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US to make College free while BC Liberals apply fees to high school classes

VANCOUVER Students are excited to hear of plans by US President Barack Obama to eliminate tuition fees for the first two years of community college. President Obama’s announcement stands in stark contrast to education policy of the BC government given the recent decision by Christy Clark’s BC Liberals to introduce new fees for high school…
13 January 2015
25 years after Montreal Massacre gender-based violence persists on Canadian campuses

OTTAWA – On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, students remember and continue to challenge sexism and misogyny on campuses across Canada. “On December 6, we mark the day that fourteen women were murdered on their campus because they were women,” said Jessica McCormick, National Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students. “A full…
5 December 2014
BC Liberals betray tuition fee promises

VANCOUVER–Students are angered and surprised to learn that the BC government will be implementing tuition fees for adult basic education (ABE) programs across the province. The move comes after tuition fees for ABE were eliminated by the BC Liberals in 2007. “Today’s announcement is a total reversal of the government’s position on tuition fees…
5 December 2014
Students take to Parliament Hill with $2.84 billion election ask

OTTAWA, Nov. 20, 2014 /CNW/ - $2.84 billion would solve Canada's post-secondary funding problem. This is the number the Canadian Federation of Students is focusing on this week in more than 120 meetings with members of parliament and senators. "We're calling on the federal government to make post-secondary education a priority," said Jessica McCormick, the Federation's National Chairperson. "Many of the…
20 November 2014
Canadian democracy will have its day in court

OTTAWA – The Council of Canadians, the Canadian Federation of Students and three individual electors will file a Charter challenge to the Fair Elections Act (Bill C-23) in the Ontario Superior Court today. Recent changes to Canada’s election laws will interfere with the rights of Canadians to vote in federal elections and remove access to reliable information about…
9 October 2014
Students paying more, graduating poorer

OTTAWA—This fall, tuition and related fees increased at public universities and colleges everywhere in Canada, except Newfoundland and Labrador, according to a report released by Statistics Canada today. “Students and their families need protection from fee increases that leave them saddled with heavy debt loads,” said Jessica McCormick, National Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of…
11 September 2014
Study highlights provincial tuition fee disparities

OTTAWA—Growing disparities between provincial tuition fee rates are leading to significant differences in public post-secondary education affordability across Canada, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “Without national standards for public post-secondary education, provinces are free to set tuition fee rates at whatever levels they see fit,” said Jessica…
10 September 2014
Newfoundland and Labrador continues to lead the country on post-secondary education

ST. JOHN’S—Attending public university and college has become less affordable in every province across Canada with the exception of Newfoundland and Labrador, according to a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “Today’s report comes as no surprise but it marks a very important victory for students and their families who fought…
10 September 2014
Young workers, students left behind in economy, say Canadian Federation of Students and Unifor

TORONTO—Today’s unemployment numbers demonstrated that students, recent graduates and young workers are being utterly left behind in the Canadian economy, said Unifor National President Jerry Dias and Canadian Federation of Students National Chairperson Jessica McCormick. This past month, employment among young workers and students fell by a whopping 20,000 jobs, according to Statistics Canada’s Labour…
5 September 2014
Canada’s economic competitiveness drops from 8th to 18th due to post-secondary education shortcomings

OTTAWA—Inadequate public support for post-secondary education, and research and innovation, has resulted in Canada falling to 15th in the annual ranking for economic competitiveness. According to the Global Competitiveness Report, released by the World Economic Forum this week, despite its stable economy, Canada is falling behind many peer nations investments’ in education. "Canada is attempting…
4 September 2014

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