Student Federation of the University of Ottawa

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Student Federation of the University of Ottawa

Institution	University of Ottawa
Location	Ottawa, Ontario
Established	1969
Abolished	2018 (de jure) 2019 (de facto)
President	Rizki Rachiq[a]
Members	36,000 (2018)
Affiliations	CFS
Website	www.sfuo.ca

TheStudent Federation of the University of Ottawa (French: Fédération étudiante de l'Université d'Ottawa; also known as the SFUO) was the official students' union representing undergraduate students of the University of Ottawa from 1969 to 2018.

The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa was a bilingual entity, and its French-language name and acronym (FÉUO) had equal standing. It was a not-for-profit organization, incorporated under the Corporations' Act of Ontario.

On August 9, 2018, La Rotonde, the university's French-language newspaper, reported that the Ottawa Police Service was investigating members of the SFUO and its executive for fraud. Subsequently, on August 10, the university announced it was withholding their funding until an audit into the allegations could be completed.

On September 25, 2018, the University of Ottawa provided the Federation with a 90-day notice of termination of their contract, citing insufficient progress and further allegations of workplace misconduct, internal conflict, and improper governance. The announcement noted that, as of December 24th, 2018, the Federation would no longer be recognized as the official representative of students, and invited students who wished to establish successor organizations to come forward.

A referendum was held in February 2019 to determine whether the SFUO would be reinstated as the official undergraduate student union, or whether a new organization - the University of Ottawa Students' Union (UOSU) would take its place. On February 11, 2019, the University of Ottawa announced that the University of Ottawa Students' Union had won the referendum to become the official undergraduate student union.^[1]

The SFUO offices closed on April 10, 2019. An equitable court receiver has been appointed to officially dissolve the federation.^[2]

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