What is the CFS-BC?

Since 1981, the Canadian Federation of Students-BC has been British Columbia's provincial students' organization, uniting university and college students from 16 students' unions across the province.

The Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia is affiliated with the Canadian Federation of Students, Canada's largest students' organization. It is an alliance of more than 80 university and college students' unions, with a combined membership of over one-half million students.

Am I a member of CFS-BC?

Members of the Canadian Federation of Students-British Columbia are the inpidual students at these students' unions.

I'm a student. How do I get involved?

You've already taken the first step! The CFS-BC's campaigns and services are run locally by students' unions. E-mail questions@cfs.bc.ca to learn how you can get involved on your campus or in your community. You can also take action by visiting this page of our Education Shouldn't be a Debt Sentence site.

I'm not a student. How do I get involved?

In this area our other website, you can make your voice heard.

How should I cite the research and images posted on this site?

Except where otherwise noted, the information on this site is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike licence.

Is this site affiliated with any political party?

No. CFS-BC is strictly non-partisan.

If you're non-partisan, why does this website criticize the BC Liberal government?

It is every advocacy organization's job to critique how the government is measuring up to the political priorities of its membership.

The member students' unions of the CFS-BC vote regularly on the organization's political priorities. As government policy over the last eight years has caused tuition fees and student debt to skyrocket, while per-student funding has declined, members have identified work to reduce student debt and adequately fund our universities and colleges as the main priority of their provincial student organization.