US EditionConcordia defers sabbaticals, offers retirement program due to foreign student drop
Concordia University cuts costs by deferring sabbaticals and not renewing contracts after a 23% drop in international enrollment amid immigration and funding changes.
- Earlier this week, Concordia University announced in a budget update it is deferring sabbatical applications for one year and offering full‑time faculty voluntary retirement packages.
- Amid provincial funding cuts, Concordia says international enrolment fell by 23 per cent this year and applications by international students dropped by 40.
- Sixty‑three faculty members are on limited‑term contracts, most expiring in June 2026, and Concordia will not renew some limited‑term teaching contracts for next year.
- Concordia links its measures to federal and provincial immigration policies, attributing staffing changes to limits on international students amid revenue declines affecting universities across Canada.
- Local context in Montreal includes Concordia University's downtown campus pictured in archived imagery , with June 2026 contract expiries framing the near-term staffing horizon.
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The university reports that foreign student enrolment has decreased by 23% this year compared to 2024.
Concordia announces the non-renewal of certain teaching contracts and the postponement of previously approved sabbatical leave. The Université Montréale has invoked significant budgetary restrictions, which are themselves attributable to federal and provincial immigration policies, to explain this decision.
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Concordia defers sabbaticals, offers retirement program due to foreign student drop
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MONTREAL — Concordia announces the non-renewal of certain teaching contracts and the postponement of previously approved sabbatical leave. The Université Montréale has invoked significant budgetary restrictions, which are themselves attributable to federal and provincial immigration policies, to explain this decision. The university also offers voluntary retirement programs to full-time faculty, one of other cost-reduction measures announced ear…
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