Canadian Federation of Students

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Canadian Federation of Students
Fédération canadienne des étudiantes et étudiants

Founded	1981
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Location	Canada
Members	530,000 (est.)
Key people	Holly Star-Tait (Chairperson) Jawad Chowdhury (Deputy Chairperson) Gishleine Oukouomi (Treasurer)
Website	www.cfs-fcee.ca

The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) is a student organization in Canada, representing over 530,000 students from across Canada. Formed in 1981, the stated goal of the Federation is to represent the collective voice of Canadian students and work at the federal level for high quality, accessible post-secondary education.^[1] The CFS has its roots in Canada's long tradition of having national student organizations, such as formerly the National Union of Students (Canada), the Canadian Union of Students, the National Federation of Canadian University Students, the Canadian Student Assembly, and the Student Christian Movement of Canada (SCM).

CFS is composed of member local student unions. All members of the Canadian Federation of Students pay membership dues as a part of their membership.

In Canadian student politics, the decision of whether a student union should be a member of the Federation is a contentious issue, and the organization's processes for joining or leaving its membership has been the subject of much debate.