Campus Book Stores and Student Leaders Call on Government to Cut Private Tax on Imported Books
Campus Stores Canada and the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations call on the government to remove elements of the Copyright Act and regulations that inflate the cost of textbooks.
Campus Bookstores and Student Leaders Call on Government to Eliminate Private Tax on Imported Books
OTTAWA, November 15th, 2010 - Today, Campus Stores Canada (CSC) and the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) called on the government to remove aspects of the Copyright Act that artificially inflate the cost of imported textbooks.
“Most Canadians, and especially students, are likely unaware that Canada’s book importation policy inflates the costs of the books that they buy by as much as 15%,” said CSC Executive Director Wayne Amundson. “These regulations needlessly take about $30 million annually from the pockets of Canadian students.”
Copyright Legislation Misses Opportunities to Save Students Money
Preservation of existing book importation regime keeps prices high, hurting Canadian students.
CALGARY, June 3, 2010 - Today, Canada’s campus bookstores lamented that amendments proposed to the Copyright Act did not include changes to book importation regulations that would reduce costs to students. Legislation amending the Copyright Act, Bill C-32, was introduced in the House of Commons yesterday by Industry Minister Tony Clement and Heritage Minister James Moore.
Dollar’s Strength Demonstrates How Private Tariff on Books is ‘Loonie’
OTTAWA, April 14, 2010 - The Canadian dollar’s recent rise to near parity with its American counterpart has once again brought the public’s attention to differences in the cost of basic consumer goods between the two countries. This is especially true with book prices, which often have both American and Canadian prices printed on the cover.
“The dollar’s parity brings the effect that copyright regulation has on the cost of books into sharp focus,” said Campus Stores Canada Executive Director Wayne Amundson. “Most Canadians are probably unaware that much of this difference in price comes from copyright regulations that add as much as 15% to the cost of a book as it crosses the border.”
Streamlined organizational structure will better serve members and their customers.
CALGARY, June 12, 2009 - Today, Campus Stores Canada announced the selection of Wayne Amundson as Executive Director. Amundson and his firm, Association Xpertise Inc., will be responsible for subcontracting administrative services. This marks the first time that Campus Stores Canada has directly selected an Executive Director. Previously, an administrative services firm had subcontracted this function. This new leadership structure was adopted to streamline decision making and provide a clearer hierarchy within the organization.
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