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Students pledge to fight new copyright agreement
OTTAWA, April 24, 2012 - Students will fight to reject the new agreement recently signed between Access Copyright and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). The agreement will impose new fees on students, restrict the accessibility of educational material and raise concern for the respect of privacy of students and faculty.
"The agreement is being rejected by students and professors and we will fight its implementation however we can," says Roxanne Dubois, National Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students. "Rather than paying to finance open access publications, purchase site licenses and promote fair dealing, the money from this agreement will instead be pocketed by large, mostly foreign owned publishing companies."
Earlier this week, the AUCC, representing Canadian college and university administrators, signed a model license with Access Copyright, an organisation representing commercial publishing interests, that purports to grant certain copying rights on campus. In exchange the institutions received vague protections against being sued for copyright infringement. Access Copyright also has a record of using the fees imposed on students to finance its lobbying campaigns to defeat copyright reforms necessary to advance research and education.
"We are further concerned about the creation of a survey mechanism that would aim to monitor electronic correspondences and spy on students and faculty," added Dubois. "We are calling on university administrations to reject this arrangement and instead work with students to build a better copyright model, not spend our money shoring up an obsolete one."
The Canadian Federation of Students is Canada's largest student organisation, uniting more that one-half million students in all ten provinces. The Federation and its predecessor organisations have represented students in Canada since 1927.
"The agreement is being rejected by students and professors and we will fight its implementation however we can," says Roxanne Dubois, National Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students. "Rather than paying to finance open access publications, purchase site licenses and promote fair dealing, the money from this agreement will instead be pocketed by large, mostly foreign owned publishing companies."
Earlier this week, the AUCC, representing Canadian college and university administrators, signed a model license with Access Copyright, an organisation representing commercial publishing interests, that purports to grant certain copying rights on campus. In exchange the institutions received vague protections against being sued for copyright infringement. Access Copyright also has a record of using the fees imposed on students to finance its lobbying campaigns to defeat copyright reforms necessary to advance research and education.
"We are further concerned about the creation of a survey mechanism that would aim to monitor electronic correspondences and spy on students and faculty," added Dubois. "We are calling on university administrations to reject this arrangement and instead work with students to build a better copyright model, not spend our money shoring up an obsolete one."
The Canadian Federation of Students is Canada's largest student organisation, uniting more that one-half million students in all ten provinces. The Federation and its predecessor organisations have represented students in Canada since 1927.
Students to Glen Murray: time to examine HEQCO's research practices
TORONTO, April 11, 2012 - Students are deeply concerned to hear allegations of research interference brought against the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO). Queen's University students Sean Field and Jennifer Massey allege that their research was altered and published without their consent by the multi-million dollar arms-length agency of the Ontario government.
"It seems that Ontario has yet another problem with a Liberal-established, arms-length agency and we call on government to investigate these allegations," said Désirée Lamoureux, Chairperson of the Ontario Graduate Caucus of the Canadian Federation of Students. "Ontario's graduate students call on Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Glen Murray to establish a panel of academics to undertake a review of HEQCO's research practices and mandate that all HEQCO research be subject high standards of academic rigour, including peer review."
Peer review is a standard method of critiquing and evaluating research before publishing to lend credibility and accountability. The researchers allege that their research was altered to provide a favourable outcome for the interests of HECQO.
"HEQCO is supposed to promote higher education quality and therefore has a responsibility to explain why research was altered in a seemingly political, rather than academic manner," said Sandy Hudson, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario. "In a time where programs are being cut to balance the Ontario budget, the government cannot justify paying millions of dollars for an arms-length agency to perform biased and questionable research," said Hudson.
The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario represents more than 50,000 graduate students in Ontario, including those at Queen's University.
"It seems that Ontario has yet another problem with a Liberal-established, arms-length agency and we call on government to investigate these allegations," said Désirée Lamoureux, Chairperson of the Ontario Graduate Caucus of the Canadian Federation of Students. "Ontario's graduate students call on Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Glen Murray to establish a panel of academics to undertake a review of HEQCO's research practices and mandate that all HEQCO research be subject high standards of academic rigour, including peer review."
