MEDIA RELEASES

 

The Federation regularly issues a view of affordable, accessible high quality post- secondary education. The Federation also releases statements to provide students’ perspective on public discourse as it relates to colleges and universities. Lastly, the Federation helps draft and issue media releases for local members and coalition partners.

2023

JUNE 30. Statement on Gender-Based Violence at the University of Waterloo:
There is No Space for Violence and Hate

JUNE 2. Ontario Students on Blue Ribbon Panel: Consultation is Not Enough

APRIL 6. International Students Need More Than Just Standards

APRIL 5. Students in Solidarity with CUPE 4600 Workers on Strike

APRIL 4, 2023. Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario calls for a reversal on the deportation of 700 International students, victims of immigration fraud

MARCH 27, 2023. Disappointing 2023 Ontario Budget Continues to Leave Post-Secondary Students Behind

MARCH 2, 2023. Ontario Students are Left Out of the Panel of Experts That Claims to Want to Improve Their Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023. Ontario Students Host Lobby Week “Demand Our Future”

FEBRUARY 17, 2023. Ontario Students Host Press Conference to Announce the CFS Ontario Annual Lobby Week “Demand Our Future”

2022

NOVEMBER 10, 2022. Students in Solidarity with Education, Healthcare and Transit Workers

NOVEMBER 1, 2022. Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario in Support of Education Workers

2019

NOVEMBER 22, 2019. Victory for the Student Movement: Ontario Court Quashes Student Choice Initiative

MAY 28, 2019. Canadian Federation of Students and York Federation of Students file legal challenge against Ontario Government’s Student Choice Initiative

 

APRIL 11, 2019. 2019 provincial budget threatens future of post-secondary education

APRIL 3, 2019. New tuition and ancillary fee guidelines defund student organizations

MARCH 19, 2019.   MTCU announcement will not make campuses safer unless Student Choice Initiative is repealed

FEB 25, 2019.  Students host provincial Lobby Week to address issues in post-secondary education directly with MPPs

FEB 19, 2019.  Students launch “Week of Action” as Legislature reconvenes 

FEB 18, 2019. Students to launch provincial campaign  to fight for access to education right to organize

FEB 12, 2019. Students reaffirm claim for reversal of “Student Choice Initiative” following dishonest PC fundraising email 

JAN 18, 2019. Students & Workers Unite to Fight Against Government’s Reckless Attacks on Post-Secondary Education

JAN 17, 2019. Ford Postsecondary Education and Students on Disastrous Path in Ontario

 

2018

OCT 24, 2018. Students disappointed with cancellation of new campuses

OCT 18, 2018. Students and Community Members Rally to Protest Ford Government Policy Directive

OCT 18, 2018. Local Vote: Municipal Issues are Student Issues

AUG 31, 2018. Government Free Speech Policy Sets dangerous precedent on Ontario campuses

JUL 26, 2018. Back-to-work legislation rewards York’s bad behavior

JUN 29, 2018. Students in the future of post-secondary education

JUN 8, 2018. Election results