Resources

High Tuition Fees - Barrier to Education

The Youth in Transition Survey shows that he most common barrier for dropping out or leaving school was financial – about two-thirds of those reporting facing barriers to going as far in school as they would like cited financial barriers.

The percentages citing financial barriers were similar for post-secondary leavers (71.4%), high school graduates with no post secondary education (70.7%), post-secondary graduates (70.4%), and post-secondary continuers (68.9%).

Source: At a Crossroads: First Results for the 18 to 20-Year-old Cohort of the Youth in Transition Survey: Human Resources Development Canada and Statistics Canada , January 2002

Briefs and Submissions

The Federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance will be starting its public pre-budget consultations in early Fall. Read Campaign 2000’s submission to the Finance Committee now. August 20, 2008 [pdf, 6pp, 52KB]
Ontario Pre-budget Submission, 2006. Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance & Economic Affairs Pre-Budget Hearings. Presented by: Jacquie Maund, Coordinator, Ontario Campaign 2000 and Melanie Dignam, Supervisor, Peel Children’s Aid Society. December 14, 2006 [pdf, 6pp, 73KB]
Reducing Child & Family Poverty in a Time of Prosperity: The Roles of Tax Benefits, Public Investments and the Labour Market. Submission to Standing Committee on Finance. Pre-Budget Consultation, October, 2006. [pdf, 10pp, 110KB]
Reducing Child Poverty to Increase Productivity: A Human Capital Strategy. Brief to the Standing Committee on Finance Pre-Budget Consultation, September, 2005. [pdf, 8pp, 89KB]
Submission to the Federal Labour Standards Review, August 2005. [pdf, 7pp, 57KB]
Tackling the Human Deficit: Investing in Children & Families in Ontario. Brief to the Ontario Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. February 10, 2004.
Sustaining the Momentum. Brief to the Standing Committee on Finance Pre-Budget Consultation, November 7, 2003. [pdf, 12pp, 547KB]
Strengthening Children and Families in Ontario: Putting Poverty on the Agenda. Brief to the Ontario Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
January 29, 2003. [pdf, 15pp, 268KB]
Putting Promises into Action. Brief to the Standing Committee on Finance Pre-Budget Consultation, September, 2002. [pdf, 12pp, 547KB]
Brief to the Ontario Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Presented by: Pedro Barata & Colin Hughes, on behalf of Ontario Campaign 2000, March 5, 2002. [pdf 12pp, 250KB]
Submission to the Romanow Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada. Abstract, January 2002. [pdf, 3pp, 231KB]
Social Investment in Families Yields Benefits to All. Brief to the Standing Committee on Finance Pre-Budget Consultation, August, 2001. [pdf, 12pp, 294KB]