Atlantic University Sport (AUS; ) is a regional membership association for universities in Atlantic Canada which assists in co-ordinating competition between their university level athletic programs and providing contact information, schedules, results, and releases about those programs and events to the public and the media. This is similar to what would be called a college athletic conference in the United States. The AUS, which covers Canada east of the province of Quebec, is one of four such bodies that are members of the country's governing body for university athletics, U Sports. The other three regional associations coordinating university-level sports in Canada are Ontario University Athletics (OUA), the Canada West Universities Athletic Association (CW), and the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ).
History
The Atlantic Universities Athletics Association was founded in 1974, with the merging of the Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Atlantic Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Prior to the acceptance of Memorial University of Newfoundland, the AIAA, which dates back to the late 19th century, was known as the Maritime Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The AUAA changed its name to Atlantic University Sport (AUS) in 1999.
Member schools
Full members InstitutionNicknameLocationFoundedJoinedTypeEnrollmentEndowment Acadia University Axemen/Axewomen Wolfville, Nova Scotia 1838 1974 Public 3,621 $40M Cape Breton University Capers Sydney, Nova Scotia 1951 1982 Public 3,107 $6.1M Dalhousie University Tigers Halifax, Nova Scotia 1818 1974 Public 15,970 $337.7M Memorial University of Newfoundland Sea-Hawks St. John's, Newfoundland 1925 1974 Public 18,172 $93M Mount Allison University Mounties Sackville, New Brunswick 1839 1974 Public 2,486 $215.1M Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus/Aigles Bleues Moncton, New Brunswick 1864 1974 Public 6,219 --- University of New Brunswick Reds Fredericton, New Brunswick 1785 1974 Public 10,587 --- University of Prince Edward Island Panthers Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island 1969 1974 Public 4,435 --- Saint Mary's University Huskies Halifax, Nova Scotia 1802 1974 Public 7,281 $16.9M St. Francis Xavier University X-Men/X-Women Antigonish, Nova Scotia 1853 1974 Public 4,875 $59.4M St. Thomas University Tommies Fredericton, New Brunswick 1910 1974 Public 2,579 ---
Former members The AUS accepted its first ever single-sport member at the start of the 2017–18 school year, when the Bishop's Gaiters football team transferred from the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ). However, on November 24, 2025, citing rising costs in interprovincial travels between Quebec and Atlantic Canada, the AUS announced that Bishop's will leave the conference to return to the RSEQ.
InstitutionNicknameLocationFoundedJoinedLeftTypeEnrollmentEndowmentSportPrimary league Bishop's University Gaiters Sherbrooke, Quebec 1843 2017 2025 Public 2,756 $32.5M Football RSEQ
Member maps
Facilities FacilitiesInstitutionFootballFieldSeatedCapacityBasketball/VolleyballGymSeatedCapacityHockeyArenaSeatedCapacitySoccerStadiumSeatedCapacity AcadiaRaymond Field3,000War Memorial Gymnasium1,800Andrew H. McCain Arena2,300Raymond Field3,000 Cape Breton Non-football schoolSullivan Field House2,200 Non-hockey schoolNess Timmons Soccer Field2,000 DalhousieSexton Memorial Gymnasium500Halifax Forum5,796F.B. Wickfire Memorial Field2,000 MemorialMemorial University Fieldhouse1,400 Non-hockey schoolKing George V Park6,400 Mount AllisonMacAulay Field2,500McCormack Gymnasium800Tantramar Regional Veteran's Civic Centre750MacAulay Field2,500 MonctonNon-football school Gymnasium J.-Louis-Levesque (Women’s Volleyball only)N/AAréna J.-Louis-Levesque2,500Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium8,300 UNBRichard J. Currie Center1,400Aitken Centre3,685Chapman Field1,500 UPEIChi-Wan Young Sports Centre2,000MacLauchlan Arena1,300UPEI Field Turf3,000 Saint Mary'sHuskies Stadium4,000*The Tower1,200The Dauphinee Centre1,200Huskies Stadium2,000 St. F.X.Oland Stadium4,000Oland Centre Gymnasium2,500KMC1,501Oland Stadium4,000 St. ThomasNon-football school Non-basketball schoolGrant • Harvey Centre (Women’s only)1,500 Non-soccer school
(Data mined from the U Sports homepage's member directoryU Sports directory and WorldStadiums.com.World Stadiums.com
See also Atlantic University Sport Curling Championships AUS men's ice hockey tournament
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