Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (or CCAA). Some institutions are members of both bodies for different sports.

The Canadian Interuniversity Sport's name in French is Sport interuniversitaire canadien (SIC). Founded in 1906 as the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU), it changed its name to CIS in June 2001.

Clint Hamilton will succeed Dick White as president following the 2009 AGM. The 52nd member of the CIS is University of Ontario Institute of Technology.^[1]

Contents 1 Sanctioned sports 2 Athletic funding 3 Championships 4 Members 5 Basketball 6 Football 6.1 Atlantic University Sport 6.2 Quebec Student Sports Federation 6.3 Ontario University Athletics 6.4 Canada West Universities Athletic Association 6.5 CIS football players in the professional leagues 7 Men's Soccer 8 See also 9 Notes and references 10 External links

[edit] Sanctioned sports

Men's	Women's
Basketball
Cross-country running
Curling
	Field hockey
Football
Ice hockey
Golf
Rugby union
Soccer
Swimming
Track & Field
Volleyball
Wrestling

Other sports, like lacrosse and baseball, are likely to be considered for additions to the CIS roster in the future

[edit] Athletic funding

The CIS member institutions do not offer athletic scholarships; although, universities do provide partial athletic awards, as well as academic scholarships and needs-based grants for athletes who have to forgo part-time employment to participate. In a CIS study for the 2002-2003 academic year, across all sports, the average award per student athlete was $522.00 for men and $311.00 for women. The highest average was for male ice hockey players, getting $1,108.00 annually^[2]

Increasingly, CIS schools are offering booster-support programs, where alumni, parents and/or corporations can donate money to a targeted fund especially designed to off-set a student-athlete's tuition and living costs. The University of Windsor has an Adopt-A-Lancer program,^[3] for example. The CIS has no regulations regarding how much each school can provide to teams through private support. The Université Laval's Rouge et Or football team, winner of the last 4 of 8 Vanier Cups, is so successful fund raising, the team trains in Florida during the spring.^[4]

NCAA institutions can offer full and partial- depending upon the sport- athletic scholarships which cover the cost of books, tuition, housing and travel. Therefore, many of the best high school level athletes in Canada continue their careers in the United States, where their education is paid for.^[5]

Canadian Hockey League teams offer financial support for their graduates - who attend school within two years of playing major junior - who choose to play for a CIS school after graduating from major junior hockey. Hockey players who play in the CHL are ineligible for NCAA athletic scholarships, although they many attend a CHL training camp. However, they can only stay a max of 48 hours and can not dress in any games.

[edit] Championships

• Vanier Cup (men's football)
• Molinex Trophy (women's rugby)
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's ice hockey championship
• University Cup (men's ice hockey)
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's basketball championship
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's basketball championship
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's soccer championship
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's swimming championship
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport women's swimming championship

[edit] Members

There are 52 member Universities in CIS.^[6]

The 52 member universities of CIS are currently organized into the four following regional associations. In some of these sports, these associations are sometimes referred to as conferences.

• Atlantic University Sport (AUS)

• Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CWUAA)

• Ontario University Athletics (OUA)

• Quebec Student Sports Federation (QSSF)

