Finance committee  Okay, then I'll be specific. Registered education savings plans disproportionately--it is a well-known statement--go to the higher-income population, so redirect those resources to students who would not go as opposed to the students who already.... Statistically, it has been p

Finance committee  Yes, in reference to redirection, perhaps it's a reduction. Perhaps it is a total redirection of a tax credit program that exists right now that is only benefiting a certain segment of the population. We are looking at the possibility of a global repositioning of all the tax--

Finance committee  In the province of New Brunswick, for sure, we do have what's called the brain drain. The province has implemented some positive measures, such as the tuition tax-back credit. As well, there's the timely debt completion program, which just started this year. Anything over and abo

Finance committee  I think it certainly would be of benefit in the province of New Brunswick if we went as high as $10,000. Other provinces have other resources available. But I think more than the tuition tax-back credit--as you know, it helps the people who are making more dollars, which means, i

Finance committee  Yes. I actually happen to work in my key position at the University of New Brunswick, so do you want our regional average? The regional average is in the high twenties. Our institution average is higher than that. We actually are in the high eighties; we're a high needs institu

Finance committee  Thank you. The Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, or CASFAA, thanks the House Standing Committee on Finance for this opportunity to contribute to the pre-budget consultations. I may add that this is my first time presenting, and our first presentatio