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Illustration of a plant growing out of a pot with icons representing different aspects of post-secondary education hanging from the branches.
Across Canada, 48% of college and university students report struggling with the cost of tuition fees. That’s almost HALF of students.
Federal student grants are on the chopping block. Student support should be increasing, not decreasing.
Tell your MP: www.caut.ca/campaigns/gr...
Join a province wide day of action to rally against the changes to the OSAP structure on March 4! OSAP cuts will have devastating outcomes for Ontario post-secondary students. Come out in support!
Colour blocked image with text explaining myths and facts about fair dealing copyright. Text that reads "Myth: Changes to copyright and fair dealing laws in 2012 gave educators the right to freely use any amount of work. Fact: The 2012 changes did not alter the amount of work can that be copied under fair dealing."
This Fair Dealing week, we’re breaking down myths and facts about fair dealing.
Just because educators have the right to use copyrighted works, doesn’t mean they are free to use any amount of the work. Fair dealing is a specific right in Canadian copyright law.
Learn more at copyright.caut.ca
A light teal background with an illustration of hands throwing up graduation hats. Text: Four years of tuition at an Ontario university costs about $40,000. Only 20% of Ontarians age 15-17 have enough saved for tuition. Ontario students need more grants, not loans. Ontario universities need more funding.
Ontario students need more grants, not loans.
Ontario universities need more funding.
Read more about funding universities: tinyurl.com/ysvh6muj
Colour blocked image with text explaining myths and facts about fair dealing copyright. Text reads "Myth: Copyright's primary purpose is to ensure authors are paid. Fact: Copyright law has always been about balancing users' and creators' rights."
This Fair Dealing week, we’re breaking down myths and facts about fair dealing.
We tend to think of copyright as being only about protecting creators, works and ensuring those creators get paid. But copyright is all about balance.
Learn more at copyright.caut.ca
The Deloitte report and last month’s financial townhall renewed anxiety about OCAD University’s financial sustainability. So much so that we have decided to release a special issue Dispatch to shed more light on OCAD’s financial picture.
Download:
www.tinyurl.com/Dispatch-22026
graphic of a sunrise behind a crowd of picketers - words: WLUFA Contract Faculty - Tentative Agreement Reached
WLUFA has reached a tentative agreement with the Administration for the Contract Faculty Bargaining Unit, averting a strike.
There is no labour disruption at this time.
Details will be shared with members through the ratification process. More updates to come. #Fairness4cf #Solidarity
24-02-1996 CANADA: The Days of Action mounted by Ontario unions in response to the anti-worker agenda of the provincial Conservative government end in Hamilton, Ontario. This is the largest of the mass actions across the province. www.labornotes.org/2011/03/onta...
@cuasa.ca
In solidarity with @cuasa.ca sibling student associations on Carleton Campus, and @ottawalabour.bsky.social fellow union members of the education sector of the Ottawa region.
A jar of change on a desk with a computer keyboard and financial documents. Text on a teal background reads: Ontario students need more grants, not more loans, to make university more affordable. Ontario universities need stable, long-term government funding. These are the keys to a thriving postsecondary sector.
At a minimum, cuts to OSAP grants will have paid for 43% of announced university funding increases—and possibly more. These changes exacerbate the affordability crisis and risk putting a university education out of reach for many students. tinyurl.com/yjccsa9r
@caut.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social @apuott.bsky.social @cuasa.ca
@cuasa.ca @apuott.bsky.social @carletonlibrary.bsky.social
Bar graph made up of stacks of coins to show the current and potential future value of the Canada Student Grant. The first bar shows the current value at $4200 and the second bar shows the potential future value as of August 2026 at $3000.
The Canada Student Grant is currently $4200 but could be cut to $3000 for the next academic year.
College and university students in Canada already struggle with the cost of tuition and day-to-day necessities. This cut would be devastating.
Student support should be increasing, not decreasing.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the Academic Freedom at Carleton in 2026 Townhall!
CUASA continues to work to protect and strengthen academic freedom!
Thanks for the collaboration CAUT, OCUFA, CUSA, CUPE 4600, CUPE 2424, and PSAC 77000!
Today!! there is still time to register - see you there!
Today. Still time to register.
Coffee, tea & pastries in front of framed CUASA charter
Today at noon to 1pm: @cuasa.ca monthly Open House: warm drinks, pastries & work conversations.
Senators are debating Bill C-12 today. Tell Senators to reject C-12 and protect the rights of refugees and migrants.
ACT NOW: iclmg.ca/oppose-bill-...
Anna, Elsa, and Olaf have been making the rounds to picket lines today!
🎶 The cold never bothered our unity 🎶
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Anna, Elsa et Olaf ont fait le tour des piquets de grève aujourd'hui !
🎶 Le froid n'a jamais entamé notre unité 🎶
⏳ Just ONE WEEK until the CommConnect Library Communications Symposium!
🎤 Keynote convo you won’t want to miss:
Joe Friesen (Globe and Mail) and Mark Asberg (Queen’s) will discuss key issues shaping higher education and public discourse.
🔗 Details & Registration: www.carl-abrc.ca/event/commco...
The Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas invites submissions for conference in October 2026 @uottawahrrec.bsky.social Deadline March 2: www.uottawa.ca/research-inn... @caut.bsky.social @ocufa.bsky.social @cuasa.ca @apuott.bsky.social @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social
Chief Grievance & Arbitration Officer @cuasa.ca Chinnaiah Jangam with fellow Ontario Faculty associations' Grievance officers, yesterday in Toronto, at @ocufa.bsky.social quarterly check in, sending message of solidarity to striking Laurentian friends.
Laurential faculty & friends from across Canada in front of McEwen building
11 flying picketers in front of Sudbury nickel monument with the flags of their Faculty associations
External officer Mayurika Chakravorty bringing @cuasa.ca solidarity, today, to striking Laurentian friends, with @cautdefencefund.bsky.social flying pickets, in cold Sudbury. @caut.bsky.social @cuasa.ca @ottawalabour.bsky.social
Academic Freedom in 2026 at Carleton University - why does it matter? Community members are invited to come out and join the discussion Thursday Feb 5th!
See you there!
Jill Vickers, 50 years after she founded @cuasa.ca , in front of our offices this evening. Jill came to watch the annual Canadian Studies lecture that bears her name.
Alberta has been quietly removing books from school libraries, but not listing which ones. Turns out most titles have themes related to 2SLGBTQ+ people
A great scoop by @readtheorchard.org
www.readtheorchard.org/p/here-are-t...