Peer review is a standard method of critiquing and evaluating research before publishing to lend credibility and accountability. The researchers allege that their research was altered to provide a favourable outcome for the interests of HECQO.
"HEQCO is supposed to promote higher education quality and therefore has a responsibility to explain why research was altered in a seemingly political, rather than academic manner," said Sandy Hudson, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario. "In a time where programs are being cut to balance the Ontario budget, the government cannot justify paying millions of dollars for an arms-length agency to perform biased and questionable research," said Hudson.
The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario represents more than 50,000 graduate students in Ontario, including those at Queen's University.
Students occupy Glen Murray's office to demand an end to tuition fee hikes
TORONTO, April 5, 2012 - College and University students have occupied the constituency office of Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Glen Murray. They have issued the following statements:
"Ontario has the highest tuition fees in Canada and Minister Glen Murray has broken his election promise to reduce tuition fees by 30 per cent. Fees will go up by five per cent next fall, totaling a 71 per cent increase for many programs since 2006," said Melissa Palermo, Vice-President Education for the Ryerson Students' Union.
"Students have gathered both inside and outside of Glen Murray's office to demand that the Liberal's Ontario Tuition Grant scheme be turned into a true tuition fee reduction for all students," said Alastair Woods, Vice-President, Campaigns and Advocacy for the York Federation of Students.
"Graduate students who have had grants and bursaries cut are ineligible for the Ontario Tuition Grant. Dalton McGuinty is providing some assistance to middle-class families on the backs of older students and graduate students are desperate for relief from the highest graduate tuition fees in Canada," said Daniel Vandervoort, External Commissioner for the Graduate Students' Union at the University of Toronto.
"As a single mother nearing the end of my studies in early childhood education. I've joined today's occupation to demand that the Ontario government reverse their decision to increase tuition fees next fall," said Cindy Brownlee, Director of Education and Equity for the Student Association of George Brown College.
"As a result of tuition fee increases and $100 million dollars cut to grants and scholarship programs, for every $1 invested into student aid, $1.20 will be clawed back. We support these students and add our voice to their call for an affordable and accessible system of post-secondary education," said Sandy Hudson, chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario, who joined the solidarity rally outside of Murray's office.
This year, the federal government has allowed student debt to climb past $15 billion. Ontario students collectively owe $9 billion in student debt. "Students cannot afford to pay for their education and until we get assurances that fees will not increase, business cannot continue as usual," said Palermo.
The solidarity rally will feature speakers at 11:30 outside of Murray's constituency office.
"Ontario has the highest tuition fees in Canada and Minister Glen Murray has broken his election promise to reduce tuition fees by 30 per cent. Fees will go up by five per cent next fall, totaling a 71 per cent increase for many programs since 2006," said Melissa Palermo, Vice-President Education for the Ryerson Students' Union.
"Students have gathered both inside and outside of Glen Murray's office to demand that the Liberal's Ontario Tuition Grant scheme be turned into a true tuition fee reduction for all students," said Alastair Woods, Vice-President, Campaigns and Advocacy for the York Federation of Students.
"Graduate students who have had grants and bursaries cut are ineligible for the Ontario Tuition Grant. Dalton McGuinty is providing some assistance to middle-class families on the backs of older students and graduate students are desperate for relief from the highest graduate tuition fees in Canada," said Daniel Vandervoort, External Commissioner for the Graduate Students' Union at the University of Toronto.
"As a single mother nearing the end of my studies in early childhood education. I've joined today's occupation to demand that the Ontario government reverse their decision to increase tuition fees next fall," said Cindy Brownlee, Director of Education and Equity for the Student Association of George Brown College.
"As a result of tuition fee increases and $100 million dollars cut to grants and scholarship programs, for every $1 invested into student aid, $1.20 will be clawed back. We support these students and add our voice to their call for an affordable and accessible system of post-secondary education," said Sandy Hudson, chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario, who joined the solidarity rally outside of Murray's office.
This year, the federal government has allowed student debt to climb past $15 billion. Ontario students collectively owe $9 billion in student debt. "Students cannot afford to pay for their education and until we get assurances that fees will not increase, business cannot continue as usual," said Palermo.
