Student Federation of the University of Ottawa
| Institution | University of Ottawa |
|---|---|
| Location | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Established | 1969 |
| Abolished | December 24th, 2018 (de jure) April 10, 2019 (de facto) |
| President | Rizki Rachiq |
| Members | 36,000 (2018) |
| Affiliations | CFS |
| Website | www |
The Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) (French: Fédération étudiante de l'Université d'Ottawa; FÉUO) was the students' union representing undergraduate students of the University of Ottawa from 1969 to 2018. It was a not-for-profit organization incorporated under the Corporations Act of Ontario.
On August 9, 2018, La Rotonde, the university's French-language newspaper, reported that the Ottawa Police Service was investigating members of the SFUO and its executive for fraud. On September 25, 2018, the University of Ottawa provided the Federation with a 90-day notice of termination of their contract, citing insufficient progress and further allegations of workplace misconduct, internal conflict, and improper governance. The notice expired on December 24, 2018. A referendum was held in February 2019 to determine whether the SFUO would be reinstated as the official undergraduate student union or whether a new organization, the University of Ottawa Students' Union (UOSU), would take its place. On February 11, 2019, the University of Ottawa announced that the University of Ottawa Students' Union had won the referendum to become the official undergraduate student union. As a result, the SFUO offices closed on April 10, 2019.