Co-op fees rising By Sushank Saha
Lance Writer June 3, 2009 The co-op program is arguably one of the most important pre-graduation career development services provided by the University of Windsor.
Run by the Center for Career Education (CCE), the co-op program is an educational model that integrates academic and hands-on practical knowledge through industrial, workplace opportunities.
Windsor offers a traditional co-op program along with an alternate experience co-op program for students not enrolled in the co-op program.
The latter is a pilot project started by the CCE requiring students to pay three semesters worth of co-op fees for an opportunity to compete for jobs.
In fact such is the importance that for professional programs like engineering and nursing, co-op has proven to become a necessity. >> | Ontario budget hikes student jobs By Denoja Kankesan
Excalibur (York University) June 3, 2009 TORONTO (CUP) – The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario says the recently announced Ontario provincial budget has failed to address the growing cost of tuition fees across the province.
 The Dalton McGuinty government’s sixth budget introduced $780 million in infrastructure spending, an amount targeted towards colleges and universities, and an additional $150 million in one-time support to manage the growth in the sector.
Several recommendations proposed by the CFS-Ontario last week were implemented in the new budget, including an increase in funding for summer jobs for students and graduate student scholarships. >> | Sick prospective immigrants barred from Canada: study By Chelsea Howard
The Muse (Memorial University of Newfoundland) June 3, 2009 ST. JOHN’S (CUP) – Peter Coyte, professor of health and economics at the University of Toronto, has found that immigrants are being denied into Canada based on their medical burden.
Canada’s Immigration Act outlines three major reasons why a person would be deemed medically inadmissible to the country.
Coyte’s research deals with the reason that the immigrant might cause excessive demands on health and social services.
Immigration Canada’s definition of excessive demand is $4,867.40 per year. If an immigrant could potentially incur more than this amount, he or she won’t be permitted to enter the country.
The study was designed to address whether or not Immigration Canada’s current cost threshold is reasonable, and if it isn’t, what would be a more appropriate threshold. >> |
