The Charter of the Waterloo Undergraduate Student Association is a founding document of the organization, and establishes the Association as a legal entity, setting broad rules that still govern everything we do. The Charter was approved by the University of Waterloo Board of Governors’ and subsequently by the Provincial Secretary on 27th of April 1967 and received Supplementary Letters Patent in 1980. Any amendments to the Charter must be approved by the Students’ Council, Board of Directors, and students directly and is then subject to approval from University of Waterloo Board of Governors before changes may be presented to the Provincial Government for final approval.