Regulation 160.1: Schedule of Fees

Regulation 160.1: Schedule of Fees

Base Membership Fee
SU Membership Fee	Indexed: Yes	Opt-out: No
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes Full-time: $62.90 per term Part-time: $36.93 per term	Intersession: Yes All students: $37.27
Purpose: This fee supports general Students’ Union operations.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: All undergraduate students, with no exclusions
Review Provisions: None
Special Purpose Fees
Access Fund	Indexed: Assessed by rolling 3 year average, but no more than 10% annually.	Opt-out: Yes
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $14.56 per term	Intersession: Yes All students: $7.28
Purpose: This fee supports the Access Fund bursary program, which is administered by the financial aid department of the Registrar’s Office.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: All undergraduate students, with no exclusions
Review Provisions: Assessed annually by the Executive Committee in consultation with the financial aid office. Proposed changes to the fee shall be sent to Students’ Council for approval.
SU Capital Fee	Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI	Opt-out: No
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $11.97 per term	Intersession: Yes All students: $5.84
Purpose: This fee supports the financing costs of the 2015 Atrium and related renovations. Upon the discharge of loan obligations, Students’ Council will determine whether to continue the fee for other major capital needs or to discontinue it. In all cases, the fee’s mandate as passed was to fund renovations to Students’ Union facilities, subject to a number of criteria.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are excluded from this fee.
Review Provisions: This fee will be reviewed by Students’ Council for modification or removal upon full repayment of the loan associated with the Atrium project.
Sustainability and Capital Fund	Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI	Opt-out: No
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $29.68 per term	Intersession: Yes All students: $29.68
Purpose: This fee supports capital projects and sustainability programs and projects. The Fund will: ● Provide funding for projects that improve the environmental, economic, and/or social sustainability of Students' Union spaces; ● Provide up to $10,000 of funding for each approved student sustainability project that will positively impact the campus community.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are excluded from this fee.
Review Provisions: This fee will be reviewed every five years by Students’ Council.
Health and Dental Plan	Indexed: Not Applicable - premium-based.	Opt-out: Yes
Term and Amounts Assessed	Assessed once per year, rates depend on when a student enrolls and what programs are opted in or out of.
Purpose: This fee provides health and dental insurance, and related programs, to students. This is a premium-based fee and varies according to usage.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are excluded from this fee.
Review Provisions: This fee is reviewed annually by the Health and Dental Plan Committee, which will then recommend the fee amount for the following year to the Students' Council.
UPass	Indexed: No - rates change according to negotiated contract	Opt-out: No
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $180 per term	Intersession: Yes All students: $180
Purpose: This fee provides unlimited access to public transit across the metropolitan Edmonton region.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students and students residing more than 100km from campus
Review Provisions: This fee is reviewed when contracts are renegotiated with municipal transit agencies.
Dedicated Fee Units
Alberta Public Interest Research Group	Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI	Opt-out: Yes
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes F/T: $3.71 per term P/T: $1.86 per term	Intersession: No
Purpose: The Alberta Public Interest Research Group (APIRG) seeks to foster positive social change and empower students with the tools to become active, engaged citizens.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are exempt.
Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2028
Campus Food Bank	Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI	Opt-out: Yes
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $1.25 per term (CHECK)	Intersession: No
Purpose: The Campus Food Bank (CFB) is a charity dedicated to combating food insecurity on campus. It is open to all undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, recent alumni and their families/dependents. The CFB believes that university is a place where one should hunger for knowledge, not food. Funding areas: Programming, events, outreach and awareness; Fundraising events and food drives; Volunteer program.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: No exclusions
Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2027
Campus Recreation Enhancement Fund	Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI	Ot-out: No
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $4.86 per term (CHECK)	Intersession: Yes All students: $4.86
Purpose: The Campus Recreation Enhancement Fund (CREF) was created to help ensure that the high quality of Campus and Community Recreation programs, equipment, and facilities remains diverse, convenient, accessible, equitable, and affordable to all University of Alberta Students' Union members. The fund will be distributed to undergraduate students, student groups and for the purpose of ensuring that programs, equipment, and facilities offered by the University of Alberta's Campus Recreation remain diverse, convenient, accessible, equitable, affordable and of high quality to all Students' Union members at the University of Alberta.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are excluded from this fee.
Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2028
CJSR-FM Fund	Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI	Opt-out: No
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes F/T students: $2.56 per term P/T students: $0.92 per term	Intersession: No
Purpose: The CJSR-FM88 Fund shall be used for the support of the First Alberta Campus Radio Association. The mandate of CJSR 88.5 FM is to operate a radio station that includes a campus focus. CJSR enriches the lives of students by providing opportunities to learn radio broadcasting, as well as producing high quality and diverse programming that constantly challenges the status quo. It offers facilities and training for campus and local-centric music and news programming, in addition to documentary and podcast production. CJSR is open to all undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, alumni, and community members.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are exempt.
Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2029
The Gateway Student Journalism Fund	Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI	Opt-out: Yes
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $2.71 per term	Intersession: Yes All students: $1.35 for each of Spring and Summer, if enrolled
