As a member of the Canadian Federation of Students, your provincial and national students' union, you are united with over one-half million college and university students across Canada. The Federation was formed in 1981 to provide students with an effective and united voice, provincially and nationally.

Through the Federation, students are able to advocate for their rights and campaign on important issues such as: reducing tuition fees, restoring funding for post-secondary education and increasing up-front grants; Aboriginal education, environmental sustainability; challenging racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia and ableism and ending sexual assault.

Over the past two years, thousands of Nova Scotia students have demonstrated in the streets to protest cuts to funding for universities and tuition fee increases. This year students will continue to fight for our rights and push the government to restore funding and reduce tuition fees, for all students.