Student elections play a major role in developing our relationship with democracy. How can we make student government in Canada more relevant, engaging and inspiring?
As Canadians continue to lose faith in our elected governments and voter turnout continues to decline at all levels – how can we transform student government into a role model, leading by example and providing a positive alternative to democratic decline?
CAMPUS |
STUDENT UNION |
VOTING SYSTEM |
DETAILS +HISTORY |
| University of Waterloo | Federation of Students | STV (proportional) | Motion moved by Elizabeth McFaul and Jesse McGinnis in 2013. Adopted unanimously. |
| University of Toronto | Graduate Students Union | Ranked Ballots (majority) | Adopted 2013 |
| University of Toronto | Engineering Society | STV (proportional) | |
| Queens | Student Union | Ranked Ballots (majority) | |
| Wilfred Laurier | Student Union (WLUSU) | Ranked Ballots (majority) | |
| McMaster | Student Union (MSU) | Ranked Ballots (majority) | |
| University of Toronto | Trinity College | Single-member majority + Multi-member positions | Bylaws (see section 11) |
| Western | University Students' Council (USC) | Ranked Ballots (majority) | Gazette article (Jan 2021) |
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