The University of Manitoba Students' Union (UMSU) is the university-wide representative body for undergraduate students at the University of Manitoba, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. UMSU was established in 1919, replacing the former University of Manitoba Students' Association founded in 1914, and was incorporated by Act of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly effective June 19, 1975.
Its head office is located in UMSU University Centre, a large, Modernist architecture building designed by Canadian architect Isadore (Issie) Coop at UM's Fort Garry Campus that serves as the university's activity hub.
UMSU is funded by mandatory student organization fees, included in tuition fees; upon paying their fees, students become full members of the Students' Union. The executive and community representatives of the Union are elected during the UMSU General Election.
- Degree's — a restaurant
- G.P.A.'s Campus Convenience — a convenience store
- VW's Social Club — the campus bar
- IQ’s Cafe & Billiards — a pool hall and coffee shop
- UMCycle — a full-service bike shop
- UMSU Service Centre — an information kiosk that provides information on university-related matters such as registrations, exams, and transit routes/maps, as well as UPass information, poster approvals for University Centre, and a lost-and-found service. It also sells bus passes, other Winnipeg Transit products, and event/social tickets. The Service Centre has replaced the much smaller Answers information booth.
UMSU also operates a number of non-business operations, such as the Gallery of Student Art, which displays art installations created by students and a Food Bank for students.
It also administers a number of scholarships and bursaries, travel grants, as well as providing funding for the student radio station, CJUM-FM (more popularly known as UMFM), and the student newspaper, The Manitoban.
Governance
UMSU has a 5-person elected executive, which includes a president and four vice presidents. In 2016, the reported salary for an executive was $37,700 per executive, including benefits. The President is responsible for the overall operation of UMSU and serves as the official spokesperson. The President also serves on the University Senate and Board of Governors. The four Vice-Presidents are each responsible for a different portfolio:
The executive and community representatives are elected during the UMSU General Election. and the Manitoba Alliance of Post-Secondary Students (MAPSS).
There are also various committees that deal with UMSU's governing policies and procedures, including specific areas, such as governance, finance, member services, UPass (a subsidized student bus pass), and the health & dental insurance plan. These committees are composed of a combination of UMSU executives, UMSU Board members, and students-at-large. The UMSU Board is the highest decision making authority and has the power to remove representatives who breach governing policies. Hannah Le was removed for breach of policy during a board vote in 2025 from the Student Life position. In the previous year, Dela Cruz served on the Presidents' Task Force for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
UMSU is funded by mandatory student organization fees, included in tuition fees; upon paying their fees, students become full members of the Students' Union.
List of UMSU Presidents
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Year
!President
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|2026-2027
|Heaven Kaur
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|2025-2026
|Prabhnoor Singh
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|2024-2025
|Divya Sharma
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|2023-2024
|Tracy Karuhogo
|-
|2022-2023
|Jaron Rykiss
|-
|2021-2022
|Brendan Scott
|-
|2020-2021
|Jelynn Dela Cruz
|-
|2018-2020
|Jakob Sanderson
|-
|2016-2018
|Tanjit Nagra
|-
|2015-2016
|Jeremiah Kopp
|-
|2013-2015
|Al Turnbull
|-
|2012-2013
|Bilan Arte
|-
|2011-2012
|Camilla Tapp
|-
|2010-2011
|Heather Laube
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|2009-2010
|Sid Rashid
|-
|2008-2009
|Jonny Sopotiuk
|-
|2006-2008
|Garry Sran
|-
|2004-2006
|Amanda Aziz
|-
|2003-2004
|Shawn Alwis
|-
|2001-2003
|Nicholas Louizos
|-
|1999-2001
|Steven Fletcher
|-
|1998-1999
|Christopher Kozier
|-
|1997-1998
|Katherine Kowalchuk
|-
|1996-1997
|Trevor Lines
|-
|1995-1996
|David Gratzer
|-
|1994-1995
|Blessing Rugara
|-
|1993-1994
|Cory Pollack
|-
|1991-1993
|Paul Kemp
|-
|1990-1991
|Adam DiCarlo
|-
|1989-1990
|Karen Taraska
|-
|1988-1989
|Bob Cielen
|-
|1987-1988
|Kevin Janzen
|-
|1986-1987
|Mark Rogers
|-
|1985-1986
|Jeff Kushner
|-
|1984-1985
|Carol Manson
|-
|1983-1984
|Michael Young
|-
|1982-1983
|Erik Tatarchuk
|-
|1981-1982
|Timothy Rigby
|-
|1980-1981
|James Egan
|-
|1979-1980
|Debra Slade
|-
|1978-1979
|Steven Ashton
|-
|1977-1978
|Roger Nelson
|-
|1976-1977l
|James Snidal
|-
|1975-1976
|Victoria Lehman
|-
|1974-1975
|Robert Setters
|-
|1973-1974
|John Perrin
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|1972-1973
|Bill Balan
|-
|1971-1972
|Ray Hamm
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|1970-1971
|Israel Lyon
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|1969-1970
|Alan Bodie
|-
|1968-1969
|Horace Paterson
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|1967-1968
|Chris Westdal
|-
|1966-1967
|David Sanders
|-
|1965-1966
|Winston Dookeran
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|1964-1965
|Richard Good
|-
|1963-1964
|Bryce Doern
|-
|1962-1963
|Marshall Rothstein
|-
|1961-1962
|William Neville
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|1960-1961
|Lindley Abdulah
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|1959-1960
|Jim Foran
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|1958-1959
|Brian Knapheis
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|1957-1958
|Charles Anderson
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|1956-1957
|Julius Koteles
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|1955-1956
|Miles Pepper
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|1954-1955
|Scott Wright
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|1953-1954
|Richard Bocking
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|1952-1953
|Conrad Wyrzykowski
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|1951-1952
|William Norrie
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|1950-1951
|Arthur Mauro
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|1949-1950
|Bill Appleby
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|1948-1949
|Fred Bickell
|-
|1947-1948
|Peyton Lyon
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|1946-1947
|Lynn A. K. Watt
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|1945-1946
|Dave Robertson
|-
|1944-1945
|Monte Halparin
|-
|1943-1944
|Alberta Hamilton
|-
|1942-1943
|Fred Tallman
|-
|1941-1942
|John Hamlin
|-
|1940-1941
|Richard Hunter
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|1939-1940
|Roderick Hunter
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|1938-1939
|William Cave
|-
|1937-1938
|Ronald Turner
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|1936-1937
|John Robinson
|-
|1935-1936
|W. Donald Ross
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|1934-1935
|Hector Craig
|-
|1933-1934
|William Bendickson
|-
|1932-1933
|John Anderson
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| 1931-1932
| William Lewis Morton
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| 1930-1931
| Charles H. Walton
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| 1929-1930
| Larry A. Adamson
|-
|1928-1929
|John A. Crawford
|-
|1927-1928
|Edward Holland
|-
|1926-1927
|Harry Moss
|-
|1925-1926
|Fred Bamford
|-
|1924-1925
|Edward Corrigan
|-
|1923-1924
|Donald M. Black
|-
|1922-1923
|Clifford Dick
|-
|1921-1922
|Henry B. Chown
|-
|1920-1921
|George H. Lee
|-
|1918-1920
|A. A. McCoubrey
|-
|1917-1918
|Ralph Maybank
|-
|1916-1918
|Urban D. Clark
|-
|1915-1916
|William T. Straith
|-
|1914-1915
|Roderick K. Finlayson
|}