Program cuts will affect students at college campuses in Oakville, Mississauga, Brampton [Video]

Sheridan College is suspending programs, a move that will affect campuses in Oakville, Mississauga and Brampton.

The 40 programs that will be put on hold include Animation, Arts & Design; Applied Science & Technology and Pilon School of Business; Applied Health & Community Studies and several others that will impact the options for students across Ontario and beyond.

“We are suspending some programs and placing others under efficiency reviews. All current students in these programs will have the opportunity to graduate, but we will not be enrolling new first-year students moving forward,” the college announced on its website this afternoon (Nov. 26).

The move comes in response to the reduction in the number of students that will be allowed into the country to study.

The federal government is putting a limit on foreign students following complaints they were taking spots away from Canadians as well as contributing to the housing …