Carleton University Ancillary Fee Referenda

Carleton Student Engineering Society (CSES) Fee

This question is being posed to undergraduate engineering students.

The Carleton Student Engineering Society (CSES) is a volunteer-run student society providing undergraduate engineering students with academic, professional, and social resources to support their experience at Carleton, including conference delegations, engineering competitions, a textbook library, and Leonardo’s Lounge. Additionally, CSES’ contributions to the Kostiuk Engineering Funding Collective directly fund capstone projects, student clubs, and design teams. In addition to these existing services, the Carleton Academic Mentorship Program for Engineering and Design is a new initiative meant to uplift students through peer mentoring.

The existing $19 per term CSES fee is no longer sufficient to maintain current services, due to rising operational expenses and inflation. CSES is proposing a $16 per term increase to the fee to support current services, introduce new academic support for students, and enable the long-term growth of the Society.

Question:

Do you support increasing the existing $19 per term CSES fee by an additional $16 per term – for a total of $35 per term – starting in Fall 2026, pro-rated for part-time students, and adjusted annually to the Consumer Price Index?

Voting

Voting days will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, and Thursday, November 13, 2025. Voting will be held online, and all ballots will be conducted electronically and sent to students’ University-issued email (cMail) account as appropriate.

Campaign Period

The campaign period will begin on Monday, October 27, 2025, at noon (12:00 p.m.), with the last day of campaigning ending on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.

Committee Registration Period

The CEO is inviting those interested in participating in a YES or NO committee regarding the upcoming CSES Fee to register as part of their chosen committee by email to the CEO (melaniechapman@cunet.carleton.ca) no later than Friday, October 24, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.

Note: There shall be only one YES committee and one NO committee for each referendum question and no more than 1/4 of the total YES or NO committee membership can be non-students. A public debate will be scheduled if there are both YES and NO committees for each referendum question.

Each committee will also require a Chair, to act as a liaison with the CEO.

Student Referendum Procedures

The student referendum procedures document (pdf, 60kb) describes the process for the conduct of a referendum concerning the approval of an increase in ancillary fees. This protocol applies to these referenda, with one procedural change, which was proposed by the Ombudsperson and accepted by the Ancillary Fee Committee. The procedural change pertains to the review and adjudication of violations and is explained in more detail at the end of the protocol.

More Information

For more information, please review the official 2025 writ of election for the Carleton University Ancillary Fee Referenda.

• Writ of Election for the Carleton Student Engineering Society (CSES) Fee (pdf, 117kb)

All enquiries or concerns regarding the referendum, campaigning, polling process, and conduct should be referred to the CEO via email.