Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations

Infobox Canadian Student Association
name = Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations


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established = 2003
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location = Halifax, Nova Scotia
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homepage = http://www.anssa.ca
The Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations (ANSSA) is the largest post-secondary student lobby group in Nova Scotia, Canada, representing approximately 75% 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, and the Saint Mary's University Students' Association.

Formation

In 2003 the Nova Scotia Student Advocacy Coalition (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 are members of the CFS are affiliated with that group's provincial wing, the collapse of NSSAC left the DSU, ASU, XFU 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. However, SMUSA did not enter the alliance until that fall, following a successful referendum on the issue.

External links

* [http://www.anssa.ca Official Site]