I will fight for the gradual elimination of tuition for all post-secondary institutions, starting with making college and university free for low- and middle-income students.
Cancel student loan debt
support forgiving existing federal student loan debt to relieve the crushing financial burden many graduates carry for decades after finishing school.
Replace student loans with grants:
I’ll push to phase out federal student loans and replace them with non-repayable grants that cover the real costs of education—tuition, books, housing, and food.
Fair pay and protections for students and interns
will advocate for the end of unpaid internships and ensure all students and apprentices receive fair wages and safe working conditions.
Support for Indigenous and marginalized students:
fight for fully funded, culturally safe education programs for Indigenous learners and targeted supports for students facing systemic barriers—including disabled, 2SLGBTQIA+, racialized, and low-income students.
Invest in public post-secondary institutions
work to increase federal transfers to universities and colleges, ensuring they remain public, well-funded, and focused on education—not profit.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Post-secondary costs and loans.
Allow trades workers to write off the full cost of food, transport, and accommodation needed to go from one job to another
"Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today that a new Conservative government will allow travelling trades workers to write off the full cost of food, transport and accommodation needed to go from one job to another while ending write-offs for luxury corporate jets that are not needed to do business." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Back 350,000 positions for trade schools and union halls to train red-seal apprentices to build homes
Require banks to recognise apprenticeships as eligible Registered Education Savings Plans programmes
"Today, Conservatives announced that they would deliver fairness for the skilled trades by requiring banks to recognize apprenticeships for Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs). Financial institutions that offer RESPs will be required to recognize all skilled trades and apprenticeship programs as eligible RESP programs, ensuring that all related expenses qualify for Education Assistance Payments." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Train over 100,000 skilled workers, including newcomers and those affected by Trump's tariffs
"To deliver on this [housing] plan, we will train over 100,000 skilled workers, including newcomers and those affected by Donald Trump’s reckless trade war." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Develop sector specific industrial strategies for energy, mining, manufacturing, buildings, and transportation, with workers at the table, to speed up Canada's clean energy transition and attract new investment
"New Democrats are committed to our Build Canadian, Buy Canadian Plan to boost our domestic economy and create a stronger and more independent economy. As part of this plan we would develop sector-specific industrial strategies for energy, mining, manufacturing, buildings and transportation, with workers at the table every step along the way, with the goal of accelerating Canada’s clean energy transition and attracting new investment in communities across the country. And we would provide additional supports to train more workers for tomorrow’s green economy. Our goal will be to support good, new jobs in clean industries, and support the decarbonization of essential industries like steelmaking, cement-making, transportation and others." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19
Provide an Apprenticeship Grant up to $8,000 for registered apprentices
Double funding for the Union Trading and Innovation Program, increasing it to $50M/year
Create a new $20M capital funding stream for colleges to support new training spaces for apprenticeships
Expand the Labour Mobility Tax Deduction so trades workers can write off more travel expenses, and increase the per-year deduction limit
"Expand the Labour Mobility Tax Deduction to ensure workers who travel more than 120 km from their home to a job site can deduct more of their expenses, and commit to significantly increasing the per-year tax deduction limit." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Provide up to $10,000 to eligible employers for each new apprentice hired in Red Seal trades
"Uphold the Apprenticeship Service program to support employers in hiring new apprentices in Red Seal trades, with up to $10,000 for eligible employers for each new apprentice hired;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-14
Provide an up-to-$15K upskilling & training benefit for workers in priority sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, construction, AI, & tech
"A Mark Carney led government will provide a new upskilling and training benefit for workers in the middle of their careers who need to access new skills training for their career stability and success. This new benefit will :
provide up to $15,000 for workers in priority sectors, including manufacturing, health care, construction, A.I. and technology. In the face of the economic uncertainty and volatility many Canadian businesses are facing, we will collaborate with employers to support retention and upskilling within their companies; and,
ensure that Canadian workers impacted by tariffs have the necessary tools to pursue good paying jobs and advance their careers in priority sectors. We will design these supports in partnership with labour, employers, and industry."
