Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union

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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 was founded in 1902 and ultimately replaced by 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.

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

Teams in the CIAU could initially challenge for the Stanley Cup, as Queen's University did in 1905-06. After the introduction of the Allan Cup in 1908-09, Queen's challenged for and won the cup in 1909 and 1910.

Early CIAU Champions (1902-1908)

Season	Champion
1902–03	McGill University
1903–04	Queen's University
1904–05	McGill University
1905–06	Queen's University
1906–07	University of Toronto
1907–08	University of Toronto