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Did you know that many children and young people who live in Ontario are unable to go to school because they do not have secure immigration status in Canada? |
They may be unable to register or be asked to pay expensive “international student fees,” even if they have lived here for many years. Because of their precarious immigration status, these children miss out on the social and developmental experiences of school, knowledge and skills that open economic opportunities, and spaces for civic engagement and innovation.
Rather than a universal right, education operates as a privilege of citizenship with gatekeepers at all levels. We believe this is wrong! That is why the Borderless Access to Education project exists.
Borderless Access to Education (B.A.T.E.) aims to change policies and attitudes that limit equitable access to education for students — kindergarten through post-secondary — living with no or precarious immigration status in Ontario.
Rather than a universal right, education operates as a privilege of citizenship with gatekeepers at all levels. We believe this is wrong! That is why the Borderless Access to Education project exists.
Borderless Access to Education (B.A.T.E.) aims to change policies and attitudes that limit equitable access to education for students — kindergarten through post-secondary — living with no or precarious immigration status in Ontario.
