The federal election is October 21.
Your vote makes a difference.
Find everything you need to be an informed voter here: learn about the issues facing students, the parties’ official stances, and how, when, and where to cast your ballot.
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...
"Youth in this country are powerful, intelligent, and resilient. Many of us will live through not one, but two economic crises before turning 25. We deserve to be heard in conversations where decisions that will drastically affect our lives are made."👏👏
https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/halpenny-youth-voices-are-needed-in-the-basic-income-debate
"The news came as a blow to the Canadian Federation of Students, who is 'extremely disappointed' that the federal government has 'failed students once again.'" #CSSG #CESB
https://www.thepost.on.ca/news/canada/trudeau-government-drops-912-million-contract-with-we-charity/wcm/f495721a-44a6-4b5d-9146-58eb45f9a6b9
Students deserve more. The fed government needs to step up and do what they should have done all along, extend the CESB to intl students and make it equal to the CERB, as well as stop implementing boutique programs that are costly and inefficient. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/we-charity-student-grant-program-1.5636332