The solidarity rally will feature speakers at 11:30 outside of Murray's constituency office.
Students occupy Premier McGuinty's constituency office demanding that accessible post-secondary education be included in provincial budget
TORONTO, March 26, 2012 - On the eve of the Ontario budget, Ottawa students have occupied Dalton McGuinty's constituency office demanding the government follow through on its election promise and reduce tuition fees. Earlier this month, the government announced that tuition fees will increase by 5% for the seventh consecutive year - or 71% since 2006 - even though Ontario is already the most expensive place to go to university or college. This is particularly difficult for aboriginal students - whose land all our campuses and McGuinty's office are on - where federal funding has been capped at 2% increases and in the face of a completely shameful lack of provincial assistance or even aboriginal PSE access strategy.
Every election, the Ontario Liberals make an encouraging post-secondary education (PSE) promise, implement a half-hearted version, only to quickly revoke it - and students have had enough! While the government recently implemented a tuition fee rebate, it is only available to less than 30% of students and comes along with an elimination of their last election PSE gimmick, the 'Textbook and Technology Grant', as well as the elimination of $42 million in graduate student research funding. Moreover, this latest vote-buying ploy is high on Don Drummond's list to be cut or reduced and students have no reason to believe it won't be.
In Quebec, students have stood firm in the face of regressive tuition fee policies. Ontario students are in wholehearted solidarity with the Quebec student strike and draw inspiration from the creativity and resolve of all those involved. There is an understanding that now, more than ever, students need to support each other in defending public education that is accessible and of high quality.
The students occupying Premier McGuinty's office demand the Ontario budget include:
- An immediate implementation of the promise of a 30% tuition fee reduction for all students
- The creation of a provincial aboriginal PSE access strategy, produced jointly with aboriginal student representatives
- A re-establishment of graduate post-residency fees and all cut research funding
- The extending of OSAP eligibility to part-time students
- An improvement to Ontario's last-place student-faculty ratio by hiring more tenure-track professors
Supporters, join outside to show support or call: 1795 Kilborn Avenue Ottawa, ON
Every election, the Ontario Liberals make an encouraging post-secondary education (PSE) promise, implement a half-hearted version, only to quickly revoke it - and students have had enough! While the government recently implemented a tuition fee rebate, it is only available to less than 30% of students and comes along with an elimination of their last election PSE gimmick, the 'Textbook and Technology Grant', as well as the elimination of $42 million in graduate student research funding. Moreover, this latest vote-buying ploy is high on Don Drummond's list to be cut or reduced and students have no reason to believe it won't be.
In Quebec, students have stood firm in the face of regressive tuition fee policies. Ontario students are in wholehearted solidarity with the Quebec student strike and draw inspiration from the creativity and resolve of all those involved. There is an understanding that now, more than ever, students need to support each other in defending public education that is accessible and of high quality.
The students occupying Premier McGuinty's office demand the Ontario budget include:
- An immediate implementation of the promise of a 30% tuition fee reduction for all students
- The creation of a provincial aboriginal PSE access strategy, produced jointly with aboriginal student representatives
- A re-establishment of graduate post-residency fees and all cut research funding
- The extending of OSAP eligibility to part-time students
- An improvement to Ontario's last-place student-faculty ratio by hiring more tenure-track professors
Supporters, join outside to show support or call: 1795 Kilborn Avenue Ottawa, ON
From student debt to pensions, federal budget is balanced at the expense of Canada's youth
OTTAWA, March 29, 2012 /CNW/ - Students warn that downloading the costs of balancing the federal budget onto students and families is short sighted and will hurt the next generation. A combination of record-high levels of student debt and household debt will strain the economy and slow economic recovery.
"By undermining pensions, increasing student debt, and eliminating student jobs, the Harper government is balancing the budget by further saddling young people with more financial burdens," said Roxanne Dubois, National Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students. "Balancing the budget may score political points today, but doing it on the backs of young people will further exacerbate social inequalities."
The budget announced an increase to the age of eligibility for the Old Age Security program (OAS) from 65 to 67, a change that affects all Canadians under the age of 54. In response to criticism of the cuts to Service Canada Centres for Youth, the budget includes a 15% increase to the Youth Employment Strategy.
