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Ontario classrooms strained as immigration outpaces school capacity

Alberta’s teacher strike exposes how schools are buckling under the weight of mass immigration and an overwhelming number of students who speak little or no English.

Melanie Bennet
Nov 07, 2025
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Alberta’s teacher strike exposes how schools are buckling under the weight of mass immigration and an overwhelming number of students who speak little or no English. Ontario, too, is facing the same pressure. Newcomer enrollment is surging far faster than staffing, language supports, or funding, leaving regular classroom teachers to abs…

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