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About the QSU

The Quebec Student Union was created to defend the rights and interests of students by promoting, protecting and improving the conditions of both students and their communities, locally and internationally. It currently represents 100,000 members from 13 student member associations from across the province.

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millions in SFA
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millions in SFA 2020-2021
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millions in psychological health
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law for the protection of interns
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Quebec-wide campaigns

Etienne Paré

President
Tania Michaud

Vice President
Camille Crépieux

General Secretariat
Flora Dommanget

Higher education coordinator
Alexis Cyr

Mobilization and associative affairs coordinator
Audrey Fortin

Mobilization and associative affairs coordinator

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News

Discover the various political initiatives undertaken by the Quebec Student Union to defend the interests of the university student community on issues of direct concern to them.
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Tuition fee increases for Canadians outside Quebec

On October 13, 2023, the Minister of Higher Education and the Minister of the French Language announced a significant increase in tuition fees for Canadian students outside Quebec. The QSU immediately took a stand against this unacceptable tuition fee increase.
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Enough is enough

Until March 15, QSU launches a movement to incite an ecological transition for the universities. Universities and the government must take action now before it's too late! ⌛

Enough is enough!
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Student research funding

In collaboration with our partners Support Our Science and the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, the QSU held a petition in support of student researchers. Since then, the QSU has continued to highlight this pressing issue.
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At the front line for remuneration

The Quebec student union, in collaboration with the Fédération étudiante collégiale du Québec (FECQ), is calling for ALL internships in the public and parapublic sector to be remunerated.
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At the end of your bill

" At the end of your bill " is a pan-Quebec study conducted by the Quebec Student Union in November 2022, on student financing and debt in Quebec.
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Our own plan

"Our own plan" is a quick study conducted, by QSU and FAEUQEP, in the fall of 2020, on student psychological health during a pandemic.
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Where is our money?

Following the abolition of federal tax credits for education and textbooks, the QSU and the FECQ are launching a campaign to ask Minister Roberge, "Where is our money?"
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Financial Compensation of Internships

The " Interns on Sale " campaign aims to demand that measures be put in place to financially compensate interns in Quebec.
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Fair Share for Student's Research

The #FairShare campaign was launched on January 28, 2019 to demand more investment in scholarship for Canada's research student population.
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Behind the mask

"Behind the mask" is a pan-Quebec campaign, led by student associations in the fall of 2018, on the psychological health of university students in Quebec.
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80 million $

As the name implies, the campaign sought an $80 million reinvestment in Quebec's student financial assistance program (SFA).

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