT infrastructure, utilization of an agreed upon set of data elements
which are clearly defined, and minimization of manual and duplicative data processes. The new
system and standardized data elements will, among other things, allow for:
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a similar level of information on college students and university students;
improved grant administration, auditability, and consistency in enrolment reporting;
better integration of MTCU programs such as Second Career;
a better understanding of the total enrolments (including international) and enrolment
mix at each college in support of capital and capacity analysis;
enrolment trends analysis;
consistent application of the Ontario Education Number (OEN) - as it becomes available
throughout the college sector – in support of better program design for areas such as
credit transfer; and
consistency between what colleges report to MTCU and also the Ontario College
Application Service (OCAS) on a term basis.
The MTCU will also be refining and updating its existing Facilities Condition Assessment
System, which attempts to accurately inventory, on an ongoing and consistent basis, collegewide
maintenance and refurbishment requirements.
Funding Levels and Distribution
Ontario colleges currently receive lower revenues per student from operating grants and tuition
fees than Ontario secondary schools and universities. Additionally, Ontario provides its
universities and colleges with the lowest per-student provincial operating grants in the country;
they are lower today on a per-student basis than they were in 2006/07 for colleges and in
2007/08 for universities. This reduction has occurred while the institutions’ costs have been
rising by three percent to five percent per annum.
If the proposed Provincial Budget passes, total operating funding for colleges in 2014/15 will be
$43.6 million higher than in 2011/12. This represents an increase of 3.2 percent over the three
years, or an average of about 1 percent per year. However the increase is front-end loaded.
Funding for enrolment growth will continue. Distribution of growth funding is based on individual
college growth and will therefore vary amongst colleges.
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