Undergraduates of Canadian Research Intensive Universities

Undergraduates of Canadian Research Intensive Universities

Abbreviation	UCRU
Formation	2017
Location	London, Ontario, Canada.
Region	Canada
Chair	Mitch Pratt (USC)
Vice-Chair	Stephanie Bertolo (MSU)
Affiliations	U15
Website	feds.ca/advocacy/government

The Undergraduates of Canadian Research Intensive Universities (UCRU) is an alliance of students' unions in Canada^[1]. Their common objective is to protect the interests and advocate on behalf of over 240,000 undergraduate university students from Canada's largest research intensive universities (U15) , and to provide research and recommendations to the government on how to improve post-secondary education in Canada.^[2] The UCRU began as an informal association called ADVOCAN, and was formalized and rebranded in late 2017.

Membership^[3]

• Federation of Students (Feds) – University of Waterloo
• Western University’s Student Council (USC) – Western University
• McMaster Student Union (MSU) – McMaster University
• The Alma Mater Society (AMS) – Queen’s University
• University of Toronto Student Union (UTSU) – University of Toronto
• The Alma Mater Society of UBC Vancouver (AMS-UBC) – University of British Columbia
• University of Saskatchewan Students’ Union (USSU) – University of Saskatchewan
• University of Manitoba Students Union (UMSU) – University of Manitoba

Advocacy Topics

• Indigenous Students^[4]
• International Students^[5]
• Canada Federal Student Loans Program^[1]
• Undergraduate Research Funding ^[6]

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