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Bill to extend workplace protection to co-op students and unpaid interns
Anqi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — A bill tabled just before the start of 2014 outlines potential protections for co-op students and unpaid interns in Ontario.
Ontario government ends tuition deferral fees
Anqi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — Ontario’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities has announced a new set of tuition billing regulations that will begin taking effect in the 2014–15 academic year. The changes are expected to be fully implemented by 2016.
Student unions in Ontario join campaign for $14 minimum wage
Anqi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — Several student unions in Ontario have joined the campaign to raise the minimum wage to $14. Anti-poverty groups proposed the minimum wage hike in March this year as part of their ‘Fair Wages Now’ campaign.
CFS national meeting sees debate inside, protest outside
Montreal students gather to oppose federation Spencer Van Dyk The Fulcrum OTTAWA (CUP) — More than 80 student unions across the country sent representatives to Gatineau, Que., for the Canadian Federation of Students’ (CFS) national general meeting Nov. 21–24 to vote on policy and future campaigns.
Students protest outside of CFS meeting
Demonstration focused on students’ hardships when trying to defederate
What to watch at the CFS' AGM
The official AGM will include debates on unpaid internships, the Canadian Senate and campus campaigning
Ministry suggests changes to tuition billing and deferral fees in Ontario
Anqi Shen Canadian University Press HAMILTON (CUP) — A new proposal by the Ministry of Colleges, Training and Universities suggests new tuition billing, flat fee and ancillary fee policies could be in place by 2015.
The rise and fall of the Ryerson Free Press
By Nora Loreto and James Clark Special to The Dialog The Ryerson Free Press was, for a few short years, one of the most progressive campus publications in Canada. First launched in 2006, it quickly established itself as an unapologetically left-wing alternative to most student-run newspapers, and attracted a readership well beyond Ryerson’s downtown Toronto…
Major changes to Ontario PSE expected in next 6 months
The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities is set to implement big changes to Ontario’s post-secondary education sector over the next six months Angi Shen CUP Ontario Bureau Chief HAMILTON (CUP) — The Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MCTU) is set to implement big changes to Ontario’s post-secondary education sector over the next six months….
Tuition increase a sign of an underfunded system
By Mick Sweetman Recently while taking the subway in the morning rush there was an almost business-as-usual delay that left hundreds, perhaps even more than a thousand people crammed onto the platform as we waited for the train. When the train did finally arrive, it was packed to the gills with people who had…
No new money in federal job grant program
By Preeteesh Peetabh Singh DIALOG REPORTER On March 21, Canada’s Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty announced the Economic Action Plan 2013. Returning to balanced books by 2016 by eliminating the deficit; closing tax loopholes; tax relief and lower taxes for manufacturers and small businesses; infrastructure funds and creation of job grants were some of the…