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The 2025 federal budget will roughly halve the number of international-student study permits beginning next year, despite concerns over financial strain on colleges and universities—some of which, like Camosun, are already confronting major budget deficits. Passed on Monday, November 17, the budget—Canada Strong—plans to issue a maximum of 155,000 new international student permits in 2026, […]

Camosun quarterly budget update On November 4, Camosun College announced that as of September 30, six months into its fiscal year, it was in a deficit position. While a deficit position halfway through the fiscal year isn’t unusual, the deficit is currently $2.2 million higher than anticipated, due to reduced revenues and spending on higher […]

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The Camosun College Student Society (CCSS) held its fall student elections from Wednesday, October 22 to Friday, October 24. A total of 602 students voted in the election, down from 688 in last year’s fall elections. CCSS external executive Terence Baluyut notes that the turnout for this election was low, which is typical for a […]

British Columbia Federation of Students demand government increase post-secondary funding British Columbia Federation of Students representatives from across BC recently came to Victoria to emphasize the need for an increase in public funding of post-secondary institutions. From October 21 to 23, these students met with 40 MLAs to demand the return to at least 75 […]