Tag: osap
Campus affairs updates
On March 27, the Campus Affairs Committee gathered to
review the Hospitality and Retail Services updates and initiatives.
Vicky Jezierski, the Director of Hospitality and...
Essential fees announced, UTMSU and other fees deemed ‘non-essential’
Earlier today, Vice-Provost, Students Sandy Welsh sent an
email to student society presidents regarding the implementation of the
‘Student Choice Initiative.’
The initiative,
which will launch starting September...
UTMSU represents at meeting
The
first meeting of 2019 for the UTM Campus Council opened with a warm welcome for
Rose Patten, the newly-elected Chancellor of U of T. This...
Student coalition created
In an emergency motion presented
during the board of directors meeting on January 23, 2019, the UTMSU discussed
plans to form a coalition of students aimed...
PC government OSAP announcement
On January 17, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and
Universities announced a 10 per cent tuition rate cut on all publicly-assisted
college and universities in Ontario...
OSAP protests
On January 25, thousands of students marched from Yonge
and Dundas square to Queen’s Park to protest the announcement made by the
Ontario government regarding the...
Premier Wynne talks free tuition
In an interview with The Medium last week, premier Kathleen Wynne responded to the students’ call for free tuition by explaining how obtaining free...
U of T students rally for free education
All three U of T campuses united for a rally in downtown Toronto last Wednesday on the National Day of Action, advocating for free...
OSAP to become more accessible
Deputy Premier, chair of the cabinet, the minister responsible for Digital Government, and the minister of advanced education and skills development Deb Matthews, stated...
MPP visits UTM to discuss the Ontario Student Grant
Mississauga-Erindale MPP Harinder Takhar visited UTM on March 31 to further clarify the provincial government’s new financial assistance method available to selected post-secondary students...
The highs and lows of free tuition
About a week ago, Kathleen Wynne and her liberal government announced that within her budget plan, tuition and postsecondary education costs will be free...
Liberals make changes to student assistance
Students will soon see several changes made to provincially funded financial support for postsecondary tuition.
Announced as part of the Ontario Liberals’ 2016 provincial budget...