Earlier this month, the government quietly removed the $15 billion student loan ceiling and removed Parliament's oversight of lending limits. The 2012 budget contains no student financial assistance measures to offset students' growing debt loads.
"Removing limits on student loan lending will ensure that student debt will continue to skyrocket to unprecedented levels, demonstrating that the government has no strategy to address the student debt crisis," added Dubois. "In the United States, student debt is predicted to be the next economic bubble to burst. In Canada, we are ignoring similar trends and continue to build our own student debt time bomb."
The Canadian Federation of Students is Canada's largest student organisation, uniting more that one-half million students in all ten provinces. The Federation and its predecessor organisations have represented students in Canada since 1927.
"By undermining pensions, increasing student debt, and eliminating student jobs, the Harper government is balancing the budget by further saddling young people with more financial burdens," said Roxanne Dubois, National Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students. "Balancing the budget may score political points today, but doing it on the backs of young people will further exacerbate social inequalities."
The budget announced an increase to the age of eligibility for the Old Age Security program (OAS) from 65 to 67, a change that affects all Canadians under the age of 54. In response to criticism of the cuts to Service Canada Centres for Youth, the budget includes a 15% increase to the Youth Employment Strategy.
Earlier this month, the government quietly removed the $15 billion student loan ceiling and removed Parliament's oversight of lending limits. The 2012 budget contains no student financial assistance measures to offset students' growing debt loads.
"Removing limits on student loan lending will ensure that student debt will continue to skyrocket to unprecedented levels, demonstrating that the government has no strategy to address the student debt crisis," added Dubois. "In the United States, student debt is predicted to be the next economic bubble to burst. In Canada, we are ignoring similar trends and continue to build our own student debt time bomb."
The Canadian Federation of Students is Canada's largest student organisation, uniting more that one-half million students in all ten provinces. The Federation and its predecessor organisations have represented students in Canada since 1927.
Liberals break election promise as 30 per cent tuition fee reduction becomes a five per cent increase
TORONTO, March 8, 2012 - Students are surprised and outraged to hear that tuition fees will increase for the seventh consecutive year by five per cent, announced today by Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Glen Murray. For students in all graduate programs and many undergraduate programs, this will mean that tuition fees have increased by 71 per cent since 2006.
"Minister Glen Murray promised to include students in the discussion of a new tuition fee framework, he promised to reduce tuition fees by 30 per cent and he promised to make college and university education more affordable. Students are tired of having promises broken and simply cannot afford to pay hundreds of dollars more for their education next fall," said Sandy Hudson, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario.
Ontario students already pay the highest tuition fees in Canada and collectively owe $9 billion in student debt and billions more to banks. Another annual tuition fee increase will ensure that students who must take out loans to finance their education will pay tens of thousands of dollars more than their wealthier classmates due to interest payments.
"To pay for the Ontario Tuition Grant, many grants for low income students were cut and the poorest students were excluded from eligibility. Today's announcement means that poor students will help subsidize more wealthy students' education," said Sandy Hudson, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario. "Dalton McGuinty will have a hard time being taken seriously as the self-proclaimed education premier with this legacy of forcing students into record-high amounts of debt due to record-high fees," she said.
The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario represents more than 300,000 college and university students attending public post-secondary institutions across the province.
"Minister Glen Murray promised to include students in the discussion of a new tuition fee framework, he promised to reduce tuition fees by 30 per cent and he promised to make college and university education more affordable. Students are tired of having promises broken and simply cannot afford to pay hundreds of dollars more for their education next fall," said Sandy Hudson, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario.
Ontario students already pay the highest tuition fees in Canada and collectively owe $9 billion in student debt and billions more to banks. Another annual tuition fee increase will ensure that students who must take out loans to finance their education will pay tens of thousands of dollars more than their wealthier classmates due to interest payments.
"To pay for the Ontario Tuition Grant, many grants for low income students were cut and the poorest students were excluded from eligibility. Today's announcement means that poor students will help subsidize more wealthy students' education," said Sandy Hudson, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario. "Dalton McGuinty will have a hard time being taken seriously as the self-proclaimed education premier with this legacy of forcing students into record-high amounts of debt due to record-high fees," she said.
The Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario represents more than 300,000 college and university students attending public post-secondary institutions across the province.
Ontario students descend on Queen's Park to lobby MPPs for affordable and accessible colleges and universities
TORONTO, March 5, 2012 - Students from across Ontario are in Toronto this week to present to politicians their vision for improving access to and quality of post-secondary education. Students have rejected nearly all of the recommendations made in the past month by Don Drummond and those contained in the leaked document "Three Cubed," and are offering an alternative for how to improve Ontario's college and university system.
"Students are tired of hearing what bureaucrats, politicians and institutional presidents think is best for them and so we are offering our vision for the sector to Members of Provincial Parliament this week," said Sandy Hudson, Chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario. "There is a funding crisis in higher education in Ontario and we need MPPs to listen to students and make decisions that are in our best interests."
Each of the recommendations that students are presenting can be found in the document, Students' Interests: Ontario's Future. In absence of hearings of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, students intend to influence Budget 2012 with the recommendations contained therein.
"With students from all regions of Ontario descending on Queen's Park today, we intend to ensure that politicians listen to the people most affected by higher education policy: students," said Hudson.
Le document est disponible en francais ici.
The Canadian Federation of Students represents more than 300,000 college, undergraduate and graduate students from Windsor to Thunder Bay.
"Students are tired of hearing what bureaucrats, politicians and institutional presidents think is best for them and so we are offering our vision for the sector to Members of Provincial Parliament this week," said Sandy Hudson, Chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario. "There is a funding crisis in higher education in Ontario and we need MPPs to listen to students and make decisions that are in our best interests."
Each of the recommendations that students are presenting can be found in the document, Students' Interests: Ontario's Future. In absence of hearings of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, students intend to influence Budget 2012 with the recommendations contained therein.
"With students from all regions of Ontario descending on Queen's Park today, we intend to ensure that politicians listen to the people most affected by higher education policy: students," said Hudson.
Le document est disponible en francais ici.
The Canadian Federation of Students represents more than 300,000 college, undergraduate and graduate students from Windsor to Thunder Bay.
Letter from students re: Recent Access Copyright Agreement at the University of Toronto
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
University of Toronto Governing Council
27 King's College Circle,
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, M5S 1A1
Subject: Recent Access Copyright Agreement at the University of Toronto
Members of the University of Toronto Governing Council,
On behalf of the 600,000 members of the Canadian Federation of Students, I am writing to urge you to revoke the agreement your university recently signed with Access Copyright. Not only does this agreement impose new fees on every full-time equivalent student and expose them to invasions of privacy, it is also unnecessary given modern methods of accessing copyrighted materials.
The news of this agreement came as a surprise to students and members of the academic community on campus. The agreement is harmful to students as it imposes unjustified fee increases, restricts access to critical educational materials, and forces administrations to undertake detailed electronic surveillance of students and academic staff—an initiative that will result in additional administrative costs and increased staff hours.
As students, we rely on academic materials to do our work. Imposing a new $27.50 fee per student comes at a time when many alternatives exist to Access Copyright's inefficient system for collecting money in exchange for copyright licenses.
New forms of scholarly communication and important legal developments are rendering Access Copyright obsolete. Many institutions have wisely chosen to end their relationships with Access Copyright and to pursue modern options for creating and distributing knowledge (fair dealing, open access, site licenses, in-house copyright offices). Others have elected to continue the fight at the Copyright Board, seeking a just determination of the issues through a legitimate judicial process. In contrast, we regret to see that the administration at the University of Toronto has simply capitulated to Access Copyright’s demands, even in the face of clear and more efficient alternatives.
The agreement also mandates the creation of surveillance and tracking systems to monitor the usage of copyrighted works on campus. Because the agreement extends the definition of “copying” to include emailing, uploading, posting, displaying, storing, and linking to any copyrighted work for any purpose, these systems will require the intrusive monitoring of professors, librarians, researchers, and students and constitutes a violation of academic freedom and personal privacy. In addition, these systems will have to be built and maintained at the University of Toronto’s expense.
