The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario is deeply concerned about the Premier of Ontario’s intention to recognize Canada Christian College as a degree granting institution. Students are especially concerned that the Premier has hidden this action within Bill 213,...
Since September 17, fishers of the Sipekne’katik First Nation have been violently targeted by non-Indigenous lobster fishers in Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia). On the day the Sipekne’katik First Nation were set to launch their first self-regulated fishery, they were met with...
On May 27th, 2020, Regis Korchinski-Paquet, a 29 year old Afro-Indigenous woman died during an interaction with six Toronto Police Services (TPS) officers. On August 26th, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) released a report claiming that there were no reasonable...
As students return to classes this week under unprecedented circumstances, they see an urgent need to re-imagine our post-secondary education system. Post-secondary students are returning to (primarily virtual) classes after a summer of job insecurity, inadequate...
In March 2020, as COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, daily life was forced to change. For post-secondary institutions this meant shutting down campuses and moving in-person classes online. Administrations pushed for the shift from in-person to online classes to...
Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) applications for the 2020-2021 academic year opened on May 20. The application now requires students to complete a mandatory “information module” that purports to highlight financial literacy. Students are disappointed in this...
High tuition fees and mounting student debt put students in financially precarious situations that are only exacerbated in times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, students welcome the Ontario Government’s initiative to join the Federal Government in...
On March 11 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, and Public Health Officials encouraged stronger mitigation efforts including self-isolation and social distancing. Taking measures to minimize physical contact is essential to alleviating the...
In May 2019, the Canadian Federation of Students with the York Federation of Students filed a legal challenge against the Ontario Government’s Student Choice Initiative which made democratically determined student fees in the province of Ontario optional. At the end...
In a unanimous decision rendered yesterday, the Divisional Court quashed the Ford government’s Student Choice Initiative, which mandated universities and colleges to allow post-secondary students to opt out of their student fees. “This is a historic moment for the...
