Unnecessary Cost Of Canadian Universities Essay

Canadian universities adding unnecessary costs, a pain for all students

By Gurpreet Singh

Imagine thousands of dollars down the drain, every year putting you deeper and deeper in debt. Seems like a scenario you would see on the television but for many students it's an everyday reality. Students at Canadian universities will need to dig deeper to pay their tuitions over the next four years with annual fees projected to rise 13 per cent on average to $7,755, having almost tripled over the past 20 years, according to a report released in September 2014. Before even stressing for exams they are going to have to stress about all the money they will have to pay just to set foot on campus. Why this sudden increase in rates and where is all the

Provincial funding for universities is inadequate, the report said. Universities are seeing it decline, while tuition fees are going up. This change is making universities make students pay additional compulsory fees on top of what they would already pay in tuition fees, an example would be athletic fees and student association fees which add up to $817 on average last year, with Alberta having the highest and Newfoundland the lowest and Manitoba

Universities are finding new ways each year to add to costs and while some are helpful in a way to some students like Winnipeg deciding to add the U-Pass, others are not. It remains that not all students have the same needs. Students may not want to go to the gym or may choose to drive to university instead of take the bus but they are still having to pay for it. This choice of additional fees are a waste to them, yet they have to pay for them because it is a part of their tuition costs. Just imagine not having these extra costs it could end up saving a student $817, which is almost a months paycheck.

Another thing that can be done to reduce the amount of tuition students pay is receiving funding from the government.