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On February 1, 2012, students at the University of Toronto will be joining over 600,000 members of the Canadian Federation of Students from across the country in a National Day of Action. Our members will be taking to the streets to defend affordable public education in Canada, calling for a post-secondary education system that is of high quality, affordable and accessible to all.

As a nation, we are one of the only countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) lacking a national vision for post-secondary education. This has led to incredible discrepancies in the quality of education and funding for institutions in different provinces. The lack of federal oversight has allowed provincial governments to reduce per-capita funding to the detriment of our public education system. We need a vision for a national strategy for post-secondary education.

On February 1, students and members of the community will take this message to Queen’s Park, calling on the provincial government to increase per-student funding to above the national average. They will also be demanding that the government keep its promise of a 30% tuition fee subsidy for all students in the province.

In the last provincial election, our government was elected on a promise to reduce tuition fees for all students in the form of an up-front grant. For eligible students in university, this grant amounts to $1600. This is an incredible victory for students who have been calling on the government to lower tuition fees.

However, many of our students are being excluded from receiving this grant. Students who are part-time, international, whose family income is over $160,000 annually, who are considered independent of their parents, as well as students in second-entry professional programs and graduate studies will not receive this grant.

Students have been working hard to lobby our government and collect thousands of petition signatures to make sure that all students have access to this grant. As a result, the government has recently announced that students in first-entry professional programs (such as engineering, physical health and education, and music) will be eligible to receive the grant!

Still, we need to do more to ensure that every student has access. We need to continue to call on the government to increase funding for colleges and universities. When students sign petitions and take to the streets, we show the government that we want change. Now more than ever, it is important for us to come together in defense of public education. By working together, we can win!

Source: utsu.ca/section/1136

On February 1, 2012, students at the University of Toronto will be joining over 600,000 members of the Canadian Federation of Students from across the country in a National Day of Action. Our members will be taking to the streets to defend affordable public education in Canada, calling for a post-secondary education system that is of high quality, affordable and accessible to all.

As a nation, we are one of the only countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) lacking a national vision for post-secondary education. This has led to incredible discrepancies in the quality of education and funding for institutions in different provinces. The lack of federal oversight has allowed provincial governments to reduce per-capita funding to the detriment of our public education system. We need a vision for a national strategy for post-secondary education.

On February 1, students and members of the community will take this message to Queen’s Park, calling on the provincial government to increase per-student funding to above the national average. They will also be demanding that the government keep its promise of a 30% tuition fee subsidy for all students in the province.

In the last provincial election, our government was elected on a promise to reduce tuition fees for all students in the form of an up-front grant. For eligible students in university, this grant amounts to $1600. This is an incredible victory for students who have been calling on the government to lower tuition fees.

However, many of our students are being excluded from receiving this grant. Students who are part-time, international, whose family income is over $160,000 annually, who are considered independent of their parents, as well as students in second-entry professional programs and graduate studies will not receive this grant.

Students have been working hard to lobby our government and collect thousands of petition signatures to make sure that all students have access to this grant. As a result, the government has recently announced that students in first-entry professional programs (such as engineering, physical health and education, and music) will be eligible to receive the grant!

Still, we need to do more to ensure that every student has access. We need to continue to call on the government to increase funding for colleges and universities. When students sign petitions and take to the streets, we show the government that we want change. Now more than ever, it is important for us to come together in defense of public education. By working together, we can win!

Source: utsu.ca/section/1136

On February 1, 2012, students at the University of Toronto will be joining over 600,000 members of the Canadian Federation of Students from across the country in a National Day of Action. Our members will be taking to the streets to defend affordable public education in Canada, calling for a post-secondary education system that is of high quality, affordable and accessible to all.

As a nation, we are one of the only countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) lacking a national vision for post-secondary education. This has led to incredible discrepancies in the quality of education and funding for institutions in different provinces. The lack of federal oversight has allowed provincial governments to reduce per-capita funding to the detriment of our public education system. We need a vision for a national strategy for post-secondary education.

On February 1, students and members of the community will take this message to Queen’s Park, calling on the provincial government to increase per-student funding to above the national average. They will also be demanding that the government keep its promise of a 30% tuition fee subsidy for all students in the province.

In the last provincial election, our government was elected on a promise to reduce tuition fees for all students in the form of an up-front grant. For eligible students in university, this grant amounts to $1600. This is an incredible victory for students who have been calling on the government to lower tuition fees.

However, many of our students are being excluded from receiving this grant. Students who are part-time, international, whose family income is over $160,000 annually, who are considered independent of their parents, as well as students in second-entry professional programs and graduate studies will not receive this grant.

