Science and Research committee  Regarding super-scholarships—

Science and Research committee  Needs-based forms of financial aid that let you attend university in order to graduate and reduce your debt burden are huge. Knowing that you can leave and hopefully start a business or start a family with less debt holding you back is important. That's kind of how we see it. U

Science and Research committee  Thank you for the question. It's always great to see another U of Alberta alumnus. In terms of what can be done to support undergraduate students, as I mentioned before, the doubling of the Canada student grant is huge and supports the average rate of tuition for domestic studen

Science and Research committee  Yes. The Canada summer jobs program and other initiatives have been very beneficial to students. You've got the awards; you've got the scholarships, but when you can get work experience, especially work that is degree-relevant, and get paid for doing it, it can be used to cover o

Science and Research committee  Some the things that can be done are having those programs you mentioned, the Canada summer jobs, and using things through Mitacs that provide those internship experiences and just promoting them so that students are aware of other opportunities they can utilize to support themse

Science and Research committee  To clarify, do you mean a specific number, or in terms of...?

Science and Research committee  As I said, one of the most current and best things that can be done right now is through the Canada student grant. That was doubled from $3,000 to $6,000, but that's supposed to come to an end in 2022-23, and then it's supposed to go back to the $3,000 level. If we can maintain t

Science and Research committee  To come back to why we're here, we're talking about investing in those scholarships, as I mentioned. That's the best incentive to know that you can have that ability to pursue your research and have the supports that you need so that you're not scrambling in a panic and overwhelm

Science and Research committee  I don't have an answer for you right now. I would probably be able to provide a written report for you. What I can add, to bring you back to international students, is that it's about providing those opportunities that they need to access work experience.

Science and Research committee  Yes, sir, I am.

Science and Research committee  In terms of attracting international students, CASA has long been advocating the elimination of the requirement to apply for a separate work permit on top of the study permit. This has been a huge barrier to access for international students who try to apply for practicums or co-

Science and Research committee  They can, but they will have to sometimes apply for a separate work permit on top of the study permit. To shed some light on this, in certain provinces, for example, there has been this huge push at the provincial level on work-integrated learning opportunities. Again, investme

Science and Research committee  Sorry, you'll have to clarify. I didn't quite get that. Can you repeat the question?

Science and Research committee  Affordability plays a huge role in the mental health aspect for students. It's enough that they're worrying about their courses, or being lonely or overwhelmed, but part of that feeling of being overwhelmed comes from not knowing where they're going to get the money to pay for th

Science and Research committee  I haven't had the chance to look at the reports you mentioned, but CASA has conducted similar surveys and we have had similar results. I'd be happy to follow up with you and provide some of those results—