The plaintiffs are not seeking to challenge all compulsory ancillary fees levied at Ontario's publicly-funded community colleges. They recognise that certain compulsory ancillary fees, namely those that do not fund core institutional expenses and that are democratically determined by students (such as students' union dues, campus radio station fees, and other services) are legitimate and proper, and make a positive contribution to the lives of students.
What they object to are efforts to disguise tuition fee increases and, in particular, the levying of certain types of ancillary fees that have been clearly prohibited by the Ontario government.
The plaintiffs are seeking a declaration from the courts that particular fees, including but not limited to information technology fees, lab fees, and library fees, are not allowed, that such fees are illegal, and some assurance that the illegal fees will not be collected in the future.
The plaintiffs are also seeking repayment to students of the illegally collected ancillary fees.