Contract talks between the union representing striking faculty at Ontario's 24 colleges and management have failed to reach an agreement.
Premier Kathleen Wynne says the two sides have reached an impasse in negotiations and they have not agreed to binding arbitration.
In statement released late Thursday afternoon, Wynne says her government is immediately tabling legislation that would end the dispute and return Ontario college students to the classroom "where they belong."
Under the proposed legislation, Wynne says "all outstanding issues would be referred to binding mediation-arbitration."
Wynne is calling on both opposition parties to unanimously support the legislation so students and faculty can return to class on Monday morning.
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NDP Leader Andrea Horwath has issued a statement saying:
“I will not support back to work legislation. I want students back in classrooms Monday, and I want that achieved through a deal...the premier has the ability to call the legislature back, and the NDP is prepared to sit through the weekend to debate this move."
Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown says his party will support the legislation.
"My message to the Premier is this: as her meeting with both sides failed to produce concrete results and a negotiated settlement, we will support back-to-work legislation to get students back in class on Monday. It is the right thing to do for students."
St. Clair College spokesperson John Fairley says the college is taking a wait and see approach.
He says if classes resume on Monday, the college will be ready.
"We have to put everything in gear but we had obviously the gears all oiled up for Monday," says Fairley.