Common use of ASPIRATIONS Clause in Contracts

ASPIRATIONS. The Ministry recognizes the importance of supporting institutions to evolve and acknowledges the strategic aspirations of its postsecondary education institutions; the SMA is not intended to capture all decisions and issues in the postsecondary education system, as many will be addressed through the Ministry’s policies and standard processes. The Ministry will not be approving any requests for capital funding or new program approvals, for example, through the SMA process. McMaster’s classroom utilization is at 117% of nominal capacity. To achieve targeted growth, the University will continue to explore creative approaches to teaching and learning. However, McMaster notes that some increase in physical capacity will be required. The strategic enrolment and planning exercise is in the context of a public commitment in the 2011 Budget to increase postsecondary education enrolment by an additional 60,000 students over 2010-11 levels. This government has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to ensuring access to postsecondary education for all qualified students. Undergraduate 20,850 20,920 21,010 McMaster University’s planned enrolment forecast as expressed in this baseline eligible enrolment scenario is considered reasonable and in line with Ministry expectations, based on the current and projected demographic and fiscal environments.