SAIT Cuts Jobs, Blames Tuition Drop from New Rules

0:00It's April 17th. This is Calgary News today, powered by AI, on Cori with the story. SAIT just cut jobs after international student numbers dropped from new federal rules. How do the positions lost? Twelve were temporary gigs, hitting 17 departments hard. The school says enrollment fell, so they had to trim the budget and adjust staff. Spokespeople blamed tighter student permits, which ease population pressure but hurt college cash flow. No kids pay three or four times more tuition than locals, so fewer of them means big money gaps. SAIT is still tweaking its workforce to cope. Staff are feeling the pain deep. One worker with 23 years end volunteer to take severance, just two years shy of retirement to save jobs for younger folks with families. She called it heartbreaking, protecting her friends and colleagues from the acts. This ain't new. This year SAIT acts nearly 30 spots without letting people say goodbyes, escorting them

1:00out cold. Nearby spots like Bo Valley slashed over 100 jobs from a $15.6 million shortfall and old college Paul's programs in, hospitality and ag tech. College is lean too heavy on tuition alone, with provincial funding down 31% over 5 years. The government boasts a 3% bump to $2.2 billion for next year, but unions say it's just playing catch ups since 20. 19. Pushing costs on to students and staff.