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The Canadian Federation of Students was formed in 1981 to provide students with a united and effective voice both provincially and nationally. At the time, it was recognized that for students to be truly effective in representing their collective interests to the government it was vital to unite under one banner.

Now with over 500,000 members represented by more than 60 local students’ unions, the Canadian Federation of Students is the largest voice for post-secondary students in Canada. Manitoba’s five-member locals unite over 45,000 full- and part-time students.

In Canada, universities are funded primarily by the federal government and administered exclusively by the provincial government. As such, government policies and priorities at both levels determine the quality, affordability and accessibility of post-secondary education.Tuition fees, student financial assistance programs indigenous student funding and funding for research are all determined either directly or indirectly by both levels of government. For this reason, it’s vital that students organize collectively at both the provincial and national levels to ensure students’ rights and concerns are fully represented.

The ugly side of performance-based funding for universities - Academic Matters "Let’s not bury the lede here. It is difficult to see these exercises as anything more than heavy-handed ideological attempts to redesign the fundamental mission of our universities.
Under such schemes, universities will be coerced away from their traditional aspirations of fostering critical, creative, and well-rounded citizens—while performing research in the public interest—toward drastically retooled, narrowly conceived “outcomes” focused on ...

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PBF models are ineffective at meeting their goals, proven to further restrict access for the most under-served students, and are out of touch with both the purpose of higher learning and the realities of a modern labour market. #mbpoli #ed4all
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"According to the Canadian Federation of Students Manitoba, the bill increases the power of the provincial Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration to set guidelines around tuition fees and compulsory student fees collected by post-secondary institutions. The guidelines could limit fee increases, or require fee reductions. Also, the CFSMB said the minister could prohibit mandatory student fees altogether. ... 65 Likes

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