M-51 Mental health of post-secondary students

That:

(a) the House recognize that (i) before the COVID-19 pandemic, post-secondary students already reported higher rates of mental health challenges than the rest of the Canadian population, (ii) the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have further negatively impacted post-secondary students’ mental health; and

(b) in the opinion of the House, the government should initiate consultations with provinces, territories, post-secondary institutions, including Indigenous-governed and operated post-secondary institutions, experts, post-secondary students, those with lived experience and other relevant stakeholders to examine how the Government of Canada can best support the mental health of post-secondary students in Canada, including, but not limited to, (i) identifying challenges students face in transitioning to post-secondary education, (ii) improving timely access to mental health supports for post-secondary students, (iii) outlining the need for targeted and culturally-appropriate mental health supports for Indigenous, Black and racialized students, and report to the House within 12 months of the adoption of this motion on what actions the Government of Canada is taking, and will take, to address the results of these consultations.