Established in 1951, CAUT is the national voice of the university body. CAUT represents more than 72,000 professors, librarians, researchers and other academics and is committed to academic freedom and is actively working in the public interest to improve the quality and accessibility of post-secondary education in Canada.
Executive Committee Members 2025-2026
Robin Whitaker
President
Memorial (MUNFA)
Marc Schroeder
Vice-President
Mount Royal (MRFA)
Yalla Sangaré
Treasurer
Sainte-Anne (APPBUSA)
Peter McInnis
Past President
St. Francis Xavier (StFXAUT)
Hélène Albert
Representative-at-large (Francophone)
Université de Moncton (ABPPUM)
Claire Bilodeau
Representative-at-large (Quebec)
Université Laval (SPUL)
Fabrice Colin
Representative-at-large (General)
Laurentian University (LUFA)
Darrel Manitowabi
Representative-at-large (Aboriginal)
Northern Ontario School of Medicine University (NOSM)
Marc Spooner
Representative-at-large (General)
University of Regina (URFA)
Michael Arfken
Chair, Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee
PEI (UPEIFA)
Kristine Smitka
Chair, Contract Academic Staff Committee
University of Alberta (AASUA)
Jennifer Dekker
Chair, Librarians' & Archivists' Committee
Ottawa (APUO)
Michael Shaw
Chair, Collective Bargaining and Organizing Committee
Manitoba (UMFA)
Mayurika Chakravorty
Co-Chair, Equity Committee
Carleton University (CUASA)
Fabienne Cyrius
Co-Chair, Equity Committee
Concordia (CUPFA)
David Robinson
Executive Director
(Ex-officio)