Saturday, July 30, 2011

student of Canada

In canda membership in a college or university students' union is mandatory across Canada under various provincial statutes Included in Canadian students' is anywhere from an additional $10–$500 fee to pay for the services of the union. The money raised from dues is often used to support a staff and office. Student elections usually happen around March as the student bodies elect their unions' executives. Student voter turnout for student elections is low for all institutions. The current largest undergraduate student union in Canada is the York Federation of Students, at the York University, with around 49,000 members.
Most students' unions are charged by their student body to protect their best interests at the university, municipal, provincial and federal government levels. Often, student unions in Canada are members of either the  One exception is the Province of Quebec, which has its own federation (the largest youth group in Quebec), called   or students are represented by the is a more radical grouping students from both levels of education.Different provinces have different rules governing student unions. In British Columbia under Section 26 of the University Act, student unions may only raise or rescind mandatory student union fees through a democratic referendum of the membership. Once fees are passed through this mechanism, the Board of Governors of the respective institutions are then required to remit those fees to the student union, and may only interfere in the internal affairs of the student union if it fails to complete annual audits of its finances, giving these student unions strong

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