THIS IS YOUR STUDENT MOVEMENT
YOUR NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL STUDENTS’ UNION
With more than 500,000 members at 64 students’ unions across Canada, the Canadian Federation of Students is the voice of post-secondary education in the country.
Our Federation represents domestic and international students at the college, undergraduate and graduate levels, including full- and part-time students.
YOUR NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL STUDENTS’ UNION
With more than 500,000 members at 64 students’ unions across Canada, the Canadian Federation of Students is the voice of post-secondary education in the country.
Our Federation represents domenstic and international students at the college, undergraduate and graduate levels, including full- and part-time students.
RESEARCH
Our Federation produces thorough research on the post-secondary sector to inform proposals to government and campaign demands.
LOBBYING
Federation representatives keep regular contact with officials at all levels of government, ensuring that student issues are voiced loud and clear.
MOBILIZATION
Our member-driven campaigns consistently garner broad media attention, help shape public opinion, and put pressure on decision-makers.
SERVICES
Our Federation provides cost-saving services to students by students. Including health benefits, discount programs, ethical purchasing, and more.
RESEARCH
Our Federation produces thorough research on the post-secondary sector to inform proposals to government and campaign demands.
LOBBYING
Federation representatives keep regular contact with officials at all levels of government, ensuring that student issues are voiced loud and clear.
MOBILIZATION
Our member-driven campaigns consistently garner broad media attention, help shape public opinion, and put pressure on decision-makers.
SERVICES
Our Federation provides cost-saving services to students by students. Including health benefits, discount programs, ethical purchasing, and more.
RECENT
Long-awaited Canada Student Service Grant falls short
After two months of waiting for the Canada Student Service Grant portal to open, students are disappointed to learn that they will be unlikely to receive the full grant, will not be able to count their hours retroactively, and are not eligible if they are an...
Statement on Anti-Racism by The Black Students’ Caucus
The recent incidents of anti-Black racism have reopened a wound that the Black community has, for centuries, fought every single day to heal. We write this statement to the thousands of Black students across Turtle Island with heavy hearts. The suffering and pain we...
Survey: Post-secondary students reconsidering fall semester plans in wake of COVID-19
(Ottawa – May 12, 2020) A new survey commissioned by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) and the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) shows a significant number of students are reconsidering their plans for university and college in the...
CFS Black Caucus Chairperson Jeremiah Bowers joined CBC to talk about anti-Black racism on campus
Five UWindsor students joined journalist Eternity Martis for a panel discussion Thursday about anti-Black racism on university campuses.
The students shared personal stories of feeling directly and indirectly targeted by instructors and fellow students.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-university-anti-black-racism-panel-1.5643760
"By classifying student workers as volunteers, the federal government program denies them the basic employment protections set out by the provinces they are working in. Most dangerously, it exempts student participants from earning a minimum wage."
https://nsadvocate.org/2020/07/10/exploiting-students-and-calling-it-volunteerism-the-other-problem-with-the-canada-student-service-grant-program/?fbclid=IwAR1PjSMhOzdxSs-pn8fsssrRGVZGaV4vOShogelSBXEO4rtl6TcfvXHFPWM
Students: We need financial aid
Govt: What if you volunteered and we paid you?
Students: Eum sure… (35,000 students sign up)
Govt: Halts volunteer grant program
Everyone: Volunteers shouldn't be getting paid!
Students: 😐
#CSSG #DontForgetStudents #covid19 #cndpse