Purpose: The Gateway Student Journalism Society is the only independent student-run media outlet at the University of Alberta. They publish daily online articles and special print edition newspapers on topics such as student life, tuition increases, University and Students’ Union governance and the achievements of students and academics. The Gateway is operated by a team of student journalists who are committed to empowering student volunteers to write their own stories. This DFU allows the Gateway to continue its operations and cover more ground on a campus that continues to grow at a rapid pace.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are exempt.
Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2029
The Golden Bears and Panda Legacy Fund	Indexed: No (not indicated in referendum question)/Yes according to prior schedule)	Opt-out: No
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $5.11 per term	Intersession: No
Purpose: Funds from the Golden Bears & Pandas Legacy Fund Dedicated Fee shall be distributed to the University of Alberta varsity athletic teams and the Athletics Department for the purposes of ensuring varsity athletic teams for the purpose of saving and stabilizing varsity athletic teams and for the promotion of varsity athletics. The Legacy Fund goes towards the following initiatives: ● Provision of jobs and work practicum experience for University of Alberta students ● Pre-season travel and hosting costs for varsity teams ● Promotional campaigns to enhance the student experience and provide on-campus events (such as free food and purchasing mascot costumes) ● Purchasing audio and video equipment to improve event experiences, promotional presence of Athletics, and webcasting
Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are exempt.
Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2026
Indigenous Students Union	Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI	Opt-out: Yes
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes Full-time: $1.13 Part-time: $0.56	Intersession: Yes All students: 1.13, assessed once only regardless of terms enrolled.
Purpose: The Indigenous Students' Union (ISU) represents and advocates for First Nation, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) students attending the University of Alberta. The mandate of the Indigenous Students’ Union (ISU) is to improve the lives of Indigenous students at the University of Alberta and foster healthy relationships within and outside the Indigenous student community. The ISU provides a safe environment for students to reaffirm and foster balance in spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional health by promoting culture, politics, academics, athletics, and other interpersonal interests. Additionally, the ISU offers cultural events for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students throughout the year. The ISU will divide funds between cultural support and events, education, aboriginal awards, childcare subsidy, housing subsidy, and operational costs.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: None.
Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2029
The Landing	Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI	Opt-out: Yes
Term and Assessment	Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $3.84 per term	Intersession: No
Purpose: The Landing is the main campus provider of support, programming, and events related to gender, sexuality, and sexual health for undergraduate students. It is The Landing’s goal to promote gender equity on a broad scale and advocate for the safety, inclusion, and celebration of students of all genders and sexualities in campus life. The Landing’s mandate is to affect meaningful change in the quality of life of students who are marginalized based on gender and/or sexuality.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students and off-campus students are exempt.
Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2029
Student Legal Services	Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI	Opt-out: No
Term and Assessment	Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $3.36 per term	Intersession: No
Purpose: Student Legal Services (SLS) is a group that is operated by University of Alberta law students. SLS aims to provide free legal assistance to low-income people in Edmonton and University of Alberta students. Each year, approximately 250 students from the Faculty of Law volunteer with SLS to provide legal assistance and education in the areas of criminal law, family law and civil law. If the referendum is successful, Student Legal Services will implement the following services to assist University of Alberta students: 1. Residency Assist: A project dedicated to assisting University of Alberta Students with legal issues involving living in University of Alberta residences, including dormitories such as Lister 2. Human Rights Project: An expanded Human Rights Project that represents and files claims at the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal. This project will allow University of Alberta students who are facing discrimination to find justice; 3. Student Group Assist: Dedicated materials and caseworkers as a part of an expanded civil project that will assist Student Groups with legal issues specifically dealing with managing such groups, including information and assistance relating to the Societies Act; 4. Trans ID Services: Expanded operations of Student Legal Services' trans ID project, which assists and commissions the changing of gender markers on government issued ID for those with need; and 5. Sexual Violence Legal Reform Project: an investigation and report on how legal frameworks such as collective agreements, the Criminal Code, and non-disclosure agreements, prevent perpetrators of sexual violence on university campuses from seeing justice.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: Augustana students are exempt.
Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2027
Period Equity Fund	Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI	Opt-out: Yes
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $1.00 per term	Intersession: Yes All students: $0.50 for each of Spring and Summer semesters, if enrolled.
Purpose: To provide free sustainable period products to menstruators all over our campus community through the period equity program in conjunction with Club Periodically.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: None
Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2030
World University Services of Canada Refugee Fund	Indexed: Yes, Alberta CPI (but not specified in question)	Opt-out: No
Term and Amounts Assessed	Fall and Winter: Yes All students: $1.63 per term (CHECK)	Intersession: No
Purpose: The Refugee Student Fund has allowed refugee students to gain access to a life-changing post-secondary education at the University of Alberta since 1988. Over the next five years, it will provide financial sponsorship through the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) for seven undergraduate refugee students to study at the University of Alberta and gain Canadian Permanent Resident status. The fund helps to cover initial sponsorship application costs, airfare expenses, and living and educational support for sponsored refugee students. Through the Student Refugee Program (SP), refugee students gain access to a university education to build a better life.
Scope of application and/or exclusions: None
Review Provisions: Plebiscite in 2029

