In April 2025, the President of ELA, David Harvey, forwarded a letter to the Ontario Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security about the Association's concerns regarding the underfunding of colleges and universities, specifically libraries. ELA maintains that the provincial government must recognize the fundamental importance of colleges and universities and the financial problems threatening these institutions. Increased government investment can assist post-secondary institutions to meet the economic challenges of today and provide a better future for the Ontario graduates of tomorrow. ELA strongly urged the government to provide (1) an emergency infusion of $1.4 billion into college and college libraries; and (2) an additional $1.34 billion annually to bring Ontario up to the national average for per-student funding.

The ELA letter is at this link