University of Toronto Mississauga Students' Union

University of Toronto Mississauga Students' Union

Institution	University of Toronto
Location	Mississauga, Ontario
Established	August 2, 1983(42 years ago) (1983-08-02)
President	Andrew Park (2025) [1]
Vice presidents	External:Rajas Dhamija [1] Equity:Miatah McCallum [1] Campus Life:Lois Ogunnubi [1] Internal:Rui Zhang [1] University Affairs:Manaal Fatima [1]
Members	14,000+
Affiliations	Canadian Federation of Students (local 109)
Website	utmsu.ca

The University of Toronto Mississauga Students' Union (UTMSU) is the elected representative body for full-time undergraduates at the University of Toronto Mississauga, a campus of the University of Toronto. Established as the Erindale College Student Union in 1983, it has been the official representative student committee since 2019.

History

The Erindale College Student Union was incorporated on August 2, 1983 as an informal representative organization for students at the Mississauga campus, then known as Erindale College. ^[2] At the time, the University of Toronto Students' Union (UTSU) were the official representative student committee (as outlined in the University of Toronto Act) recognized by the Governing Council of the University of Toronto for undergraduates at Erindale. The Erindale College Student Union entered an Associate Membership Agreement (AMA) with the UTSU in 2008, where UTM students would pay part of their tuition to the UTSU and part to the UTMSU. In 2018, each body voted independently to end the AMA, as the Mississauga campus had grown significantly and students sought their own representation. This separation became official that year and in 2019, the Governing Council passed a resolution to make the Erindale College Student Union, now operating as the University of Toronto Mississauga Students' Union, the campus's official representative student committee. ^[3]

Operations

Student Centre

The UTMSU is based in the Student Centre which opened in 1999. Located in the middle of campus, the centre has long been a hub for student activities at UTM and is also home to various clubs, student societies, and The Medium , the primary campus newspaper. ^[4]

The Blind Duck Pub is run by the UTMSU in the Student Centre. The restaurant, established in 1999, is a popular dining spot on campus and also has a Chatime bubble tea location. ^{[5] [6]}

See also

• University of Toronto Students' Union
• Canadian Federation of Students
• List of Ontario students' associations

References

1. "Who Are We?". University of Toronto Mississauga Students' Union. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
2. "Mission". University of Toronto Mississauga Students' Union. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
3. "Establishment of University of Toronto Mississauga Students' Union (UTMSU) as a Representative Student Committee" (PDF). University of Toronto. Office of the Governing Council. June 18, 2019.
4. Bekbossynova, Kamilla (November 29, 2023). "UTMSU faces backlash over failed student centre expansion referendum". The Varsity.
5. Editorial board (November 10, 2019). "Editorial: The Bland Duck Pub". The Medium.
6. "The Blind Duck". University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union. Retrieved October 6, 2025.