Student Representative Association Membership Fees (SRAMF)
Association (Abbreviation)	Level	Opt-out	Indexed	Expiry	Off Campus Students
Faculty of ALES Undergraduate Association (FAUNA)	F: $2.00 P: 2.00 S: $0	Yes	Not in question, but comes in effect on on passing Bylaw 160	August 31, 2029	No
Organization for Arts Students and Interdisciplinary Studies (OASIS)	F: $5.13 P: $5.13 S: $0	Yes	Yes	August 31st , 2028	No
Augustana Students’ Association (ASA)	F: $65.00 P: $65.00 S: $0.00	Yes	Not in question, but comes in effect on on passing Bylaw 160	August 31st , 2027	Not applicable
Business Students' Association (BSA)	F: $10.60 P: $10.60 S: $0.00	Yes	Yes	August 31st , 2027	No
Education Students' Association (ESA)	F: $8.48 P: $8.48 S: $0.00	Yes	Yes	August 31st , 2026	No
Engineering Students' Society (ESS)	F: $20.00 P: $20.00 S: $0.00	Yes	Yes	August 31st , 2028	Yes
Nursing Undergraduate Association	F: $14.31 P: $10.60 S: $0.00	Yes	Yes	June 1st , 2027	No
Interdepartmental Sciences Students' Society (ISSS)	F: $5.00 P: $5.00 S: $0.00	Yes	Not in question, but comes in effect on on passing Bylaw 160	August 31st , 2026	Yes
Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation Student Society (KSRSS) Student Association	F: $3.18 P: $3.18 S: $0.00	Yes	Yes	August 31st, 2027	No
Law Students' Association	F: $26.50 P: $26.50 S: $0.00	Yes	Yes	June 1st , 2027	No
International Students' Association Fee (ISAF)	F: $0.00 P: $0.00 S: $0.00			August 31st, 2024 (Expired)	No
East Campus Students' Association	$0.00			N/A	Not Applicable
HUB Community Association	$45.00	Yes	Not in question, but comes in effect on on passing Bylaw 160	August 31st , 2029	Not Applicable
L'Association de la Résidence de la Faculté Saint-Jean (ARSFJ)	$0.00			August 31st , 2023 (Expired)	Not Applicable
Lister Hall Students' Association	$79.49	Yes	Yes	August 31st , 2026	Not Applicable
International House Association	$50.00 Rates are $25 for students moving in during the Winter Semester.	Yes	Not in question, but comes in effect on on passing Bylaw 160	August 31st , 2029	Not Applicable

Association (Abbreviation): This is official name and abbreviation of the Association that is recognized under the Bylaw Respecting Student Representative Associations.

Level: This indicates the level of the fee in accordance with the Bylaw Respecting Student Representative Association Finances. “F” indicates the fee payable by each full-time student per Fall or Winter Term, “P” indicates the fee payable by each part-time student per Fall or Winter Term, and “S” indicates the fee payable by each student per Spring or Summer Term. For Residence Associations, the fee is applied to all undergraduate residents regardless of enrolment status.

Expiry: This indicates the date that the fee will cease to be collected in accordance with the Bylaw Respecting Student Representative Association Finances.

Off Campus Students: This indicates whether the fee or payment applies to students in the constituency who are registered as off campus students.

Regulation 160.1: Schedule of Fees

Base Membership Fee

Special Purpose Fees

Dedicated Fee Units

Student Representative Association Membership Fees (SRAMF)