Ontario just added

thousands of dollars

to your student debt…

On February 12, the Ontario government announced that starting this fall, OSAP grants will decrease from a maximum of 85% to only 25%.

A rally poster reads: "Join the Rally. Help us save our OSAP. March 4, 11AM, Arts Quad.

You shouldn’t be forced into debt to access your education.
We want one thing: For Ontario to reverse the cuts.

Before

Support-focused OSAP

After

Debt-focused OSAP

Waterloo students voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike, with 94% of voters voting “Yes.”

The full results are:

Total voters: 3,536 (10.3% of eligible voters) 
Yes votes: 3,334 (94%) 
No votes: 189 (5%) 
Declined ballots: 13

 
Based on these results, we will be organizing a student strike and rally on March 4 at 11:00 AM on the Arts Quad (outside Dana Porter Library).

Show your support

Our Question

Do you Support WUSA organizing a student strike on March 4th to demand the reversal of the recent 71% cut to OSAP grants?

Rally at the Arts quad March 4 @ 11AM

stand up against the cuts

We’re hosting a rally on March 4 at 11 AM on the Arts Quad, outside Dana Porter library.

Skip whatever you have scheduled and come demand the province reverse the cuts.

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We will help generate an email addressed to Catherine Fife, the Ontario NDP Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Waterloo.

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Other ways you can support

  • Email pres@wusa.ca to let us know how these changes will impact you

  • Spread the word!
  • Reshare WUSA’s social media posts or download our Instagram story templates to post them yourself.

  • Tell your friends and classmates that this is happening.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fair question. Here’s the honest answer.

The province needs to hear that students are angry and organized. A student vote followed by a province-wide strike is how we show them this isn’t going away. WUSA has already called on the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and local MPPs to reverse these cuts. We’re working alongside OUSA and student organizations across Ontario. But advocacy gets louder when students show up.

If the vote passes, we show up on March 4. If it doesn’t, we reorient and keep pushing through every other channel we have.

If the vote passes, we encourage you to skip class or whatever you have planned for 11 AM on March 4 and come out and show your support. Strike is the language being used across Ontario for consistency and to signal that students are serious.