AMS External Policy Manual - Alma Mater Society of UBC

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Policy Number:2012-08 Passed:Title:Changes to Regulations Governing International Study Permitsin CanadaAugust 1 st , 2012Expires:August 1 st , 2015Summary:Authorizes the executive to make a submission to the request for comments “on a proposal to introducenew requirements and conditions for foreign nationals who seek to study in Canada,” as published in theCanada Gazette on June 30, 2012, with a view to mitigate the negative impacts on student privacy andservice delivery levels.Whereas the federal government has announced potential changes to regulations regarding study permits[for foreign nationals who seek to study in Canada]; andWhereas these changes have the potential to negatively impact student privacy and student servicedelivery levels;Be it resolved that Council authorize the President and VP External to make a submission to theconsultation process relating to these proposals, in order to mitigate negative impacts on student privacyand service delivery levels.AMS Policy Manual Page | 24
Policy Number:2012-09 Passed:Title:Student Aid and Accessibility (omnibus)August 1 st , 2012Expires:August 1 st , 2015Summary:Student aid and accessibility (omnibus), requesting: Funding PhD students beyond fourth years; realisticcost of living adjustments; instituting a provincial system of needs based up front student grants; reducingstudent loan interest rates; increasing provincial core funding for post-secondary institutions and tying it toStatistic Canada’s Higher Education Price Index for British Columbia.Whereas the document entitled Student Aid Policy 2012 Summer has been formally submitted to council;andWhereas this document identifies several gaps in student financial aid for UBC students;Be it resolved that the AMS endorse efforts to provide funding for PhD students beyond their fourth yearof study;Be it further resolved that the AMS recommend that the Province of BC adjust student aid allocations toaccurately reflect cost of living expenses, particularly with regards to housing;Be it further resolved that the AMS recommend that student aid allocations receive an annual cost ofliving adjustment;Be it further resolved that the AMS request that the Province of BC grant the University of BritishColumbia the ability to supplement student aid funding beyond levels specified in provincial cost of livingtables, without risk of provincial penalty;Be it further resolved that the AMS request that the provincial government institute a system of needsbased up front student grants;Be it further resolved that the AMS advocate for the maximum possible reduction in student loan interestrates;Be it further resolved that the AMS rescind its policy requesting that student interest rates be reduced tothe prime interest rate.Be it further resolved that the AMS advocate for increased provincial core funding for post-secondaryinstitutions within BC; andBe it further resolved that the AMS advocate that provincial core funding for post-secondary institutionsbe tied to the Higher Education Price Index.AMS Policy Manual Page | 25
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