AGM 2026

Hello, Graduate Students!

The GSS is holding its 2026 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, February 24, at 5:00 pm. This year’s meeting will be held in a hybrid fashion:

In-person: SFU Burnaby Campus – AQ3153

Online: A Zoom link will be sent to anyone who signs up at least 2 hours before the meeting.

The meeting is open to all members in good standing of the Society, typically those who have paid the GSS fee, and is one of the most important events of the year for the GSS’s general membership. All members with an SFU email account and verified student ID number may join us online via Zoom but should RSVP at least two hours before the meeting. We will try to include anyone who filled out the RSVP late, but we may not be able to verify the information in time for the meeting. Due to room capacity at SFU, a maximum of 100 members can attend in person. Unfortunately, due to SFU and fire marshal regulations, we cannot make any exceptions in this matter.

Please RSVP here.

The full agenda for this meeting is below (Tentative).

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact our Director of Student Life at student-life@sfugradsociety.ca.

We look forward to seeing you at the AGM!

          More info coming up soon about post-AGM socials.

AGM 2026 Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Land Acknowledgement
   The GSS occupies shared Coast Salish territories, including the traditional and unceded lands of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), Tsleil-Waututh, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Kwikwetlem, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Katzie, Kwantlen, Qayqayt, and numerous Stó:lō First Nations.
3. Appointment of Speaker
   Be It Resolved That the assembled GSS membership appoint  TBD as Speaker of the 2026 AGM.
4. Appointment of Secretary
   Be It Resolved That the assembled GSS membership appoint TBD as Secretary of the 2026 AGM.
5. Declaration of Quorum
   • Full quorum is 100 GSS members in good standing
   • Functional quorum is 20 GSS members in good standing
6. Adoption of the Agenda
   Be It Resolved That the assembled GSS members adopt the agenda of the February 2026 AGM as circulated (or amended).
7. Approval of the February 2025 AGM Minutes
   Be It Resolved That the assembled GSS members adopt the minutes of the February 2025 AGM, as circulated (or amended).
8. Speaking privileges for our guest speakers
   Be It Resolved That the assembled GSS members provide Gary Chun (auditor of Tompkins Wozny LLP), Harjap Grewal (GSS Advocate and Policy Advisor) and  Abhishek Nanjundappa (GSS Executive Director) with speaking privileges at the February 24, 2026, Annual General Meeting of the Graduate Student Society.
9. Reception of the audited Financial Statements for 2024 – 2025 and auditor’s report
   • Will be presented by Gary Chun of Tompkins Wozny LLP, followed by a question period
10. Appointment of the auditor for the 2025 – 2026 Fiscal Year:
    Be It Resolved That the GSS membership appoints Gary Chun of Tompkins Wozny LLP as our auditor for the 2025 – 2026 Fiscal Year.
11. Reception of the GSS Annual Report
    The 2024 – 2025 GSS Annual Report is available here. Members may ask questions about this report during the meeting.
12. Reception of Regulations approved or modified by the Graduate Council since February 1, 2025
    Between February 2025 and January 2026, one regulation (R2200) was modified to include guidelines for the use of the GSS Solidarity Fund, and the new Faculty of Graduate Studies Assembly (FGSA) Appoint Regulation (R1020) was introduced to guide the Council in appointing 5 FGSA graduate student members annually. The full document is available here.
13. Announcements
    1. Join a committee (Director of Internal Relations)
    2. Upcoming events (Director of Student Life)
    3. Prize draw for attendees (Director of Student Life)
14. Adjournment