The New Brunswick government is asking colleges and universities to “look themselves in the mirror” and make internal cuts to save money, perhaps in programs with low enrolment.
Request comes as province freezes operating grants to post-secondary institutions
Ian Curran · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 27, 2026 5:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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St. Thomas University is among the post-secondary institutions in New Brunswick affected by the operating-grant freeze. (Submitted by Jeffrey Carleton)
The New Brunswick government is asking colleges and universities to “look themselves in the mirror” and make internal cuts to save money.
Jean-Claude D’Amours, the minister of post-secondary education, revealed the request on Friday after the province froze operating grants to post-secondary schools for 2026-27.
“I’m asking the colleges and universities to look at their programs,” D’Amours said. “Everyone needs to look at themselves in the mirror, and this is exactly what I asked the colleges and universities to do.”
Through this self-reflection, D’Amours said, he hopes universities and colleges can cut programs with low enrolment.
This includes looking at what the New Brunswick workforce needs.
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