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On May 30th, the University of Ottawa announced by email a new tuition fee increase. In an oppressive economic context where students are struggling to find housing and even food, this new financial burden is met with anger and misunderstanding, and with good reason.
Precarious situations and rising costs of living are commonplace throughout Ontario. However, it is accompanied by an effect that disproportionately affects a minority group.
Undergraduate education will be 5% more expensive for Canadian students from outside Ontario. For international students, it will be 5.5% for those who are already members of the Ontario community, and 7% for newcomers. Not to mention students from other provinces, international students at the U of O (the ones most affected by this budget reform) are largely francophone. While not necessarily intended, this new increase at the University of Ottawa disproportionately affects the university's francophone population.
The issue does not end there, it is also about access to French language services at the University of Ottawa. The University of Ottawa has the ByWard Family Health Team medical center on campus, providing health care to students. However, access to health care is not always easy, especially for French-speaking students who may have to wait several weeks to see a French-speaking professional. This delay is much longer than for English-speaking students who have access to services in English more quickly.
The situation at the University of Ottawa is not unique; it is a concrete demonstration of a major problem facing Francophones in Ontario. The University of Ottawa is not unique, in the sense that everywhere in Ontario there are major problems facing the Francophone community. This fact is a small-scale demonstration of the issues facing the francophone population at the University of Ottawa.
In Ontario, we have a severe lack of French teachers in our schools. We also have a critical shortage of health and education professionals who can provide services in French. Unfortunately, these professionals will not appear from nowhere. If there isn't enough French teacher in Ontario. They won't appear out of nowhere. The current policy in Ontario does not allow for adequate retention of potential workers who can provide services in French and international and Canadian students from outside Ontario must be encouraged to study in Ontario and to stay in Ontario after their studies in order to improve access to French language services and significantly reduce the shortage of French teachers.
The New Democratic Party is taking concrete action to address this situation. During the election campaign, we made a number of promises to revitalize the Franco-Ontarian community and increase French language services in Ontario. Also, we will soon announce a cancellation of the tuition fee increase decreed by the University of Ottawa.
Thank you for your time,
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L'université d’Ottawa annonçait par courriel, le 30 mai dernier, une nouvelle augmentation des frais de scolarité. Dans un contexte économique oppressant où les étudiant.e.s peinent à se loger, voire à se nourrir, ce nouveau fardeau financier suscite colère et incompréhension, et avec raison.
Des situations précaires et une augmentation du cout de la vie, c'est situation courante partout en Ontario. Néanmoins, celle-ci s'accompagne d'effet qui affecte disproportionnellement un groupe minoritaire.
Le cursus au premier cycle sera donc plus onéreux de 5 % pour les étudiant.e.s canadien.ne.s provenant d’une autre province que l’Ontario. En ce qui concerne les étudiant.e.s internationaux.ales, ce sera de l’ordre de 5,5 % pour celles et ceux étant déjà membre de la communauté uottavienne, et de 7 % pour les nouvelles.aux arrivant.e.s. Sans oublier les étudiant.e.s provenant des autres provinces, les étudiant.e.s internationaux.ales à l’U d’O (les plus touché.e.s par cette réforme budgétaire) sont en bonne partie francophones. Bien qu'il n'en soit pas forcément l'intention, cette nouvelle hausse a l'université d'Ottawa affecte disproportionnellement la population francophone de l'université.
L'enjeux ne s'arrête pas la, il en vas également de l'accès au service en français a l'université d'Ottawa. L’Université d’Ottawa dispose sur son campus du centre médical Équipe de santé familiale ByWard, permettant aux étudiant.e.s de bénéficier de soins de santé. Il s’avère cependant que l’accès aux soins n’est pas toujours simple, notamment pour les étudiant.e.s francophones qui se voient parfois dans l’obligation d’attendre plusieurs semaines avant de pouvoir consulter un.e professionnel.le qui parle français. Ce délais est beaucoup plus long que pour les étudiants anglophone qui eux ont accès a des services en anglais plus rapidement.
Je déplore sincèrement cette situation qui met de nombreux étudiant francophone, essentiel au futur de la vitalité des services en français et au futur de la francophonie Ontarienne, en situation de précarité. J'espère que ce parlement aura l'audace d'utiliser les moyens approprier afin de règler la situation.
Merci,
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