One of the most pressing issues affecting universities and colleges is the rapid rise in tuition fees. Since 1990, average undergraduate arts fees have nearly tripled, and fees in professional programs have risen even higher. The escalating cost of tuition is placing an increased financial burden on students and their families and is putting the promise of a university and college education beyond the reach of more and more Canadians.
CAUT believes that any person who is qualified and interested in pursuing a post-secondary education should be able to do so regardless of their ability to pay. Student fees must be reduced as low as possible, with the ultimate goal of eliminating tuition.
CAUT proposed Canada Post-Secondary Education Act
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Policy Statement on International Students
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Policy Statement on Student Fees and Student Aid
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Policy Statement on the Rights of Graduate Students
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CAUT's Submission to the Review of the Canada Student Loan Program (Sept 2007)
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Paying the Price (Education Review, Feb 2005)
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Public or Private? University Finances, 2002-2003 (Education Review, Oct 2004)
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The Funding Shortfall (Education Review, Mar 2004)
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University Finances, 2001-2002 (Education Review, Nov 2003)
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University Tuition Fees in Canada, 2003 (Education Review, Sept 2003)
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Access Denied: The affordability of post-secondary education in Canada, 1857-2002 (Education Review, Sept 2002)
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University and College Affordability: How and why have fees increased? (Education Review, May 2002)
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| Statements and Letters |
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CAUT to provide financial & legal support to students in Quebec (May 2012)
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Law 78 must be rescinded say students and academic staff (May 2012)
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Quebec special law violates student rights and civil liberties (May 2012)
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CAUT supports Quebec students (Apr 2012)
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CAUT supports Quebec students’ protests to maintain accessibility (Mar 2012)
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Students under pressure as tuition fee increases outpace inflation (Sept 2011)
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As student debt surpasses $15 billion, tuition fees continue to rise (Sept 2010)
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Rising tuition fees leave more students with higher debt loads (Jan 2010)
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Tuition fees are rising faster than inflation: Statistics Canada (Oct 2009)
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Students in “dire circumstances” as they grapple with record unemployment rates, rising tuition costs and cuts to aid (Aug 2009)
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Tuition fees rise again (Oct 2008)
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Canadian Federation of Students
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