Issue
Education
Post-secondary funding, student debt, and skills training
Where parties stand
Compare side-by-side- Bloc QuébécoisBLOC
Defends Quebec's exclusive jurisdiction over education. Opposes federal conditions on transfers and any national curriculum standards.
- Conservative Party of CanadaCONSERVATIVE
Supports trades training and apprenticeship investment, with respect for provincial jurisdiction over curriculum. Has criticized federal student-loan forgiveness as fiscally unsustainable.
Supports free post-secondary tuition, expanded student grants over loans, and federal climate-literacy curriculum funding offered to provinces.
- Liberal Party of CanadaLIBERAL
Has expanded student-loan eligibility, doubled student grants in 2023, and supports federal apprenticeship funding. Education delivery remains provincial jurisdiction.
Calls for eliminating interest on federal student loans, expanding free tuition for low-income students, and federal investment in early-childhood education in addition to the $10/day childcare program.
Bills affecting this issue
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