Student groups are urging the federal government to quickly reallocate funds reserved for the now-cancelled COVID-19 student grant project, saying that Canadian students have been left in financial limbo during the pandemic.
“The biggest challenge for students is that they are left in a limbo period right now,” Bryn De Chastelain, chair of the“A number of them were hoping to be able to access this student service grant or some of the other student grants that were made available this year. We’ve been pushing for the federal government is to ensure that, leading into the fall semester, no student in Canada is left behind.
The federal government has yet to announce plans to relaunch the program, leaving students little time to accumulate hours to receive the grant or apply for alternate financial support packages before the fall semester. De Chastelain notes that the job market has “evaporated” for students thanks to the pandemic, leaving many in a “financial hole.”
He notes that some of the federal programs have left international and mature students ineligible for financial assistance.
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