Stephen Downes

HESA has launched something called the Retrenchment Watch Newsletter, "a new initiative tracking how Canadian post-secondary institutions are reacting to current financial challenges." As the name suggests, the expectation is that current trends will continue, and that the post-secondary education sector in Canada will continue to shrink. This is reflected by both recent immigration policy as well as institutional budget deficits. HESA has also launched what it calls the "Recovery Project" that "helps (presumably for a fee?) Canadian colleges, polytechnics, and universities navigate financial challenges by providing insights and facilitating peer learning and collaborative action."