
B.C.’s Kwantlen university to lay off 70 faculty due to $49 million revenue loss
About 70 faculty members at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Metro Vancouver will receive lay-off notices Friday after a “sharp decline” in international students resulted in a revenue loss of about $49 million.
Laurie Clancy, vice-president of human resources at the university, says the decision is “sad and unfortunate” because they have a wonderful faculty.
She says the federal government’s cap on international students has “directly impacted” the university with a drop of 2,000 students this year and expected reduction of 1,500 students next year.
Kwantlen’s website says the school has about 20,000 students and 1,400 faculty members across its five campuses in Surrey, Richmond and Langley.