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More than 1,000 jobs are expected to be lost at the University of Alberta over lost funding from the provincial government in the past two budgets, says president David Turpin.

Speaking to media Friday, Turpin said 400 positions have already been lost through attrition and layoffs and he expects another 600 layoffs in the coming year as the university faces a $110-million loss in funding.

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“We are changing our academic programming. Last year alone, we cancelled 30 programs and there will be more coming. We have looked at major restructuring and we’ll continue to do this,” said Turpin.

The Government of Alberta declined to comment Friday evening.

Post-secondary expenses are estimated at $4.6 billion In the 2020 fiscal plan, which has yet to receive final approval. That’s a drop from the $5.012 billion in operating expenses in the 2019 fiscal plan. The Ministry of Advanced Education’s total operating expenses were cut by about $346 million.