The Premier of Manitoba says that now is not the time to make cuts to the province's post-secondary institutions.

Earlier this year the Manitoba government asked post-secondary institutions to make plans for employment cuts of 10, 20, or 30 per cent.

r Ralph Eichler was involved in the discussions, Pallister says, and Eichler will be having more discussions with institutions.

Not only will the government not be making the originally planned one per cent cut, but they've also created a Transitional Support Fund worth $25.6 million for institutions.