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U-Pass Exemption Information

Although the U-Pass program is universal, meaning that all full-time students studying at uOttawa in Ottawa and Gatineau are charged, there are some cases where you could be exempted. Please note that these are currently the only options for being exempted from the program. You can download the exemption form from the U-Pass website. Step […]
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Nominations Ratified

The GSAÉD Board of Directors, at its June 29, 2016 meeting, selected two representatives to the University of Ottawa Senate, for mandates ending May 1, 2017. Representing graduate students in the Humanities is Adam Strombergsson-DeNora and representing graduate students in the Sciences is Jack Yue Heng Xu. Subsequent to notice of resignation of the Finance Commissioner, […]
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Summer Kick-Off

Network with your colleagues or meet new people in other departments. This is also a great opportunity to meet the GSAÉD Executive and your department representative. Ask some questions and find out how to get involved in your Association and those of your respective departments. Come celebrate the arrival of summer with joy and good […]

Media Releases

Provincial

  • Liberal Budget Forgets Ontario Students Yet Again TORONTO–The 2014 Ontario Budget has been served for a second time and still contains nothing to support the province’s struggling college and university students, missing a crucial opportunity to invest in young people. “Twice in one year, students have been completely forgotten by the Liberal government,” said Alastair Woods, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of […]
  • Students available to comment on 2014 Ontario Budget TORONTO–Representatives of the Canadian Federation of Students–Ontario will be available to comment on the re-tabled 2014 Ontario Budget immediately following its release on Monday, July 14, 2014. Students presented a number of recommendations to government for the provincial budget including reducing tuition fees by 30 per cent for all students, and a cost-neutral proposal to […]
  • Liberal budget forgets Ontario students TORONTO–The 2014 Ontario Budget contains nothing to support the province’s struggling college and university students, missing a crucial opportunity to invest in young people. “This budget makes it crystal clear that students don’t register as a Liberal priority,” said Alastair Woods, Chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario. “We have a generation struggling with rising […]

National

  • Federal budget makes new investments in grants and research funding, misses opportunity to support Indigenous learners For Immediate Release OTTAWA – Students are pleased to see the Liberal budget making substantial investments in non-repayable grants for post-secondary students, youth jobs and public research, but are disheartened that there is no commitment of additional funding to Indigenous students through the Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP). “From ballooning student debt loads to poor […]
  • We Will RISE This weekend, more than 200 racialized and Indigenous students are coming together in Scarborough, Ontario – the traditional territory of the Mississauga of the New Credit First Nations – for the historic Racialized and Indigenous Students’ Experience Summit of the Canadian Federation of Students. Throughout the past two years, student activists have been successful in […]
  • Canada’s Students “Step It Up”, Release National Vision for Consent Culture Ahead of UN International Women’s Day OTTAWA – The Canadian Federation of Students released a National Vision for Consent Culture in Post-Secondary Education today ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, which is themed “Step It Up for Gender Equality”. “This national student vision is the next step in building a culture of consent on our campuses and within our […]