The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario, representing 350,000 students across the province, is shocked by the devastating news for students, staff and faculty coming out of Laurentian University on April 12, 2021. Due to administrative mismanagement and a lack of...
TORONTO, ON – Students today are disappointed and once again left behind from the 2021 Ontario Budget Day announcement. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a wide-ranging and devastating impact on post-secondary students across the province. Students already facing...
TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Federation Students-Ontario is deeply concerned with the news that Laurentian University has filed for court protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. Laurentian University is not only a vital institution...
TORONTO, ON – On November 26, Minister of College and Universities, Ross Romano, announced plans to move forward with a performance-based funding plan that will tie 60 per cent of post-secondary funding to ten metrics determined by the Ford government. The...
TORONTO, ON – Since March college and university students have pleaded for greater financial support to endure the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite promises to support Ontario’s students, the 2020 provincial budget provides students with little to keep...
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...
