Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations
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The Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations (ANSSA) is the largest post-secondary student lobby group in Nova Scotia
, Canada
, representing approximately 85% of the province's university students. It strives towards improved funding for education in Nova Scotia and the elimination of real and perceived financial barriers for university students.
ANSSA's member organizations are the Dalhousie Student Union
, the Acadia Students' Union
, the St. Francis Xavier University Students' Union, the Saint Mary's University Students' Association, and the Cape Breton University Student Union.
(NSSAC) collapsed as a result of ideological differences between Canadian Federation of Students
and Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
schools within the organization. Although schools who were members of the CFS are affiliated with that group's provincial wing, the collapse of NSSAC left the DSU, ASU, STFXSU, and SMUSA—which are all members of CASA—without a provincial lobby group.
Talks between those four schools led to the establishing of ANSSA in April 2004. SMUSA entered the alliance until that fall, following a successful referendum. CBUSU joined in 2009.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, representing approximately 85% of the province's university students. It strives towards improved funding for education in Nova Scotia and the elimination of real and perceived financial barriers for university students.
ANSSA's member organizations are the Dalhousie Student Union
Dalhousie Student Union
The Dalhousie Student Union is the official representative of students at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.- History :On November 10, 1869 students accepted ownership of the Dalhousie Gazette from the founding editors....
, the Acadia Students' Union
Acadia Students' Union
The Acadia Students' Union represents the undergraduate students at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. They are a member of the Canadian Alliance of Students Associations and the Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations ....
, the St. Francis Xavier University Students' Union, the Saint Mary's University Students' Association, and the Cape Breton University Student Union.
Formation
In 2003 the Nova Scotia Student Advocacy CoalitionNova Scotia Student Advocacy Coalition
The Nova Scotia Student Advocacy Coalition was a post-secondary education student lobby group in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia...
(NSSAC) collapsed as a result of ideological differences between Canadian Federation of Students
Canadian Federation of Students
The Canadian Federation of Students is the largest student organization in Canada. Founded in 1981, the stated goal of the CFS is to work at the federal level for high quality, accessible post-secondary education.-Structure:...
and Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations was formed in 1995 by several post-secondary institutions' student unions who had withdrawn from the Canadian Federation of Students and previously unaffiliated student unions...
schools within the organization. Although schools who were members of the CFS are affiliated with that group's provincial wing, the collapse of NSSAC left the DSU, ASU, STFXSU, and SMUSA—which are all members of CASA—without a provincial lobby group.
Talks between those four schools led to the establishing of ANSSA in April 2004. SMUSA entered the alliance until that fall, following a successful referendum. CBUSU joined in 2009.