University of Victoria Students' Society
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Advocacy regarding changes to provincial policies impacting post-secondary students in BC.
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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
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Combat the Affordability Crisis: Create the Student Food Security Grant, committing an annual grant worth $1.50 per student enrolled in a public BC post-secondary institution to the student union representing that institution to fund student food bank jobs.
Increase the maximum annual BC Access Grant to $5,000 per year and extend grant access to graduate students.
Include commitments to increased student financial aid in the 2026 Provincial Budget.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, 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, Finances and Budgets
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Invest in Fast and Efficient Public Transportation: Expedite the release of the Business Case for the UBC SkyTrain Extension, publicly release and commit to a comprehensive timeline for the funding and delivery of the UBC SkyTrain Extension, and work with the Government of Canada to release a combined funding agreement for the construction of the UBC SkyTrain Extension.
Include a combined funding commitment for the UBC SkyTrain Extension in the 2026 Provincial Budget.
Instate a $10 flat-rate ferry fare for post-secondary students travelling as foot passengers, taking shape as a one-year trial.
Adequately fund BC Transit and TransLink to increase operational capacity, ensuring that university bound routes that serve students have adequate total service hours. These changes will help support students by ensuring that every single student
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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, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Finances and Budgets, Transportation
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Prioritize Student Safety: Create a Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Fund of $5 million that post-secondary institutions and student organizations can access to operate sexualized violence prevention offices and services on campuses across BC.
Amend the Sexual Violence Policy Act to require all public and private post-secondary institutions’ sexual violence policies meet the 11 minimum standards identified by Students For Consent Culture.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly, 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, Human Rights
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Protect Affordable Education: Protect the 2% tuition cap for domestic students.
Extend the 2% tuition cap to international students.
Enforce the Ministry’s International Education Guidelines.
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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
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Education, Finances and Budgets, International Relations
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Protect Student Employment Rights: Amend the BC Labour Code to ensure student workers are counted as employees.
Allocate $5 million in funding to ensure the BC Labour Relations Board can process cases within their allotted 180-day timeframe.
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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
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Labour/Labour Relations, Workplace Literacy
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Protect Student Housing: Create a province-wide policy to protect the rights of student tenants for safety, affordability, and
accessibility in on-campus student housing.
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Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, 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, Introduction, amendment, passage or defeat of any Bill or resolution in or before the Legislative Assembly
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Advanced Education, Colleges & Universities, Housing
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