Temporary doubling of student grants set to expire
A policy doubling Canada Student Grants is set to expire at the end of July 2023. The maximum aid available for full-time students through grants…
Canadian Federation of Students
UMSU unable to leave federation of students
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union was unable to present a motion to leave the Canadian Federation of Students at the rescheduled closing plenary of…
UMSU referendum presentation at federation postponed
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) was unable to present its recent referendum results at the Canadian Federation of Students’ National General Meeting in…
Student body votes to leave Canadian Federation of Students
The University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) held an online referendum on Oct. 27 and 28, which asked students to vote on whether UMSU should…
Court rejects legal injunction to stop UMSU referendum
A motion for a legal injunction filed by the Canadian Federation of Students, aimed at stopping UMSU’s planned referendum on the student union’s continued membership…
UMSU president speaks out following lawsuit
UMSU president Jaron Rykiss is speaking out following a lawsuit from the Canadian Federation of Students over unpaid dues amounting to nearly $1 million. While…
UMSU board got itself into this mess
At the end of August, the Canadian Federation of Students filed a lawsuit against the University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU), alleging that UMSU has…
The Canadian Federation of Students sues UMSU over nearly $1 million in unpaid dues
The Canadian Federation of Students, an organization that works to represent post-secondary students across Canada, has filed a lawsuit against the University of Manitoba Students’…
UMSU withholds $1m in federation membership dispute
UMSU is withholding more than $1 million in outstanding fees to the Canadian Federation of Students—Manitoba over a dispute
regarding the union’s membership in the federation.
UMGSA woes with Canadian Federation of Students have decades-old origins
Students raised concerns over the uncertainty of the U of M Graduate Students’ Association’s (UMGSA) December 2020 annual general meeting (AGM) after discovering that despite being…