In 1998-99, 350,000 full time students made use of the Canadian student loan program and borrowed on average over $4,600, and that is for one year .The average from provincial student loan programs is another $3,000, a combined debt of approximately $7,700 for one year.
Cette mesure toucherait un grand nombre d'étudiants. En 1998-1999, le Programme canadien de prêts aux étudiants a consenti des prêts de l'ordre de 1,7 milliard de dollars.