U_Sports

U Sports
Formation	1961; 63 years ago
Legal status	Association
Headquarters	Richmond Hill, Ontario
Region served	Canada
Membership	57 schools
CEO	Pierre Arsenault
Main organ	Executive Committee
Website	usports.ca

U Sports

Governing body of university sport in Canada

U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), Canada West (CW), and Atlantic University Sport (AUS). The equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Some institutions are members of both bodies for different sports.

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History

Formation, CIAU, CIS

The original Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) was founded in 1906 and existed until 1955, composed only of universities from Ontario and Quebec. The semi-national organization, CIAU Central, provided common rules and regulations.

A growth spurt between 1944–55 saw the CIAU Central grow into a large group of nineteen (19) member universities each of which had diverse enrollment, philosophy, and practices both academically and athletically. The result saw the collapse of CIAU Central as there was no forum to evaluate or research policy in order to adjudicate conflicts within the organization

At the same time women's programs were expanding and required organization. In 1923, the Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WIAU) was founded to provide athletic competition for female students in Ontario and the Ontario-Quebec Women's Intercollegiate Athletics (O-QWICA) coordinated programs for female students in Ontario and Quebec.

With the collapse of the CIAU Central in the mid-1950s, calls for a new, national governing body for university sport accelerated. Once the Royal Military College of Canada became a degree granting institution, Major W. J. (Danny) McLeod, athletic director at the RMC directed the establishment of the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) in 1961.^[1]

With financial assistance from the federal government, universities committed themselves to excellence in their sports programs, increased their schedules, and assigned coaches to year round programs to assist the federal government in identifying talent, national training centers, provision of facilities, sport research, and testing, all with an eye on developing international competitors.

Major McLeod ran the CIAU from his office at RMC as the first CIAU Secretary-Treasurer. In the 1960s the CIAU functioned as a voluntary, autonomous, educational sport organization which represented by the various universities from coast to coast.

In 1978, the Canadian Women's Interuniversity Athletic Union (CWIAU), which had formed in 1970, merged with the CIAU; the expanded CIAU reinforced its university focus by adjusting its name to the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union.

In June 2001, the membership of the CIAU voted to change the name and logo of the organization to Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS). This new name more accurately reflect the mission and function of the organization since "athletics' conveyed "track and field" and the term "union" became associated with labour organizations.

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[14] Federal ethics rules prohibit RMC from maintaining an endowment.

[16] As of 2017, Bishop's plays football in AUS.

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History of CIS Archived January 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

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"CIS announces rebrand; now named U Sports". October 20, 2016. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 17, 2017.

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CIS English Archived September 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. English.cis-sic.ca. Retrieved on July 24, 2013.

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Lancer Sports News. University of Windsor (website). "Lancer Football Introduces Touchdown Club" Archived February 12, 2006, at the Wayback Machine accessed April 9, 2007

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CBC News. Laval's team was profiled during their training camp in Florida. Broadcast before Vanier Cup 2006.

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"U Sports drops first-year grade requirements for participation, scholarships". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved September 29, 2023.

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CIS English Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. English.cis-sic.ca (July 15, 2013). Retrieved on July 24, 2013.

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U Sports Championship Calendar

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"Member Universities". U Sports. September 28, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

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"UQAC becomes U Sports' 57th member university". U Sports. June 15, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

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"Brock University Athletics - Official Athletics Website". Archived from the original on May 15, 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2009.

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"Corporate Partners". U Sports.