Students have been working hard to lobby our government and collect thousands of petition signatures to make sure that all students have access to this grant. As a result, the government has recently announced that students in first-entry professional programs (such as engineering, physical health and education, and music) will be eligible to receive the grant!

Still, we need to do more to ensure that every student has access. We need to continue to call on the government to increase funding for colleges and universities. When students sign petitions and take to the streets, we show the government that we want change. Now more than ever, it is important for us to come together in defense of public education. By working together, we can win!

Source: utsu.ca/section/1136

Toronto (/təˈrɒntoʊ/, colloquially /ˈtrɒnoʊ/) is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from the Mississaugas of the New Credit. The settlement was later established as the Town of York and proclaimed as the new capital of Upper Canada by its lieutenant-governor, John Graves Simcoe. In 1834, York was incorporated as a city and renamed to its present name. The city was ransacked in the Battle of York during the War of 1812 and damaged in two great fires in 1849 and in 1904. Since its incorporation, Toronto has repeatedly expanded its borders through amalgamation with surrounding municipalities, most recently in 1998.
With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous city in North America. Its metropolitan area with over 5 million residents is the seventh largest urban region in North America. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely populated region in Southern Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe, which is home to over 8.1 million residents—approximately 25% of Canada's population.[3][4][5] The census metropolitan area (CMA) had a population of 5,113,149,[1] and the Greater Toronto Area had a population of 5,555,912 in the 2006 Census.[4] Its cosmopolitan and international population[6] reflects its role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada.[7] Toronto is one of the world's most diverse cities by percentage of non-native-born residents, with about 49% of the population born outside Canada.[6][7][8] Toronto is also consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey.[9][10]
As Canada's economic capital and one of the top financial centres in the world, Toronto is considered an alpha world city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) study group.[11][12] It is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, the world's seventh largest in terms of market value. Toronto contains more corporate headquarters than any other Canadian city, including those of Canada's five largest banks.[13] Toronto's leading economic sectors include finance, business services, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation, media, arts, film, music, television production, publishing, software production, medical research, education, tourism, engineering, and sports industries.[14][15] According to Forbes, Toronto is the tenth-most economically powerful city in the world and one of the fastest growing among the G7 nations, whilst PwC ranks the city as the world's second-best "metro powerhouse".[16][17] Toronto was ranked twelfth in the world and fourth in the Americas in 2010 for economic innovation by 2thinknow.[18] The cost of living in Toronto was ranked highest in Canada in 2011.[19]

Toronto (/təˈrɒntoʊ/, colloquially /ˈtrɒnoʊ/) is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from the Mississaugas of the New Credit. The settlement was later established as the Town of York and proclaimed as the new capital of Upper Canada by its lieutenant-governor, John Graves Simcoe. In 1834, York was incorporated as a city and renamed to its present name. The city was ransacked in the Battle of York during the War of 1812 and damaged in two great fires in 1849 and in 1904. Since its incorporation, Toronto has repeatedly expanded its borders through amalgamation with surrounding municipalities, most recently in 1998.
With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous city in North America. Its metropolitan area with over 5 million residents is the seventh largest urban region in North America. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and is part of a densely populated region in Southern Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe, which is home to over 8.1 million residents—approximately 25% of Canada's population.[3][4][5] The census metropolitan area (CMA) had a population of 5,113,149,[1] and the Greater Toronto Area had a population of 5,555,912 in the 2006 Census.[4] Its cosmopolitan and international population[6] reflects its role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada.[7] Toronto is one of the world's most diverse cities by percentage of non-native-born residents, with about 49% of the population born outside Canada.[6][7][8] Toronto is also consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Mercer Quality of Living Survey.[9][10]
As Canada's economic capital and one of the top financial centres in the world, Toronto is considered an alpha world city by the Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) study group.[11][12] It is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange, the world's seventh largest in terms of market value. Toronto contains more corporate headquarters than any other Canadian city, including those of Canada's five largest banks.[13] Toronto's leading economic sectors include finance, business services, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation, media, arts, film, music, television production, publishing, software production, medical research, education, tourism, engineering, and sports industries.[14][15] According to Forbes, Toronto is the tenth-most economically powerful city in the world and one of the fastest growing among the G7 nations, whilst PwC ranks the city as the world's second-best "metro powerhouse".[16][17] Toronto was ranked twelfth in the world and fourth in the Americas in 2010 for economic innovation by 2thinknow.[18] The cost of living in Toronto was ranked highest in Canada in 2011.[19]