As the 2025 Canadian federal election draws near, student voices continue to be underrepresented and ignored. Over the past year, students have been at the forefront, demanding change and this election is no different. Our executive members have written a series of concise, thought-provoking opinion pieces highlighting what students and young voters have collectively been demanding for past … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Students is calling on the government to extend the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) to all students and recent graduates, regardless of employment and income status. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s (Papineau, Que.) announcement laid out changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program that include providing a 100 per cent wage subsidy to employers, extending placements … Read more
New investments for Indigenous students and expanded eligibility for federal student grants are among the changes students are pleased with in the 2017 budget. Despite the focus on ‘innovation,’ the 2017 federal budget contains few bold or transformative ideas to improve access to and quality of post-secondary education in Canada. “Targeting funding for experiential learning in … Read more
Students are pleased to see their recommendations reflected in the Standing Committee on the Status of Women report Taking Action to End Violence Against Young Women and Girls in Canada. “The release of this report is an important step towards action addressing gender-based violence on campuses and in communities across Canada,” said Bilan Arte, National Chairperson … Read more
The federal government announced it will write-off $178.4 millionin student loans, bringing the total amount of unrecoverable student loan write-offs since 2012 to $961.4 million. “The federal governments decision to write-off $178.4 million in student loans is further evidence that our post-education system is broken,” said Bilan Arte, National Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students. “It’s time for Canada to turn the … Read more
Students from across Canada are in Ottawa meeting with MPs and Senators to present a plan that would see tuition fees eliminated for all students. “We must move towards a system of universally accessible post-secondary education so that everyone in this country has an equal opportunity to succeed,” said Bilan Arte, National Chairperson of the Canadian … Read more
Thousands of students and supporters are taking part in rallies and actions in cities across the country as part of the Canadian Federation of Students’ campaign for free education. “We have a vision of post-secondary education where our colleges and universities are fully funded, where all campus workers are paid fairly, and where students can focus … Read more
NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins–James Bay, Ont.) presented a petition signed by hundreds of students calling on the Federal Government to invest in the Post-Secondary Student Support Program to fund Indigenous learners. “The Government has been dodging questions about the missing PSSSP funding since Budget Day,” said Bilan Arte, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students. “Minister … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Students released a paper on the need for free tuition, entitled Time to Think Big: The Case for Free Tuition in Canada is a call-to-action to save Canada’s underfunded and inaccessible post-secondary education sector. “Free tuition is not some millennial pipe dream, it follows generations of activism and growing momentum in Canada and around the … Read more
The Canadian Federation of Students announced that newly released tuition fee data from Statistics Canada shows that declining public investment continues to drive up tuition fees to alarming levels. Full-time undergraduate students will pay an average $6,373 in tuition fees while international students will pay an average of $23,589. Ontario students continue to pay the … Read more
