National Graduate Caucus

The National Graduate Caucus (NGC) is a separate caucus within the Canadian Federation of Students uniting the 60,000 graduate student members of the Canadian Federation of Students. The NGC is the largest graduate student organisation in Canada, and the only one with an office in Ottawa to lobby federal decision-makers.

The National Graduate Caucus has the following objectives: advocating for the interests of graduate students nationally and internationally; providing a forum for discussion of issues of concern to graduate students; and representing the concerns of graduate students within the Canadian Federation of Students. Working together for these objectives has led to a record of success.

The NGC holds three business meetings per year, has a distinct budget, and elects a Chair, Deputy Chair, and representative to the Federation's National Executive. Graduate students also join together with over one-half million students across Canada to lobby on issues of concern to all students such as student debt, tuition fees, and core funding for Canadian universities.

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