CSA update
While the Fanshawe Student Union is a proud member of the CSA, there is a somewhat similar organization called the CFS. Both organizations are completely separate from one another. So, what are the differences and why is the Fanshawe Student Union a member of CSA?
CFS stands for the Canadian Federation of Students and CSA stands for the College Student Alliance. CFS was formed in 1981 to provide students with a voice, provincially and nationally. The CSA was founded in 1975 and is the only officially recognized voice for college and college-university students in Ontario. The CFS is geared toward colleges and universities all across Canada, while the CSA focuses specifically on college and college-university students in Ontario.
According to the CFS website, “more than 80 university and college students' unions across Canada belong to the Federation.” Sixteen colleges and twenty-three student associations in Ontario are members of the CSA. Twenty-three is obviously a much smaller number than eighty, if both organizations are meant to look out for the rights of students on both a provincial and national level, how come the Fanshawe Student Union is a member of the CSA which is significantly smaller than the CFS?
The reason that the Fanshawe Student Union is a proud member of the CSA is because the CSA focuses on exactly what we are; Ontario college students. Of course the CSA also caters to students that have gone to both college and university, especially since there has been an increase in hybrid programs. One of CSA's prime objectives is to ease transferability, meaning that they are advocating for students to have less hassle when transferring credits from college to university and vice versa.
Because the CSA is a member-driven advocacy and student leadership organization for only college and college-university students in Ontario, they are able to focus on our specific needs and serve us better.
CFS stands for the Canadian Federation of Students and CSA stands for the College Student Alliance. CFS was formed in 1981 to provide students with a voice, provincially and nationally. The CSA was founded in 1975 and is the only officially recognized voice for college and college-university students in Ontario. The CFS is geared toward colleges and universities all across Canada, while the CSA focuses specifically on college and college-university students in Ontario.
According to the CFS website, “more than 80 university and college students' unions across Canada belong to the Federation.” Sixteen colleges and twenty-three student associations in Ontario are members of the CSA. Twenty-three is obviously a much smaller number than eighty, if both organizations are meant to look out for the rights of students on both a provincial and national level, how come the Fanshawe Student Union is a member of the CSA which is significantly smaller than the CFS?
The reason that the Fanshawe Student Union is a proud member of the CSA is because the CSA focuses on exactly what we are; Ontario college students. Of course the CSA also caters to students that have gone to both college and university, especially since there has been an increase in hybrid programs. One of CSA's prime objectives is to ease transferability, meaning that they are advocating for students to have less hassle when transferring credits from college to university and vice versa.
Because the CSA is a member-driven advocacy and student leadership organization for only college and college-university students in Ontario, they are able to focus on our specific needs and serve us better.
