National Federation Of Canadian University Students
National Federation of Canadian University Students (NFCUS) was a national university student organization founded in 1926. It is the oldest and first national student organization in Canada. It was the primary student organization in Canada during the 1920s, 1930s (except for the Canadian Student Assembly created in 1937), 1940s (NFCUS ceased operations from 1940–1946) the 1950s, and the early 1960s.
NFCUS changed its name to Canadian Union of Students (CUS) in 1963 and continued operations under that name until CUS ceased to exist in 1969. Several adhoc committees operated on a national level for a few years until the National Union of Students in Canada was organized in [1972.
Read more about National Federation Of Canadian University Students: Formation, Early Years: 1926-1940, Middle Years: 1940-1963, The Influence of Quebec Syndicalism, Final Years: 1964-1969
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