Spring 2026 OUSA General Assembly Delegates - University of Western - Posting closes January 21

The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) represents the interests of approximately 160,000 professional and undergraduate, full-time and part-time university students at nine student associations across Ontario. OUSA is run by a Steering Committee made up of elected student representatives from each of our member university.   

The General Assembly of the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA) is the highest governing body of this provincial lobbying organization. Decisions made at General Assembly are binding upon OUSA, and policies passed become representative of students across Ontario. As such, being a GA delegate requires a high level of responsibility. Should you be selected, you will primarily be representing the interests of the McMaster Students Union (MSU). It will be your duty to ensure that policy passed at General Assembly is useful and relevant to McMaster Students.  

This year's General Assembly policy papers are:   

• Tuition Ancillary & Incidental Fees


• Student Mobility and Credit Transfer


• Artificial Intelligence

The Winter General Assembly will be held fully in-person at the
University of Western Ontario. Delegates are required to be in-person for the duration of the General Assembly. All delegates will have their travel, accommodation, and food costs covered.   

Winter 2026 General Assembly Information  

When: Thursday, March 5th – Sunday, March 8th 2025 

Where: University of Western Ontario, London  

Selection Process  

There will be two stages to the selection process. Interested applicants will be required to submit their application here, followed by a group interview process that will be facilitated by the Vice-President (Education) and the Associate Vice-President: Provincial & Federal Affairs.  

Please note that the group interviews will be taking place on Tuesday, January 27th - Thursday, January 29th, with time to be confirmed with the successful candidates.

Applicant Criteria  

In order to attend OUSA General Assembly, applicants must:  

• Be an MSU member (full-time undergraduate taking 18 units or more or students who transfer through MAPS-MSU Transferability Agreement).  

• Be available for training on the week of March 10th (training day TBA, training will be in-person but accommodations can be discussed)  

• Be FULLY available Thursday, March 5th – Sunday, March 8th 2026 

How do I apply?  

In your application, please include the following: 

1. A word or pdf document with your name, program and year, student number and McMaster email address.  

First time applicants:
 

Provide short answers (250 words or less) to each of the questions listed below.  

-- Describe why you want to attend OUSA General Assembly, as well as what you would bring to the team.  

-- Describe why policy is important for advocacy.

-- Much of the work at OUSA General Assembly focuses on policy development. Please choose one of the policies that are coming forward for consideration and provide an explanation of what you think is the biggest priority for students within this topic and how it can be improved.  

Returning delegates: 

-- Reflecting on your previous role as an OUSA General Assembly delegate, what did you gain from your experience and how do you think you could improve moving forward? 

-- Describe why policy is important for advocacy. Feel free to use specific examples from OUSA. 

-- Much of the work at OUSA General Assembly focuses on policy development. Please choose one of the policies that are coming forward for consideration and provide an explanation of what you think is the biggest priority for students within this topic and how it can be improved.  

2. Updated resume. References are not needed. 

Posting closes Wednesday, January 21sth at 11:59pm 

If you have any questions about the application, please contact Stephen DeCordova, Vice-President (Education) at [email protected] or Renee McIntosh, Director of Human Resources at [email protected].