Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia Vancouver
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Addressing Sexualized Violence. Including having the province commit to annual funding to address sexualized violence, and adopting minimum standards identified by Students for Consent Culture into B.C.'s Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy Act.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Health
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BC Budget Consultation and Ministry of AEST- Discussed recommendations from the AMS's submission for the 2023 BC Budget (included increased student financial aid, housing affordability, and student employment). Discussed the best ways the AMS can stay in contact with the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Technology (AEST).
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Housing
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Expanding the BC Student Loan Forgiveness Program - Recommending creating a third category under the BC Loan Forgiveness Program for those working in healthcare and social assistance to help mitigate the health care shortage by incentivizing more post-secondary and graduate students to pursue these career paths, thereby addressing the anticipated labor gap.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets
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Free Prescription Contraceptives - Recommended that the government adopt a policy where no-cost prescription contraception is available to all residents.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Health
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Funding for food banks run by post-secondary student unions and groups. Highlighting the funding gaps in the government's food security funding program and advocating for programs to be established that allows post-secondary student unions and groups' food security programs to apply.
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Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Colleges & Universities, Health, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty
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Increased Financial Aid for Graduate Students. Including making graduate students an eligible group under the BC Access Grant, and recommending that the province establish permanent funding for the BC Graduate Scholarship and expanding the eligibility of the BC Graduate Scholarship to include all disciplines equally.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Finances and Budgets
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Increased Student Financial Aid. This includes increasing the maximum receivable amount for the BC Access Grant for all categories of students, and recommending that the province remove parental contributions from the formula of qualification for the provincial portion of student loans.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Finances and Budgets
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Increased Support for Students with Disabilities. Including recommendations for the province to mandate that all post-secondary institutions recognize a 40% courseload as full-time enrollment for students with disabilities, and recommending that the province require post-secondary institutions to review and revise existing policies regarding students with disabilities.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities
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Providing Culturally Competent practitioners within the Here2Talk Service - Recommended adding an option in the Here2Talk Program that allows users to be able to choose to speak with a practitioner of their own culture, race, and/or ethnicity.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Health, Mental Health and Addictions
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Revision of the Operating Grant Funding Formula to post-secondary education institutions. Advocating for the need for a revision of the operating grant funding formula to ensure that post-secondary institutions are financially healthy and will not have to rely upon tuition increases to operate.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities
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Skytrain to UBC and Rapid Bus Transit Projects. Advocating for the continuation of the Provincial Government's support for the Skytrain to UBC project among other rapid transportation projects laid out by TransLink aimed at connecting the UBC Point Grey campus to the rest of the Metro Vancouver region.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Transportation
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Student Employment - Permanently increase the funding allocated towards student co-op and work-integrated learning programs to $9million annually to create more job opportunities for students, mitigate the anticipated labour shortage, and support long-term economic recovery.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Employment and Training
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Supporting International Students. Including the elimination of international student contributions to the Medical Services Plan, and recommending that the province extend the application of B.C,'s Tuition Limit Policy to include international students.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Finances and Budgets, Health, Insurance
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Supporting the BC Student Housing Loan Program - Recommended continuing with consistent, annual investments to the BC Student Housing Loan Program and to standardize the funding process for public post-secondary institutions to ensure more on-campus housing can be built for students.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Housing
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