The status of the 2008 referendum remains disputed by both parties, with the SFSS maintaining it is no longer a member of the CFS and the CFS maintaining that it is. Both the CFS and SFSS petitioned the courts to have their arguments legally upheld. SFSS has since recommended to other student governments that they avoid membership within the Canadian Federation of Students. As of December 2011, the Simon Fraser Student Society and the CFS have reached an out of court resolution. As part of the resolution, it was agreed that membership had ended (Source: SFSS website).