OTTAWA – Earlier this month, Algonquin College reported that it was expecting to suspend 37 academic programs starting in September 2025 as it, like other colleges across Ontario, struggled to deal with a huge deficit due, in part to the federal cap on international students, a freeze on tuition, and provincial funding shortfalls. When this step was announced, it was reported that the list of cuts would be brought before the college’s Board of Directors on a meeting scheduled for Mon., Feb. 24, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

The meeting took place as scheduled and cuts to 41 programs were confirmed and approved by the Board, and as a result the following programs will not accept new students for the fall 2025 term and beyond.

Algonquin Centre for Construction Excellence (ACCE)
  • Building Information Modelling – Lifecycle Management
  • Building Information Modelling – Lifecycle Management Canadian Context
  • Energy Management
Algonquin College Online (ACOL)
  • Business – Trades
School of Advanced Technology (ATEC)
  • Bachelor of Technology (Digital Health) (Honours)
  • Digital Health
  • General Arts and Science – Aviation Management
  • Regulatory Affairs – Sciences
  • Technical Writer
Faculty of Creative Arts and Media (FCAM)
  • Brand Management
  • Brand Management (two-year)
  • Broadcasting – Radio and Podcasting
  • Creative Industries Management
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Human-Centred Design
  • Interior Decorating
  • Performing Arts
  • Photography – Content Creation
  • Professional Writing
  • Scriptwriting
  • Teachers of English as a Second/Foreign Language
  • Visual Development for Entertainment
Pembroke Campus (PEMB)
  • Outdoor Adventure Naturalist
  • Police Foundations
  • Regulatory Affairs – Sciences
  • Water and Wastewater Technician
School of Business and Hospitality (SOBH)
  • Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management (Honours)
  • Business Administration – Human Resources
  • Business Administration – International Business
  • Business Administration – Marketing
  • Financial Services Canadian Context
  • Human Resources Management
  • International Business Management
  • Marketing Management
  • Marketing Research and Analysis
  • Office Administration – Executive
  • Retirement Communities Management
  • Strategic Global Business Management

Currently enrolled students and students admitted to their program for Spring 2025 will be able to complete their studies, provided they meet all the necessary academic requirements.

Some programs may have adjusted intake schedules or limited delivery formats. Learners who have applied to these programs will be contacted with additional details concerning next steps.

Algonquin had announced previously its intent to close its Perth, Ontario campus as of 2026. This closure was also confirmed by the Board on the Feb. 24 meeting. The campus will close at the end of the spring 2026 term with any remaining courses moved to Algonquin’s Ottawa campus.

Currently, there are only five programs offered at the Perth campus: Business-Agriculture, Practical Nursing, Practical Nursing-Pathway for Personal Support Worker, Bachelor of Applied Science (Building Conservation) (Honours), and Heritage Carpentry and Joinery.

Algonquin’s President and CEO Claude Brulé had earlier this winter reported the “unprecedented financial challenges,” the college was facing. Without intervention he warned that the college would incur a budget deficit of at least $60 million in 2025-2026, rising to $93 million by 2026-2027.