Manitoba's Education Minister Wayne Ewasko announced that funding for the province's school system will increase by $120 million for the next school year. This includes a $43 million increase in annual funding and $77 million to address incremental wage costs and other pressures.
“Manitoba has the second-highest spending per student in Canada after New Brunswick at $15,412 and we are maintaining this position at the national level with a further investment of $120 million this year,” - Minister Ewasko
The Mountainview School Divisions funding for next year will be increasing by $300,000 dollars to a total of $23.4 million.
Earlier this year, the Manitoba government provided an additional $63 million to schools across the province to address COVID-19 needs. The minister said the government will continue to assess needs related to the pandemic response and will provide additional safe schools funding as required.
Find all the information about today's release here.
