Should post-secondary education be free?
I’m sure all of us currently enrolled in post-secondary education, or those who will be attending soon, have noticed it is a financial investment Post-secondary education is...
Ontario’s new student education costs and you
In Jan 2019, the Ford government announced changes that would be made to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) and unveiled “the Student Choice Initiative” — a...
Updated: OSAP changes take effect, impacting Laurier students
On Wednesday, June 19, the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) released funding estimates for student applicants looking to receive grants and loans for the next school year...
OSAP march in Waterloo shows students supporting each other when finances won’t
On Feb 4, students, faculty and more gathered on Wilfrid Laurier University’s Waterloo campus quad in the continued attempt to make the provincial government and other...
Why family paying for your tuition shouldn’t matter
One of the biggest problems in university, aside from balancing course work, your social life and work obligations, is paying for tuition While many people rely on grants, bank...
CCI pushes for graduated students to stay in Ontario
A new proposal created by the Council of Canadian Innovators (CCI) has been making waves in the higher education sector, in hopes that students who leave for jobs in countries...
The gruelling process of applying for OSAP
The reason social workers consider poverty and homelessness to be a ‘cycle’ is because when you live in poverty, your entire life becomes about survival Your next meal and...