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• What Happened to the Bus Pass?
• What is the UPass?
• What is the Referendum Question?
• What Does My Vote Mean?
• How and When Do I Vote?

What happened to the Student Bus Pass?

Wondering why we don't have a UPass (Universal Bus Pass) this semester?  It's because our previous UPass contract expired on April 30th, 2021. The CSA and GSA have negotiated a new UPass contract with the City of Guelph, priced at $151 per semester, with annual increases capped at 2% per year, effective January 1, 2022. 

Negotiating a contract is Step 1, holding a referendum for students to approve the terms of the contract is Step 2.  Have your say and vote in the UPass Referendum this October 4th - 8th!

To find out more about voting in this referendum, please read the details below or click here [1] to learn more about Referendums.

What is the UPass?

The UPass provides all University of Guelph main campus students with affordable & unlimited transportation to campus, downtown, and the greater City of Guelph. The UPass is sold at a significantly lower rate than the City of Guelph Post-secondary Semester Bus Pass. The previous UPass contract, which was negotiated for a five-year term, expired on April 30, 2021.

What is the referendum question asking?

Do you support a Universal Bus Pass fee for all University of Guelph, main campus, full-time and part-time, undergraduate and graduate students, effective January 1, 2022, with the following terms?

• Priced at $151 per each Fall, Winter and Summer semester, with an annual price increase of no more than 2% per academic year.
• The City of Guelph commits to hold the fee increase at 2% or less for the next 5 years.
• The contract term is indefinite unless the annual increase exceeds 2%, at which time another referendum must be held.

YES         NO

Click here [2] to read the official preamble and question, including the terms of the proposed UPass.

What does my vote mean?

• A YES vote means a UPass for all students starting January 2022, included in your compulsory fees.
• A NO vote means no UPass. Students requiring the bus would need to purchase pricier alternatives.

When and where can I vote?

• Voting will be open Monday, October 4th to Friday, October 8th during the Fall 2021 CSA By-Election [3].
• Electronic ballots will be sent to all students via GryphMail; click here [4] to learn more about voting in a CSA election!