Ontario's differentiation policy framework for postsecondary education : Cadre stratégique de l'Ontario pour la différenciation du système d'éducation postsecondaire

The tremendous expansion of Ontario’s postsecondary education system was made possible thanks to the commitment of our postsecondary education institutions to access, and their willingness to respond to the demand. [...] We need to make changes to protect the gains of the last ten years, and to ensure that Ontario’s postsecondary education continues to enjoy a productive and promising future. [...] Central to this pursuit is the need to preserve and enhance educational quality and institutional excellence within a sustainable cost structure and to ensure postsecondary education in Ontario continues to have a strong impact on communities. [...] This will require a careful balancing act between government stewardship and institutional leadership, and a strengthening of transparency and accountability between the government, institutions, and the public. [...] Our overriding goals for a differentiated system are to build on and help focus the well-established strengths of institutions, enable them to operate together as complementary parts of a whole, and give students affordable access to the full continuum of vocational and academic educational opportunities that are required to prosper in our contemporary world.