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Human Resources committee  First and foremost, work-integrated learning is becoming a more important part of university education. Students are continuing to look for meaningful experience within their field and how they can integrate that into their university or post-secondary degrees more broadly. In th

June 12th, 2020Committee meeting

Bryn de Chastelain

Human Resources committee  Yes, we are aware of that, and one of the challenges we've identified is that a number of international students are restrained by the requirements and their study visas, based on the number of hours they can work. It can definitely be challenging for international students in p

June 12th, 2020Committee meeting

Bryn de Chastelain

Human Resources committee  We're aware of that, and we think it continues to be important to allow international students to be able to work during the year and receive funding for that so they can use it towards their education. That said, we still identify a gap for students who have not made over $5,00

June 12th, 2020Committee meeting

Bryn de Chastelain

Human Resources committee  As you mentioned, there were a number of programs announced on April 22 that positively benefited students. I know that a number of us have been eagerly waiting to see how the Canada student service grant will take shape and what opportunities it will provide students if they are

June 12th, 2020Committee meeting

Bryn de Chastelain

Human Resources committee  Thank you. It was an honour for students to be able to meet with members such as you in February. CASA was very happy to see a number of the programs that were implemented on April 22. Most notably, the emergency student benefit has gone on to support a very large number of stud

June 12th, 2020Committee meeting

Bryn de Chastelain

Human Resources committee  I would add to this that we are seeing a lot of confusion among students on their eligibility for either the emergency student benefit or the emergency response benefit. I would go beyond looking at unpaid interns on their own and think about a lot of the students who are finding

June 12th, 2020Committee meeting

Bryn de Chastelain

Human Resources committee  It's extremely important for us to consider the situation that students find themselves in right now. We've gone through a period of having to rapidly shift from an in-person to an online learning environment, back in mid-March for most schools, and for a lot of students life has

June 12th, 2020Committee meeting

Bryn de Chastelain

Human Resources committee  That's a very important question. Thank you for raising it. Based on our recent survey data, nearly 80% of students in Canada are reporting being considerably stressed at this time, and 60% of those students are saying this is a direct result of COVID-19. There are a number of

June 12th, 2020Committee meeting

Bryn de Chastelain

Human Resources committee  That's an important question that we need to be asking when considering the next steps. We're already seeing a significant chunk of students, nearly 40%, already thinking about deferring their fall semester and potentially looking to come back at a time when university education

June 12th, 2020Committee meeting

Bryn de Chastelain

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair, esteemed committee members and fellow witnesses. I would like to begin my statement by acknowledging that I speak to you today from Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq people. My name is Bryn de Chastelain. I am the chair of t

June 12th, 2020Committee meeting

Bryn de Chastelain