Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Education
- Employment and Training
- Immigration
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade
- Science and Technology
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Canada Summer Jobs program, seeking increase to annual budget.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bankruptcy Act, seeking elimination of prohibition on student loan bankruptcy.
- Canada Education Savings Act, with respect to converting expenditures on tax credits into need-based grants.
- Copyright Act, with respect to interpretation of fair dealing
- Fair Elections Act, seeking amendments to the act to ensure students and young people are able to participate in voting.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Seeking to increase the Canada Student Grants Program, expand eligibility to include graduate students and improve the Canada Student Loan Program.
Policies or Program
- Seeking to eliminate tuition fees for all students, restore core funding for post-secondary education, increase investments in skilled trades and apprenticeships and adult education, and increase funding for post-secondary research and scholarships.
- Seeking to establish national framework legislation for post-secondary education funding.
- Seeking to increase funding to improve mental health services available to students.
- Seeking to lift the 2% funding cap on Post-Secondary Student Support Program funding, increase in funding available for Indigenous students and establish dedicated funding to preserve, promote and honour Indigenous languages and cultures.
Regulation
- Immigration regulations, with respect to post-graduate work periods and in-study off-campus work limitations.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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Elections Canada
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
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Infrastructure Canada (INFC)
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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National Defence (DND)
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National Film Board (NFB)
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Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Senate of Canada
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Service Canada (ServCan)
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
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Statistics Canada (StatCan)
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Status of Women Canada (SWC)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Canadian Federation of Students is Canada's national student organisation. Founded in 1981, the Federation lobbies the federal and provincial governments on issues of funding and student financial assistance.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Justine De Jaegher,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
The Canadian Federation of Students is comprised of over one-half million university undergraduate, graduate, and college students.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
338 Somerset Street West
Ottawa, ON K2P 0J9
Canada
Telephone number:
613-232-7394
Ext.
215
Fax number:
613-232-0276
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Justine De Jaegher,
Executive Director |
No public offices held
- Charlotte Kiddell,
Deputy Chairperson |
No public offices held
- Peyton Veitch,
National Treasurer |
No public offices held
- Coty Zachariah,
Chairperson |
No public offices held