More layoffs at Conestoga College; due to ‘significant’ decline in enrolment
Posted Apr 23, 2025 09:01:15 AM.
Last Updated Apr 23, 2025 10:28:27 AM.
Nearly 180 employees at Conestoga College are set to be laid off, marking the second round of terminations at the post-secondary institution in less than one month.
According to representatives of OPSEU Local 238, the union representing full-time support staff at the college, notices of termination were sent out to members of the union on Tuesday.
In the notice, the college claims the decision was made “as a result of challenges facing the post-secondary sector in Ontario, including the enrolment cap and other changes announced for international students.”
The college also claims to have experienced a significant decline in enrolment over the last year.
According to the Sunshine List, which was released on March 31, the college’s president, John Tibbits, received a 28.5 per cent pay bump last year, earning more than $636,000 in 2024.
In March, an undisclosed number of administrative employees had been axed.