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No.	Sport	Founded	Teams	Season	Most Championships
1	Basketball	1962	48	Fall	Carleton (17)
2	Curling	2008	N/A	Fall	Wilfrid Laurier (4)
3	Ice hockey	1961	35	Winter	Alberta (16)
4	Football	1961	27	Winter	Laval (11)
5	Soccer	1972	48	Fall	UBC (13)
6	Volleyball	1966	31	Spring	Manitoba, Winnipeg (10)

No.	Sport	Founded	Teams	Season
1	Cross country	1963	10	Fall
2	Swimming	1965	N/A	Winter
3	Track & field	1981	N/A	Spring
4	Wrestling	1969	N/A	Winter

No.	Sport	Founded	Teams	Season	Most Championships
1	Basketball	1977	48	Fall	Victoria (9)
2	Curling	2008	N/A	Fall	Alberta (5)
3	Field hockey	1975	10	Fall	UBC (19)
4	Ice hockey	1997	35	Winter	Alberta (8)
5	Rugby union	1998	26	Fall	Alberta, St. Francis Xavier (6)
6	Soccer	1987	53	Fall	UBC (7)
7	Volleyball	1969	42	Spring	UBC (13)

No.	Sport	Founded	Teams	Season
1	Cross country	1988	10	Fall
2	Swimming	1971	N/A	Winter
3	Track & field	1981	N/A	Spring
4	Wrestling	1999	N/A	Winter

Sport	Men	Women
Basketball	1963–	1987–
Cross country	1963–	1988–
Curling	2008–	2008–
Field hockey		1975–
Football	1965–
Ice hockey	1963–	1998–
Rugby union		1998–
Soccer	1972–	1987–
Swimming	1965–	1971–
Track & field	1981–	1981–
Volleyball (indoor)	1967–	1971–
Wrestling	1969–	1999–

U_Sports

U Sports

History

Formation, CIAU, CIS

Rebrand and new approach

Athletic funding & eligibility

Sponsored sports

Men's team sports

Men's individual sports

Women's team sports

Women's individual sports

National championships

Conferences & members

Sponsors

See also

Notes and references

External links

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Formation	1961; 63 years ago (1961)
Legal status	Association
Headquarters	Richmond Hill, Ontario
Region served	Canada
Membership	57 schools
CEO	Pierre Arsenault
Main organ	Executive Committee
Website	usports.ca

