Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union



The Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU) refers to two things.

First, the CIAU refers to the original regional university sports organization in Ontario and Quebec (sometimes called "CIAU Central"), which changed names to the Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association (QOAA) in 1955. The links vary as to whether the hockey league operated under the QOAA banner as early as 1953.

For this first version of the CIAU, refer to the Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association page and the List of CIAU-QOAA Seasons.

Also, prior to 1940 there was an Intermediate Intercollegiate Series, which included teams from Ontario and Quebec schools outside the CIAU (Central) and second teams from universities inside the CIAU (Central).

Second, CIAU refers to the national governing body of university athletics in Canada, established in 1961. It was renamed Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union in 1978. The name was then changed to Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) in 2001 and U Sports in 2016.

For this second version of the CIAU, refer to the U Sports page and the List of University Cup Playoffs.

Also see
National links:
 * U Sports (formerly known as CIS)
 * List of University Cup Playoffs
 * 1967 Canada Winter Games Hockey Tournament

Western links:
 * Canada West Universities Athletic Association
 * Great Plains Athletic Conference
 * List of CWUAA Seasons
 * List of GPAC Seasons
 * List of WIAA Seasons
 * List of WCIAU Seasons

Atlantic links:
 * Atlantic University Sport
 * List of AUS/AUAA/AIAA/MIAA Seasons

Ontario-Quebec links:
 * Queen's Cup
 * Ontario University Athletics
 * List of OUA Seasons
 * List of OUAA Seasons
 * RSEQ (formerly Quebec Student Sports Federation)
 * List of QUAA Seasons
 * CIAU (Central)
 * Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association
 * List of CIAU Central Seasons
 * List of QOAA Seasons
 * Ottawa St Lawrence Conference
 * List of OSLC Seasons
 * Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association
 * List of OIAA Seasons
 * Ontario-Quebec Intermediate Intercollegiate series (1902-03 to 1934-35)
 * List of Intermediate Intercollegiate Seasons (1902-03 to 1938-39)
 * Senior Intercollegiate League (1945-46)
 * Ottawa Intercollegiate Hockey League (1960-61)
 * International Intercollegiate League (from 1936-37 to 1939-40)
 * West Point Weekend

College links:
 * Canadian Colleges Athletic Association
 * 4-West Championship
 * British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League
 * Pacific West Athletic Association
 * Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
 * Prairie Athletic Conference (Saskatchewan)
 * Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference
 * Ontario Colleges Athletic Association
 * RSEQ College League
 * Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association