A study that suggests a growing number of Canadian university students are resorting to “sugar daddies” and “sugar mommies” to combat rising tuition costs is “troubling”, says the Vice President External at University of Alberta Students' Union. FILE PHOTO

EDMONTON - A study that suggests a growing number of Canadian university students are resorting to “sugar daddies” and “sugar mommies” to combat rising tuition costs is “troubling”, says the Vice President External at University of Alberta Students’ Union.

The University of Alberta ranked fourth among 20 Canadian universities by the website SeekingArrangement.com.

The service connects a benefactor — also called sugar mabies — with the sugar mommies and daddies that want to help them.