2023-2024 Student Resource Handbook

8 You should not plead guilty until you know what you are guilty of. The only way to know that is to get the officer’s side of the story, which is disclosed in the evidence they will use against you. Were you speeding or was it the black car behind you? Editorial provided curtsy of “X-Copper”. For further information please see their website www.xcopper.com UNDERGRADUATE GRANTS AND BURSARIES Students who have financial needs may apply for grant assistance, also known as bursaries, provided that the acceptable academic standings have been maintained. Applications are available after your school registration in September from the candidate’s faculty. Grants normally range in value from $400 to $1,000 dollars. International students could also be eligible to be considered and qualify for grant assistance. However, because Canada Immigration requires that all international students are to show that they have adequate resources before admitting them into Canada, then the grant will normally be awarded only if the student’s circumstances have changed since their arrival. In no instance is the amount likely to be sufficient to cover a student’s total educational costs. On the basis of individual needs some graduate grants and bursaries may be available to full time graduate students. Special or part-time students may be ineligible. Funding is quite limited and is specifically only for emergencies that arise from any unforeseen circumstances. First year students are normally not deemed eligible for consideration. Students that have scholarship support will not be eligible for bursary funding. Applications should be made through the graduate co-ordinator or chair. HOW TO EFFECTIVELY STUDY FOR AN EXAM Many people who are in school panic when they realize their final exams are coming up in a few weeks or days, especially if it’s one they have totally forgotten about. If you find yourself in this situation, do not worry! Everyone goes through this at one point or another. Here’s how to handle it, provided you still have enough time to study properly. 2) 3) 4) S tunt D riving / 50 km O ver The police must suspend your licence and impound your car for 7 days right at the roadside if you are being charged with this offence. Upon conviction you face additional penalties of 6 demerit points, $2,000-$10,000 fine, the chance of up to 6 months imprisonment, and up to 2 years licence suspension. D rinking A nd D riving Drinking and driving is a very serious offence in Canada and if convicted will leave you with a criminal record. You can be charged with a few different charges, which include Impaired Driving, having over 0.08mg of blood alcohol content, or failing to provide the officer with a breath sample upon request. If you find yourself convicted, you could face fines up to $50,000, imprisonment and a licence suspension. W hy F ight ? When you get convicted of a ticket, you are going to receive demerit points and a conviction on your record. You will then have to pay a fine to the courts. In addition to that expense, convictions play a large role in the way insurance companies assess the risk to insuring you and can increase your rates accordingly. This could cost you tons of money over the course of your conviction. options, pay the ticket or miss your court date you are automatically found guilty with all penalties that are associated with it. Guilty With An Explanation – This option is disappearing from the back of tickets quickly. Guilty is Guilty. However if you want to select this option, you will have the opportunity to explain yourself in hopes that the FINE will be reduced. All other penalties will remain the same. First Attendance – This is a new option that appears more and more. This option allows you to speak with the prosecutor and try to negotiate a different charge. Unlike Guilty with an explanation, you are not accepting guilt to the charge, but hopefully pleading guilty to a lesser offence. Make sure you understand what the penalties are for the new charge before you plead guilty. Representation would be useful as paralegals understand what you were charged with and if the new resolution is beneficial in anyway. Trial – You request your day in court. Make sure you are well equipped on this day. Some courts may offer you a resolution on this date, others will not. Remember the trial is supposed to determine if you are guilty of the charge, not to what degree you are guilty. Again in this situation, a paralegal is a valuable tool. BROADCAST EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS & JOE SCRIVO President / Managing Director 5250 Finch Avenue East Units 2 & 3 Toronto, ON M1S 5A4 Tel: (416) 438-6230 Fax: (416) 438-1065 Toll Free: 800-268-4081 joe@bsesystems.com www.bsesystems.com