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Ontario colleges and universities use government grants to lobby for more government grants

Ontario colleges and universities use government grants to lobby for more government grants

TORONTO--Documents secured by the Ontario NDP through a Freedom of Information request show that nine Ontario colleges and universities have spent nearly a million dollars to hire private lobbyists and consultants to influenc…

Increasing graduate tuition fees further undermine access, threaten Canada’s future innovation

Increasing graduate tuition fees further undermine access, threaten Canada’s future innovation

OTTAWA--Graduate students will be paying significantly higher tuition fees in most provinces this fall, according to a report released today by Statistics Canada. "Increasing graduate tuition fees are threatening Canada's fut…

Manitoba Students See Second Highest Tuition Fee Increase in Canada: Well Above the National Average

Manitoba Students See Second Highest Tuition Fee Increase in Canada: Well Above the National Average

MANITOBA--Student predictions regarding two years of tuition fee increases have been affirmed by today's Statistics Canada report announcing that Manitoba has the second-highest increase in tuition fees across Canada for the …

As student debt surpasses $15 billion, tuition fees continue to rise

As student debt surpasses $15 billion, tuition fees continue to rise

OTTAWA--More than 90% of university students will be paying higher tuition fees this fall, according to a report released today by Statistics Canada. This follows the news that the Government of Canada expects federal student…