Young Canadians and recent grads are being overlooked in the Canadian government's response to COVID-19: a recap explaining why we need to #FreezeTheNSLSC 🧵
March 2020: COVID-19 hits. Spring 2020 university grads weeks away from finishing programs. The # of working post-sec students drops by 28%.

The government announces the CERB and a 6-month freeze on student loan repayments. Nothing yet announced targeting students + new grads.
March 2020: COVID-19 hits. Spring 2020 university grads weeks away from finishing programs. The # of working post-sec students drops by 28%. The government announces the CERB and a 6-month freeze on student loan repayments. Nothing yet announced targeting students + new grads.
March 2020: COVID-19 hits. Spring 2020 university grads weeks away from finishing programs. The # of working post-sec students drops by 28%. The government announces the CERB and a 6-month freeze on student loan repayments. Nothing yet announced targeting students + new grads.
March 2020: COVID-19 hits. Spring 2020 university grads weeks away from finishing programs. The # of working post-sec students drops by 28%. The government announces the CERB and a 6-month freeze on student loan repayments. Nothing yet announced targeting students + new grads.
Early April 2020: Changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program announced. @dontforgetstdns and @CFSFCEE push for additional measures for students/new grads, many of whom didn't meet threshold to qualify for CERB. https://cfs-fcee.ca/students-react-to-changes-to-canada-summer-jobs-program/
Students React to Changes to Canada Summer Jobs Program | Canadian Federation of Students

OTTAWA, 8 April 2020 – After today’s announcement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on changes to the Canada Summer Jobs program to help students, the Canadian Federation of Students and the Don’t...

https://cfs-fcee.ca/students-react-to-changes-to-canada-summer-jobs-program/
Late April 2020: @JustinTrudeau promises $9B in COVID-19 funding for students including the CESB, new jobs, scholarship/grant support, the creation of the CSSG.

Spring 2020 grads, now finished programs, enter the first month of their 6-mo grace period on student loan repayments.
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