U-Pass Referendum

• U-Pass 2021-2025 Fee
• Opt-Out Proposal
• Administrative Updates (Service Provision, Remittance, Discrepancy Notice Period, and Route 747)
• Schedule A – U-Pass Opt-Out Pilot Program

Update the Agreements with new U-Pass fee amounts:

• 2021-2022 – $180.00 per Participating Student per School Term;
• 2022-2023 – $180.00 per Participating Student per School Term;
• 2023-2024 – $180.00 per Participating Student per School Term; and
• 2024-2025 – $180.00 per Participating Student per School Term.

Four areas are being updated in the 2021-2025 agreement:

1. Service Provision
2. Remittance
3. Discrepancy Notice Period
4. Route 747

Service Provision
Update the Agreements to add in language indicating that the provision of “reasonable assistance” would be for a maximum of 120 days

Remittance
Update the Agreements to note that initial remittance will be 95%, with the further 5% being remitted after any reconciliations covered under the reconciliation provisions

Discrepancy Notice Period
Update the Agreements to change the discrepancy notice period from 2 business days to 5 business days

Route 747
Update the Agreements to include explicit reference to the U-Pass program providing entitlement for students to ride the Route 747

Opt-Out Approach

• Update the Agreements to create an opt-out pilot program, which would need to be reapproved by all the parties each year
• See Schedule A for a detailed description of the opt-outs and the opt-out approach

• In order to support a more fair and equitable U-Pass program, a number of additional opt-outs were suggested by the Students’ Associations during the 2021-2025 U-Pass Agreement negotiations
• Including these opt-outs as a pilot program to “test out” the opt-outs before incorporating them into a future U-Pass agreement was agreed to during the negotiations
• This pilot program would be in place for a maximum of 4 years, with the program needing yearly unanimous approval of all signatories by August 31st of each year

• Updates/changes to the opt-outs need to be approved by all signatories
• Decisions on student eligibility for opt-outs will be made by a U-Pass Opt-Out Committee
• This Committee has membership from each of the participating post-secondary Students’ Associations, as well as ETS representing the municipalities
• The Students’ Associations would be responsible for developing opt-outs
  policies/procedures, including eligibility, appeal processes, and reporting
• This Committee would be responsible for reviewing and approving the pilot opt-outs and discuss issues and concerns with current U-Pass opt-outs and exemptions
• Student eligibility decisions will be consensus based, with only the Students’ Associations having a vote. ETS sits on the Committee to provide advice and support
• The Committee may be folded into the larger U-Pass Advisory Committee, subject to the approval of the the U-Pass Advisory Committee

Students who are Seniors

• Eligibility – Students who turn 65 years or older before an Academic Term begins
• Eligibility Determination – Students to provide identification to a Students’ Association representative, demonstrating their age is over 65 at or before the beginning of the term

Students who are on AISH

• Eligibility – Students who participate in the AISH program immediately before an Academic Term begins
• Eligibility Determination – Students to provide AISH documentation to a Students’ Association representative, demonstrating participation in the AISH program

Students who must Commute Long Distances

• Eligibility – Students whose principal residence is greater than 100km from their post-secondary institution
• Eligibility Determination – Students to provide principal residence documentation to a Students’ Association representative