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TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced it has invested $79 million to fund 2,861 additional seats at Ontario Tech and Durham College along with $32 million to fund 1,971 additional seats at Humber Polytechnic in high demand areas such as STEM and the skilled trades.

The 2,523 newly funded seats at Ontario Tech include:

• 1,021 seats for STEM programs
• 436 seats for health programs
• 272 seats for education programs
• 794 seats in other, labour-market driven programs

The 338 newly funded seats at Durham College include:

• 151 seats for trades programs
• 132 seats for STEM programs
• 55 seats for health programs

The 1,971 newly funded seats at Humber Polytechnic include:

• 1,187 seats for health care programs
• 428 seats for STEM programs
• 356 seats for trades programs.

The allocation of the first 30,000 seats , at which time a call for proposals was launched for the remaining 40,000 new seats, a release notes.

Colleges and universities worked with their local communities and industries to identify programs that will prepare students for in-demand jobs and meet regional labour market needs.

Ontario the evaluated the proposals based on institutional capacity, local industry needs and student demand.