April, 3, 2020
Update as of May 20, 2020: U-Pass BC program suspended Post secondary institutions and student associations have worked with TransLink to temporarily suspend the U-Pass BC program as of May 1st. The U-Pass BC program is offered to students under agreements in place between TransLink, participating colleges/universities and their associated student...
April, 3, 2020
Funding Support for Students BC Government announced 3.5 million dollar emergency funding support for students in light of COVID-19. This non-repayable emergency fund for BC students can be used to help with: 🏢 Living Expenses 🛒 Groceries 🚎 Transportation 📚 School expenses “International and out-of-province...
April, 1, 2020
Update: April 23, 2020 Locker and common room thefts at Burnaby have continued to increase over the past few weeks. We are asking students to please remove your items from your locker if safe to do so. Remember to continue to adhere to social distancing guidelines on campus. If your locker is located in the...
March, 30, 2020
For the wellbeing of our staff, membership, SFU partners and the wider community, the SFSS has decided to resume remote work as of today (Monday, March 30). This set up ensures as many services as possible are still available to students virtually. Therefore, please continue sending us emails (studentcentre@sfss.ca) with any questions you may...
March, 30, 2020
Starting March 30, 2020, BC student loan payments are automatically frozen for six months. To view the other ways the province is providing financial support in response to COVID-19, click here. Also effective on March 30, the federal government will place a six-month interest-free moratorium on the repayment of Canada Student Loans for all...
March, 23, 2020
March 23, 2020 Dear Premier Horgan, Minister James, and Minister Robinson, With today’s release of BC’s COVID-19 Action Plan, we were encouraged to see the government’s commitment to helping BC residents during this unprecedented health crisis. The rapid response from policymakers is admirable and we recognize that creating a comprehensive...
March, 21, 2020
Upon review of the SFU Department of Finance’s draft 2020-21 Budget and Financial Plan, the SFSS sent the attached letter (on March 4) responding with its concerns around a tuition and fee hike – a 2% domestic undergraduate tuition increase and a 4% international tuition increase. The main concern revolves around the long term trends...
March, 20, 2020
NOTICE OF 2020 GENERAL ELECTION REFERENDA RESULTS PRESIDENT Christina Loutsik – 537 Osob Mohamed – 956 (ELECTED)Miguel Resendiz – 309 VICE-PRESIDENT – STUDENT SERVICES Prince Cheema – 690 Matthew Provost – 993 (ELECTED) VICE-PRESIDENT – UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Gabe Liosis – 706 (ELECTED)Julian...
March, 20, 2020
Support international students in B.C. amid COVID-19 by signing this change.org petition. The petition mentions, that “amid the contagion, hundreds of thousands of international students across Canada are left vulnerable. While the Federal and B.C. governments have announced a stimulus package to support citizens, it is silent on...
March, 20, 2020
SFU Financial Aid and Awards is working on options for students seeking emergency funding where there may be urgent and immediate needs in relation to: 1. accessing some funding for a plane ticket home in the case of an international undergrad/grad student, and/or 2. accessing some funding for technology such as laptops/internet access If this...
March, 18, 2020
In an effort to maximize social distancing and protect the health and safety of the university community, there are a number of changes to SFU’s campus services. With the exception of a few essential services such as cleaning services, security, dining hall services, Residence & Housing, and the medical clinic (while it is safe to...
March, 16, 2020
March 13, 2020 As the threats posed by COVID-19 accelerates very rapidly, The Simon Fraser Student Society Board of Directors (BoD), through the Executive Committee, has decided to temporarily shut down its services starting March 13, 2020, at 4:00 pm. The Executive Committee, on behalf of the BoD, passed the following motion at an emergency...