CNC is communicating with staff about its financial and enrolment situation after a decline in international student enrolment. This decline follows federal changes to regulations for international students to study in Canada.
CNC is predicting very few international students to arrive in subsequent terms. If no changes are made, the college anticipates an operating deficit in the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
CNC will revise its enrolment targets and adjust program capacities to achieve a balanced budget based on predictive enrolment data. The college has begun communicating these changes to bargaining associations as well as faculty.
CNC is planning budget reductions through a combination of eliminating vacant positions, reviewing and revising admission capacities, and layoffs across all employee groups. The details of the changes will require several months of planning.
CNC will sustain programs for international students who are currently enrolled so they may complete their studies. CNC has been engaged in strategic enrolment planning and management for five years. Through that work, CNC has sought more balanced domestic and international enrolment.
CNC will focus on domestic enrolment, which has grown in recent years through careful enrolment planning. CNC is also working to offer programs to new international students that align with Government of Canada’s recently announced study areas eligible for post-graduate work permits.