From debt to investments and emergency funds, what you can do if you think Canada is headed for an economic downturn.

Students at the University of Saskatchewan rallied Thursday, calling on the provincial government to consider university students' needs as the province prepares the next budget.

Outstanding federal student loans total about $17 billion, and the federal government regularly gives up on collecting some of them.

Jasmin Simpson, who is deaf and legally blind, says the program's current rules force students who take longer to complete their studies because of their disabilities to graduate with considerably more student debt than their able-bodied peers.

The Liberal platform outlines a number of measures the party claims will assist students and recent graduates. Here are a few takeaways.

Sometimes, longer is better.

The main reason why student loan holders struggle is low income.

A "major technology upgrade" to Alberta's student aid system means scholarship applications are delayed until late fall.

Federal student debt alone is approximately $17 billion and the federal government has to regularly write-off millions of dollars in loans it will never collect.

By canceling all student loans, Sanders says the proposal would address an economic burden for 45 million Americans.