Working collaboratively with post- secondary education stakeholders & government to improve the college experience

Who is the College Student Alliance? CSA Advocacy Pillars Affordability Accessibility Accountability Transferability Quality Non-profit, non-partisan organization We work collaboratively with PSE stakeholders and government On behalf of Ontario college students

How does the CSA Advocate? Work with stakeholders on PSE initiatives Represents the student voice on committees Provide Key Messages and Speaking Points to the membership Help draft policy and bills for presentation to government Host a lobby day at Queen’s Park to meet with MPPs Provide updates on government programs

Recent Success 2015 Ontario Budget -Removal of the student-owned vehicle asset exemption from OSAP’s needs assessment -Removal of in-study income from OSAP assessment -Decoupling of grants and loans Removal of Deferral Fees -Saving students on average $60 per term (range $20 - $200) ONtransfer.ca -Government invested $74 million on credit transfer Tuition Framework -Tuition increase capped at 3% vs. 5% (base tuition $2,400) 3% - $ vs. 5% - $ $ per student Mental Health Innovation Fund -Successful YUP Campaign lead to CSA evaluating the MHIF proposals Access to KPI Student Satisfaction Data

Student Voices CSA Committees -International -Aboriginal -Policy Advocacy Day -Student leaders advocating on behalf of their student to MPP’s PSE Committees - CSA sits on numerous committees within PSE

The CSA often publishes research papers and provides government with policy recommendations from the students perspective. Some recent documents from CSA touch on: – 3 year and stand-alone nursing degrees – 2015 Pre Budget Submission – Recommendations on the draft Sexual Assault and Protocol template – Recommendations for Student Associations to communicate with students Student Voices

Aboriginal Postsecondary Education and Training (APSET) External Working Group Centre for Innovation in Campus Mental Health (CICMH) Executive Committee Colleges Ontario Sexual Assault Task Force Colleges Ontario Strategic Marketing Committee Contact North Student Portal Reference Group Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Policy Committee Ontario College Application Service (OCAS) Advisory Committee Ontario College Quality Assurance Service (OCQAS) Management Board Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT) Student Advisory Board Workforce Shortage Coalition PSE Committees

Expansion of Ontario Tuition Grant OSAP- Reduction of expected parental contribution International Student Strategy Funding Formula Student Housing and tax credit eligibility Sexual Violence Action Plan 2015/2016 Advocacy

Supporting Students collegestudentalliance.ca -About the CSA -Research Publications -Government Submissions -Committee information funding.collegestudentalliance.ca -tool to help students plan their finances for their education Yellow Umbrella Project -Mental health initative -Provides both resources and awareness to students

Jeff Scherer President Allie Golding Vice-President Supporting Students