Institution	Team	City	Province	Founded	Affiliation	Enrollment	Endowment	Membership	Division
University of British Columbia	Thunderbirds	Vancouver	BC	1908	Public	43,579	$1.01B	CWUAA	Pacific
Trinity Western University	Spartans	Langley	BC	1962	Private-Christian	2700	---	CWUAA	Pacific
University of Victoria	Vikes	Victoria	BC	1903	Public	19,500	$155.4M	CWUAA	Pacific
Simon Fraser University	Clan	Burnaby	BC	1965	Public	28,207	$176.9M	CWUAA	Pacific
University of the Fraser Valley	Cascades	Abbotsford	BC	1974	Public	21,500	---	CWUAA	Pacific
Thompson Rivers University	WolfPack	Kamloops	BC	1970	Public	13,072	---	CWUAA	Pacific
University of Calgary	Dinos	Calgary	AB	1966	Public	28,196	$444M	CWUAA	Central
University of Alberta	Golden Bears	Edmonton	AB	1908	Public	36,435	$751M	CWUAA	Central
University of Saskatchewan	Huskies	Saskatoon	SK	1907	Public	19,082	$136.7M	CWUAA	Central
University of Lethbridge	Pronghorns	Lethbridge	AB	1907	Public	8000+	$24.5M	CWUAA	Central
Brandon University	Bobcats	Brandon	MB	1890	Public	3383	---	CWUAA	Great Plains
University of Regina	Rams, Cougars	Regina	SK	1911	Public	12,800	$25.9M	CWUAA	Great Plains
University of Winnipeg	Wesmen	Winnipeg	MB	1871	Public	9,219	---	CWUAA	Great Plains
University of Manitoba	Bisons	Winnipeg	MB	1877	Public	27,599	$303M	CWUAA	Great Plains
Carleton University	Ravens	Ottawa	ON	1942	Public	20,901	$230M	OUA	East
University of Ottawa	Gee-Gees	Ottawa	ON	1848	Public	35,548	$128.4M	OUA	East
University of Toronto	Varsity Blues	Toronto	ON	1827	Public	73,185	$1.823B	OUA	East
Ryerson University	Rams	Toronto	ON	1948	Public	24,000	---	OUA	East
Queen's University	Gaels	Kingston	ON	1841	Public	20,566	$657M	OUA	East
York University	Lions	Toronto	ON	1959	Public	42,400	$306M	OUA	East
Laurentian University	Voyageurs	Sudbury	ON	1960	Public	7758	$143M	OUA	East
Royal Military College of Canada	Paladins	Kingston	ON	1876	Public	900[7]	*	OUA	East
Trent University	Excalibur	Peterborough	ON	1964	Public	7160	$21.2M	OUA	East
Nipissing University	Lakers	North Bay	ON	1909	Public	6300	---	OUA	East
University of Ontario Institute of Technology	Ridgebacks	Oshawa	ON	2003	Public	5000	---	OUA	East
University of Western Ontario	Mustangs	London	ON	1878	Public	30,000	$266.6M	OUA	West
University of Windsor	Lancers	Windsor	ON	1857	Public	13,496	$32.5M	OUA	West
McMaster University	Marauders	Hamilton	ON	1887	Public	25,688	$498.5M	OUA	West
University of Guelph	Gryphons	Guelph	ON	1964	Public	19,408	$164.2M	OUA	West
University of Waterloo	Warriors	Waterloo	ON	1957	Public	27,978	$172M	OUA	West
Wilfrid Laurier University	Golden Hawks	Waterloo	ON	1911	Public	12,394	---	OUA	West
Brock University	Badgers	St. Catharines	ON	1964	Public	17,000 [1]	---	OUA	West
Lakehead University	Thunderwolves	Thunder Bay	ON	1946	Public	8050	$32.1M	OUA	West
Concordia University	Stingers	Montreal	QC	1896	Public	38,809	$54.4M	QSSF	---
Université Laval	Rouge-et-Or	Quebec City	QC	1663	Public	37,591	$105.3M	QSSF	---
Université du Québec à Montréal	Citadins	Montreal	QC	1969	Public	39,235	---	QSSF	---
McGill University	Redmen	Montreal	QC	1821	Public	32,514	$973.6M	QSSF	---
Bishop's University	Gaiters	Sherbrooke	QC	1843	Public	1817	---	QSSF	---
Université de Montréal	Carabins	Montreal	QC	1878	Public	55,540	$89.5M	QSSF	---
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	Patriotes	Trois-Rivières	QC	1969	Public	10,000	---	QSSF	---
Université de Sherbrooke	Vert-et-Or	Sherbrooke	QC	1954	Public	35,000	---	QSSF	---
Acadia University	Axemen	Wolfville	NS	1838	Public	3000	$40M	AUS	---
Cape Breton University	Capers	Sydney	NS	2005	Public	3500	$6.1M	AUS	---
Dalhousie University	Tigers	Halifax	NS	1818	Public	15,520	$337.7M	AUS	---
Memorial University of Newfoundland	Sea-Hawks	St. John's	NL	1925	Public	17,000+	$56M	AUS	---
Mount Allison University	Mounties	Sackville	NB	1839	Public	2200	$82.8M	AUS	---
Université de Moncton	Aigles Bleu	Moncton	NB	1864	Public	4187	---	AUS	---
University of New Brunswick	Varsity Reds	Fredericton	NB	1785	Public	9000	---	AUS	---
University of Prince Edward Island	Panthers	Charlottetown	PEI	1969	Public	4000	---	AUS	---
Saint Mary's University	Huskies	Halifax	NS	1802	Public	8800	$16.9M	AUS	---
St. Francis Xavier University	X-Men	Antigonish	NS	1853	Public	4894	$59.4M	AUS	---
St. Thomas University	Tommies	Fredericton	NB	1910	Public	2633	---	AUS	---

