New bilingual architecture school in Northern Ontario

GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO

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McGuinty government helps build state-of-the-art school, invests in the north

Students will attend Canada's first new school of architecture in 40 years in northern Ontario.

Ontario is helping Laurentian University build the new Laurentian University School of Architecture.

The bilingual school will help 400 French and English architecture students study and stay in the North.

The new school will help revitalize downtown Sudbury and set a precedent for green building practices in the region.

The building will be designed to the highest level of sustainability and help students learn the latest concepts in green building design and sustainable development.

Investing in Ontario's roads, highways, transit, hospitals and schools is part of the McGuinty government's plan to create jobs, grow local economies and ensure the province remains strong and competitive for years to come.

Quick facts

Ontario is investing $21 million over three years in the new Northern Ontario School of Architecture. This project will create up to 300 jobs through the construction and operating phases. The 2011 Budget - Turning The Corner announced additional operating support that will help create places for more than 60,000 additional students in Ontario's colleges and universities by 2015-16. Since 2003, the McGuinty government has invested approximately $3 billion in capital funding at Ontario colleges and universities.

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