Students are available to comment in the lead-up to, and immediately following, the release of the 2017 Federal Budget.

Ottawa, Feb. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canadian Federation of Students is looking for meaningful changes to reduce the up-front cost of pursuing a skilled trade or attending college or university and action to address mounting student debt. The Federation is also looking to see the following:

• The dedication of Federal funding to the Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) to honour the treaty right of Indigenous communities
• The full implementation of the recommendations put forth by the Advisory Panel for the Review of Federal Support for Fundamental Science, including an investment in basic, investigator-led research
• $10 million from the funding allocated to the Aboriginal Languages Initiative to support the development of learning materials and language courses at the post-secondary level

THE FACTS:

• An estimated 10,000 Indigenous learners are awaiting funding to pursue an education, despite this being their treaty right
• Total public student debt in Canada has surpassed $28 billion
• From 2001 to 2016, tuition fee revenues tripled in the university sector and more than double at community colleges
• Corporate subsidization of research undermines basic research and long-term innovation, preventing Canada from remaining competitive in the global market

DATE:              Tuesday, February 27

WHAT:            Students available to comment in advance of/immediately following the 2017 Federal Budget release

WHO:              Coty Zachariah, National Chairperson and Charlotte Kiddell, National Deputy Chairperson

Attachments:

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/49e0706a-ca69-4d9a-99ed-fc8c96f5dc01

Juhi Sohani
Canadian Federation of Students / Fédération canadienne des étudiant-e-s
647-780-6698
j.sohani@cfs-fcee.ca

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