Understanding Bill 33
Student unions among those raising the alarm, over what’s considered latest attack.
Student unions among those raising the alarm, over what’s considered latest attack.
By Victoria Surla Almost six months after the decision to strike down the Student Choice Initiative (SCI) was appealed in court by Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Government, the Court of Appeal for Ontario announced today that the appeal has been dismissed. “Today’s ruling reflects what students have been saying across the province, the Ford government’s…
In November 2019, the Divisional Court of Ontario ruled in favour of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario (CFS-O) against the Student Choice Initiative (SCI), a policy that would allow students the option of opting out of non-essential tuition fees at post-secondary institutions. Over one year after the policy was originally brought down, the provincial government…
Students from across Ontario walk out to protest cuts to OSAP and the Student Choice Initiative
“The one reservation I have about the Student Choice Initiative is that student newspapers and media are not considered essential,” – Matthew Campbell, U of T Campus Conservative president
Documents outline essential versus non-essential fees, enforcement mechanisms, timeline for implementation
Open letter asking Premier Ford to not implement ‘student choice initiative’ signed by 75 student unions across Canada