The SFSS hosted a free financial literacy workshop on Monday, June 29th: “Introduction to Basic Budgeting”  View the notes here. Watch the video here: The SFSS hosted a free financial literacy workshop on Thursday, July 9th: “Investing: RRSPS & TFSAS”  View the notes here. Watch the video here:

Here’s what your SFSS Board of Directors has been up to during the month of June: The Board had an interesting and productive month of June. The first Board meeting of the month was on 12th June. President Osob Mohamed gave  an overview of the Executive Committee’s report and recommendations. The Executive Committee reviewed job […]

As we come out of Canada day, the SFSS encourages our members to start respectful conversations within our communities about what it means to decolonize. Canada serves as a home and place of refuge for many people. It is important for us to consider the history and creation of Canada, and how it is intrinsically […]

Last Friday the SFSS Board of Directors discussed the matter of Student Unions and Groups being able to contribute their Core funds to Black-led and/or Indigenous-led causes and organizations. This led to a motion to suspend the relevant policy until August 1, 2020 to give Student Unions and Groups time to have a meeting and pass a […]

The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) submitted its recommendations to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services for the 2021 BC Budget Consultation. The SFSS acknowledges that investment in post-secondary education produces graduates that are equipped with the knowledge and skills to succeed in and contribute to British Columbia’s growing workforce. The SFSS […]

The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) reaffirms its opposition to the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project due to its environmental impacts and safety risk to the SFU Community. The Board of Directors plans to take public action and advocacy against the TMX project by working with SFSS groups to deliver a letter to the student […]

The SFSS would like to celebrate and acknowledge that it is National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21st). The SFSS prioritizes Indigenous voices, and we acknowledge that the SFSS is located on the traditional, unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) and q̓icə̓y̓ (Katzie) Nations. […]

Get involved by joining an SFSS committee! At-Large committee members (undergraduate students) play an important role in setting the direction for SFSS activities and priorities. Apply for a position today: https://sfss.ca/about/committees/join-a-committee/

Here’s what your SFSS Board of Directors has been up to during the month of May: The SFSS Board of Directors has had a busy but productive May, the first month of the 2020-2021 year! This year’s board transition was an interesting one as we continue to work from home. However, this did not stop […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges to the entire world. Post-secondary students have been hit particularly hard by this crisis. From February to March 2020, the number of post- secondary students in the workforce, aged 15-29, decreased by 28%1. Post-secondary students have had to quickly adapt to changing circumstances, and are worried about the […]