City Reiterates Importance of Post-Secondary Education Opportunities Close to Home

As students re-enter classrooms for a new school year, the City of Greater Sudbury welcomes all new and returning students, and reiterates the value that all of our post-secondary institutions provide to our community.

Greater Sudbury is proud to be a regional centre of learning and applied research for northeastern Ontario. One of our key features is the ability to offer post-secondary education to students close to home through institutions such as College Boréal, Cambrian College, NOSM University and Laurentian University. The collaboration between post-secondary institutions and the private sector on applied research opportunities offers rewarding and unique economic development opportunities.

“On September 14, Laurentian University’s creditors will vote on the Plan of Arrangement. I am pleased to see that the Laurentian University Staff Union (LUSU) and the Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA) support the plan and encourage their members to vote in favour,” said the Mayor of Greater Sudbury. “A favourable voting outcome will ensure Laurentian emerges from the CCAA proceedings, and allow it to rebuild so it will remain a pillar of knowledge, education, employment and opportunity within our community.”

The retention of local students and the attraction of international academics are important components of the local economy, with over 29,500 students enrolled in post-secondary education institutions in Greater Sudbury. A priority for the City of Greater Sudbury outlined in Council’s Strategic Plan is to ensure the city maintains its resiliency and competitiveness, and to collaborate with other public sector agencies and senior levels of government to achieve this.

Greater Sudbury’s post-secondary institutions employ hundreds of residents, help train a diverse and skilled workforce and provide educational opportunities for students locally. This enables students to remain close to home while completing their studies, with courses and programs relevant to the Indigenous and Francophone communities of northeastern Ontario.

The city’s post-secondary institutions also attract students from across the globe, encouraging exploration, cultural diversity and investment in our community. For example, the latest statistics released from Laurentian University, comparing 2021 with 2022, show an overall confirmed enrollment increase of 25 per cent, with many international students.

“Greater Sudbury’s post-secondary institutions and Laurentian University are key economic drivers for the community. Their sustainability and viability remain integral to the community’s social fabric as well as the economic health and competitiveness of the city,” said City of Greater Sudbury Chief Administrative Officer Ed Archer.

For more information on Greater Sudbury’s economy visit investsudbury.ca.