The GSU Fee

Every graduate student pays an incidental fee to the GSU, along with the tuition and incidental fees paid to the University. To obtain reimbursement for any refundable portions of the GSU fee (as indicated below), you must go directly through the organization in question, using the provided information below.

The GSU fee for 2011-12 is $445.96 for each full-time graduate student. The fee breakdown is as follows:

Fee Amount Refundable
GSU $60.52 NO
Canadian Federation of Students $8.16 NO
Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario $6.80
NO
Health Insurance $213.60 YES 
- with equivalent insurance
- during a specific opt-out period only 
Opt-out details here

Dental Insurance
$146.88
YES 
- with equivalent insurance
- during a specific opt-out
period only
- Opt-out details here
OPIRG / 978-7770 / opirg.toronto@utoronto.ca  $5.00
YES 
- within 15 working days of registration
- contact OPIRG directly for details
Women’s Centre / 978-8201 / womens.centre@utoronto.ca $1.00
YES
contact the Women’s Centre directly for details 
Downtown Legal Services / 978-6447 / law.dls@utoronto.ca $3.00
YES
- $1 within 60 days of registration
- contact DLS directly for details
Bikechain / 978-6849 / bikechain@utoronto.ca $1.00
YES
- within 3 weeks of registration
- contact Bikechain directly for details

The GSU fee over the last few years (for full-time students)

  • 2011-12…$445.96
  • 2010-11…$430.82
  • 2009-10…$419.44
  • 2008-09…$405.80
  • 2007-08…$412.14
  • 2006-07…$402.66