Institution	Nickname	City	Province	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Endowment	Membership
Acadia University	Axemen (M), Axewomen (W)	Wolfville	NS	1838	Public	4650	$40M	AUS
Cape Breton University	Capers	Sydney	NS	2005	Public	3500	$6.1M	AUS
Dalhousie University	Tigers	Halifax	NS	1818	Public	18,940	$478M	AUS
Memorial University of Newfoundland	Sea-Hawks	St. John's	NL	1925	Public	18,172	$93M	AUS
Mount Allison University	Mounties	Sackville	NB	1839	Public	2260	$141.1M	AUS
Université de Moncton	Aigles Bleus (M), Aigles Bleues (W)	Moncton	NB	1864	Public	4187	—	AUS
University of New Brunswick	Reds	Fredericton	NB	1785	Public	9000	—	AUS
University of Prince Edward Island	Panthers	Charlottetown	PEI	1969	Public	4000	—	AUS
Saint Mary's University	Huskies	Halifax	NS	1802	Public	7040	$16.9M	AUS
St. Francis Xavier University	X-Men (M), X-Women (W)	Antigonish	NS	1853	Public	5150	$59.4M	AUS
St. Thomas University	Tommies	Fredericton	NB	1910	Public	2633	—	AUS
University of British Columbia	Thunderbirds	University Endowment Lands	BC	1908	Public	43,579	$1.16B	CW
Trinity Western University	Spartans	Langley	BC	1962	Private-Christian	2,700	—	CW
University of Victoria	Vikes	Victoria	BC	1903	Public	19,500	$348M	CW
University of the Fraser Valley	Cascades	Abbotsford	BC	1974	Public	21,500	—	CW
University of Northern British Columbia	Timberwolves	Prince George	BC	1990	Public	4,183	—	CW
Thompson Rivers University	WolfPack	Kamloops	BC	1970	Public	13,072	—	CW
University of British Columbia Okanagan	Heat	Kelowna	BC	2005	Public	6,015	—	CW
University of Alberta	Golden Bears (M), Pandas (W)	Edmonton	AB	1908	Public	36,435	$1.0B	CW
University of Calgary	Dinos	Calgary	AB	1966	Public	28,196	$568M	CW
MacEwan University	Griffins	Edmonton	AB	1971	Public	13,889	—	CW
Mount Royal University	Cougars	Calgary	AB	1910	Public	14,175	—	CW
University of Saskatchewan	Huskies	Saskatoon	SK	1907	Public	19,082	$247M	CW
University of Lethbridge	Pronghorns	Lethbridge	AB	1967	Public	8,765	$24.5M	CW
Brandon University	Bobcats	Brandon	MB	1890	Public	3383	—	CW
University of Regina	Rams (football), Cougars	Regina	SK	1911	Public	12,800	$25.9M	CW
University of Winnipeg	Wesmen	Winnipeg	MB	1871	Public	9,219	—	CW
University of Manitoba	Bisons	Winnipeg	MB	1877	Public	27,599	$424M	CW
Carleton University	Ravens	Ottawa	ON	1942	Public	25,262	$190M	OUA
University of Ottawa	Gee-Gees	Ottawa	ON	1848	Public	35,548	$201M	OUA
University of Toronto	Varsity Blues	Toronto	ON	1827	Public	56,383^[12]	$1.66B	OUA
Toronto Metropolitan University	Bold	Toronto	ON	1948	Public	24,000	$118M	OUA
Queen's University	Golden Gaels	Kingston	ON	1841	Public	20,566	$722M	OUA
York University	Lions	Toronto	ON	1959	Public	42,400	$373M	OUA
Laurentian University	Voyageurs	Sudbury	ON	1960	Public	7758	$36M	OUA
Algoma University	Thunderbirds	Sault Ste. Marie	ON	1964	Public	1427	—	OUA
Royal Military College of Canada	Paladins	Kingston	ON	1876	Public	900^[13]	^{[lower-alpha 1]}	OUA
Trent University	Excalibur	Peterborough	ON	1964	Public	7160	$43M	OUA
Nipissing University	Lakers	North Bay	ON	1909	Public	6300	$11M	OUA
Ontario Tech University	Ridgebacks	Oshawa	ON	2003	Public	10000	—	OUA
University of Western Ontario	Mustangs	London	ON	1878	Public	30,000	$685M	OUA
University of Windsor	Lancers	Windsor	ON	1857	Public	13,496	$70M	OUA
McMaster University	Marauders	Hamilton	ON	1887	Public	25,688	$553M	OUA
University of Guelph	Gryphons	Guelph	ON	1964	Public	19,408	$264M	OUA
University of Waterloo	Warriors	Waterloo	ON	1957	Public	27,978	$282M	OUA
Wilfrid Laurier University	Golden Hawks	Waterloo	ON	1911	Public	12,394	—	OUA
Brock University	Badgers	St. Catharines	ON	1964	Public	17,000^[14]	$74M	OUA
Lakehead University	Thunderwolves	Thunder Bay	ON	1946	Public	8050	$32.1M	OUA
Concordia University	Stingers	Montreal	QC	1896	Public	38,809	$54.4M	RSEQ
Université Laval	Rouge et Or	Quebec City	QC	1663	Public	37,591	$105.3M	RSEQ
Université du Québec à Montréal	Citadins	Montreal	QC	1969	Public	39,235	—	RSEQ
McGill University	Redbirds (M), Martlets (W)	Montreal	QC	1821	Public	32,514	$1.32B	RSEQ
Bishop's University	Gaiters	Lennoxville	QC	1843	Public	2800	—	RSEQ^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Université de Montréal	Carabins	Montreal	QC	1878	Public	55,540	$276M	RSEQ
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	Patriotes	Trois-Rivières	QC	1969	Public	10,000	—	RSEQ
Université de Sherbrooke	Vert & Or	Sherbrooke	QC	1954	Public	35,000	—	RSEQ
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	Inuk	Chicoutimi	QC	1969	Public	6,500	—	RSEQ