Vote YES to more support, more seating and more community.
Voting Period: March 9 – 13, 2026 | Vote at www.ams.ubc.ca/vote
Help to shape your UBC experience. The AMS Referendum is your opportunity to vote on key issues that impact improving our free services, enhancing Nest spaces and seating, helping clubs continue to build community, and making your time at UBC the best it can be.
This year’s referendum includes three important questions. Your voice matters! From March 9-13, VOTE YES!
AMS Student Services support students through some of their most challenging times–food insecurity, mental health, disputes with UBC–but use of our services has outpaced our capacity to deliver. Demand for AMS Services such as the Food Bank, Peer Support, Safewalk, Tutoring, and Advocacy has increased by 700% in recent years. Fully independent from UBC, AMS Services are the only services that put students first–they are always on your side.
Make sure free, independent, student-led support is available when you need it. Vote YES to the $5.00 AMS Student Services Fee Referendum.
Why Vote YES?
✔ Expand our capacity to help students who need support
✔ Make sure the services are there when you need them
✔ Greater support for Food Bank operations
✔ Reduced wait times for the Food Bank and Advocacy
✔ Strengthened support for students in crisis
✔ Avoid service reduction in areas such as Safewalk and Tutoring
✔ More choice: student-run alternative to UBC run services
Whether it’s a table for lunch or a quiet spot to study, students are getting squeezed out of the Nest. You deserve a student union building that meets your needs, with more seating, more study space and more areas to chill and collaborate. Vote YES to the $3.00 Capital Projects Fee Referendum and make the Nest work for you.
Why Vote YES?
✔ Add more tables and chairs to the Nest
✔ Creation of a new study, collaboration and social space
✔ Long overdue upgrades to Nest spaces and AV systems
Clubs help students find their community, create opportunities for connection, and make this big university feel a little bit smaller. By voting YES to the $4.00 Clubs Benefit Fee referendum, you’ll help the AMS better support and expand our student clubs–allowing clubs can do what they do best, creating a livelier, more inclusive UBC for everyone.
Why Vote YES?
✔ More opportunities to explore your interests and meet new people
✔ Help clubs create better experiences and events
✔ 100% Opt-Out fee
Without these changes, the AMS will face greater financial constraints, meaning:
❌ Scaling back support for students
❌ Continued overcrowding at the Nest
❌ Less opportunities to build community.
Voting Period: March 9 – 13, 2026 | Vote at www.ams.ubc.ca/vote