Access Copyright is no longer the most efficient or effective option by which to obtain copyright licenses for works used on campus. Should you be interested in getting more information on the modern alternatives that are available, I would be happy to provide you with an overview at your next meeting.
The agreement that your University has negotiated is a betrayal of the academic community at the University of Toronto and across Canada. It is also a move in the wrong direction, at a time when other reputable institutions in Canada are finding other ways to obtain copyright licenses. I urge you to reconsider the agreement and to explore alternative options for providing access to copyrighted materials on your campus.
Regards,
Roxanne Dubois
National Chairperson
CC:
Shaun Shepherd, VP External, University of Toronto Students' Union
Daniel Vandervoort, External Commissioner, University of Toronto Graduate Students' Union
Asad Jamal, VP External, Association of Part-Time Undergraduate Students at the University of Toronto
338 RUE SOMERSET STREET WEST/OUEST | OTTAWA, ONTARIO | K2P 0J9
TELEPHONE/TÉLÉPHONE: (613) 232-7394 | FAX/TÉLÉCOPIEUR: (613) 232-0276 | www.CFS-FCEE.ca
University of Toronto Governing Council
27 King's College Circle,
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, M5S 1A1
Subject: Recent Access Copyright Agreement at the University of Toronto
Members of the University of Toronto Governing Council,
On behalf of the 600,000 members of the Canadian Federation of Students, I am writing to urge you to revoke the agreement your university recently signed with Access Copyright. Not only does this agreement impose new fees on every full-time equivalent student and expose them to invasions of privacy, it is also unnecessary given modern methods of accessing copyrighted materials.
The news of this agreement came as a surprise to students and members of the academic community on campus. The agreement is harmful to students as it imposes unjustified fee increases, restricts access to critical educational materials, and forces administrations to undertake detailed electronic surveillance of students and academic staff—an initiative that will result in additional administrative costs and increased staff hours.
As students, we rely on academic materials to do our work. Imposing a new $27.50 fee per student comes at a time when many alternatives exist to Access Copyright's inefficient system for collecting money in exchange for copyright licenses.
New forms of scholarly communication and important legal developments are rendering Access Copyright obsolete. Many institutions have wisely chosen to end their relationships with Access Copyright and to pursue modern options for creating and distributing knowledge (fair dealing, open access, site licenses, in-house copyright offices). Others have elected to continue the fight at the Copyright Board, seeking a just determination of the issues through a legitimate judicial process. In contrast, we regret to see that the administration at the University of Toronto has simply capitulated to Access Copyright’s demands, even in the face of clear and more efficient alternatives.
The agreement also mandates the creation of surveillance and tracking systems to monitor the usage of copyrighted works on campus. Because the agreement extends the definition of “copying” to include emailing, uploading, posting, displaying, storing, and linking to any copyrighted work for any purpose, these systems will require the intrusive monitoring of professors, librarians, researchers, and students and constitutes a violation of academic freedom and personal privacy. In addition, these systems will have to be built and maintained at the University of Toronto’s expense.
Access Copyright is no longer the most efficient or effective option by which to obtain copyright licenses for works used on campus. Should you be interested in getting more information on the modern alternatives that are available, I would be happy to provide you with an overview at your next meeting.
The agreement that your University has negotiated is a betrayal of the academic community at the University of Toronto and across Canada. It is also a move in the wrong direction, at a time when other reputable institutions in Canada are finding other ways to obtain copyright licenses. I urge you to reconsider the agreement and to explore alternative options for providing access to copyrighted materials on your campus.
Regards,
Roxanne Dubois
National Chairperson
CC:
Shaun Shepherd, VP External, University of Toronto Students' Union
Daniel Vandervoort, External Commissioner, University of Toronto Graduate Students' Union
Asad Jamal, VP External, Association of Part-Time Undergraduate Students at the University of Toronto
338 RUE SOMERSET STREET WEST/OUEST | OTTAWA, ONTARIO | K2P 0J9
TELEPHONE/TÉLÉPHONE: (613) 232-7394 | FAX/TÉLÉCOPIEUR: (613) 232-0276 | www.CFS-FCEE.ca