2026 Pre-Budget Submission: Building a Resilient Workforce

Ontario Student Voices has submitted its 2026 Pre-Budget Submission, Building a Resilient Workforce, outlining four targeted, research-driven recommendations to strengthen Ontario’s post-secondary system and future workforce. The document calls on the provincial government to invest in paid work-integrated learning opportunities, expand on-campus mental health support through nurse practitioners, increase per-student operating grants to align with the national average, and reinstate the six-month interest-free grace period on OSAP loans. Together, these investments aim to ensure college and polytechnic students can gain in-demand skills, access timely supports, and transition into the workforce without unnecessary financial strain—because when students succeed, Ontario wins.