Information on the Student Choice Initiative

On Jan. 17, 2019, the Government of Ontario announced the Student Choice Initiative, which provides students with the choice to opt out of non-essential ancillary fees starting in fall 2019.

Laurier is working with the Students’ Union and Graduate Students’ Association to review Laurier’s services that are supported by student fees to determine which services are deemed essential and non-essential as per the provincial government’s classification guidelines. The guidelines require that fees supporting essential services are compulsory, and fees supporting non-essential services are optional.

We will develop an online opt-out process in the coming months, and share updates with you in the summer as decisions are made. We anticipate that our fall 2019 opt-out period will take place prior to the start of term during the summer months, and you are required to take action to participate in the opt-out process. This means that it is critical for you to monitor your myLaurier email account throughout the summer to receive timely information about this process.

Fees supporting services that have been deemed non-essential impact student programming and supports provided on campus. We ask that you take the time to make informed decisions when considering opting out.