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[edit] Basketball

In sports with heavy university participation, like basketball, some of the conferences have divisions. CWUAA has 3 divisions: Pacific, Great Plains, and Central; OAU has two: West and East.

The CIS basketball teams are organized in the following way:

[edit] Football

The 27 CIS universities that play football are organized in the following way:

[edit] Atlantic University Sport

The AUS's Canadian football conference is generally referred to as the Atlantic University Football Conference. The Jewett Trophy is awarded to the championship football team from the AUS. From 1956 to 2001, the AUS has also hosted the Atlantic Bowl, one of the two national semifinal bowl games.

• Acadia Axemen - Wolfville NS
• Mount Allison Mounties - Sackville NB
• St. Francis Xavier X-Men - Antigonish NS
• Saint Mary's Huskies - Halifax NS

[edit] Quebec Student Sports Federation

The QSSF's Canadian football conference is named since 2004 Quebec University Football League. The Dunsmore Cup is awarded to the championship football team from Quebec.

• Bishop's Gaiters - Sherbrooke QC
• Concordia Stingers - Montreal QC
• Laval Rouge-et-Or - Quebec QC
• McGill Redmen - Montreal QC
• Université de Montréal Carabins - Montreal QC
• Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or - Sherbrooke QC

[edit] Ontario University Athletics

The Yates Cup is awarded to the championship Canadian football team from Ontario.

• Guelph Gryphons - Guelph ON
• McMaster Marauders - Hamilton ON
• Ottawa Gee-Gees - Ottawa ON
• Queen's Gaels - Kingston ON
• Toronto Varsity Blues - Toronto ON
• Waterloo Warriors - Waterloo ON
• Western Ontario Mustangs - London ON
• Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks - Waterloo ON
• Windsor Lancers - Windsor ON
• York Lions - Toronto ON

[edit] Canada West Universities Athletic Association

The CWUAA's Canadian football conference is generally referred to as the Canada West Football Conference. The Hardy Trophy is awarded to the championship football team from Canada West.

• Alberta Golden Bears - Edmonton AB
• UBC Thunderbirds - Vancouver BC
• Calgary Dinos - Calgary AB
• Manitoba Bisons - Winnipeg MB
• Regina Rams - Regina SK
• Saskatchewan Huskies - Saskatoon SK
• Simon Fraser Clan - Burnaby BC

[edit] CIS football players in the professional leagues

As of 2007, there were a record 120 CIS football players on the rosters of Canadian Football League teams. [2]

As of 2006, the CIS had produced 23 players who have earned a spot on an NFL roster (including three who did not play a regular season game).

[edit] Men's Soccer

41 of the 52 member schools participated in the 2007 Men's Soccer season. The CIS has been a stepping stone for some national team players like Pat Onstad,

[edit] See also

• List of universities in Canada
• List of colleges in Canada
• Athletics Canada
• Canada Basketball
• College basketball
• Canadian Soccer Association
• College soccer
• Football Canada
• CIS Football
• College football
• Hockey Canada
• College hockey
• Royal Canadian Golf Association
• Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
• International University Sports Federation
• Universiade

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• CIS web site
• CIS news headlines