This is to advise you that the 2025 Persons with Disabilities Conference has been scheduled. The conference theme is: “Breaking Accessibility Barriers: Disability is a Superpower.” This momentous event marks the first-ever conference organized by the Disability Rights Caucus. It aims to build awareness, support advocacy efforts, and challenge the persistent myths and stigmas surrounding disability. The conference will focus on promoting workplace accessibility and inclusion, empowering workers with disabilities, and strengthening solidarity within OPSEU/SEFPO and across the broader labour movement.
Dates:- Friday, Sept 12, 2025 – 6 pm – 9 pm
- Saturday, Sept 13, 2025 – 9 am – 4:30 pm and 7 pm – 8:30 pm
- Sunday, Sept 14, 2025 – 9 am – 12 noon
Hotel:DoubleTree by Hilton Toronto Airport West, 5444 Dixie Road, Mississauga, ON
Single rate: $189 +taxes
Meeting Room: Hawthorn Hall
Registration: Friday, Sept 12, 2025 – 4 pm – 7 pm
Parking: $10.00 per day, per vehicle, plus taxes
*Note: valet parking receipts are not a reimbursable claim.
Please note: This is a hybrid event. If you elect to attend virtually, one week prior to the event a Zoom link with instructions will be sent to you. Please note that once you have selected your preferred mode of attendance it cannot be changed. Additionally, virtual attendees may experience a modified program. No expenses outside of time off (if required) will be reimbursed unless otherwise pre-approved. Meals for virtual participants are not covered. To inquire about pre-approval, please email
[email protected].
Hotel Room Bookings
In accordance with the OPSEU/SEFPO Policy Manual (Section 4.2), any member who resides further than 60 kilometers from the event may request that OPSEU/SEFPO make their hotel reservation on their behalf by completing the Hotel Registration section when registering for the event in the OPSEU/SEFPO Member Portal.OPSEU/SEFPO will be booking all hotel rooms centrally. Delegates may choose to have their room centrally paid by OPSEU/SEFPO or pay for their own room and will be reimbursed for single room hotel accommodation.If Delegates choose to pay for their room, please save your itemized receipt and submit it through your Member Portal to submit with your expenses.Please also notify the Conferences and Travel Unit of any special accessibility needs that you may have with respect to your hotel room.Any additional nights outside of this policy must be pre-approved by the Conferences and Travel Unit, regardless of Region or distance from the event.
OPSEU/SEFPO Travel Policy
As per OPSEU/SEFPO policy (Section 4.2 7.1), the most economical means of transportation should be used. Delegates may choose to have OPSEU/SEFPO book and pay for flights centrally or can make their own travel arrangements. As per OPSEU/SEFPO policy, you are directed to use unionized providers where available.Please note all Membership Expense Claim submissions require itemized receipts.
Human Rights Accommodation Request Form
Should you require a human rights accommodation or have an existing accommodation under the Human Rights Code, please complete and submit the Human Rights Accommodation Request Form in full and email to
[email protected].Family, Dependent and Attendant Care are covered expenses for this event for those who require it at the event or at home.
OPSEU/SEFPO Child Care Policy
OPSEU/SEFPO undertakes to provide child care services, when requested, at all union educationals, conventions, regional, divisional, and demand-setting meetings where the membership requests at least three weeks prior to the event. Members who bring their children to OPSEU/SEFPO sponsored functions should normally be required to use the on-site child care service if it is available. The three-week notice will ensure adequate time to process advances when requested. If no requests for on-site child care are received three weeks prior to the activity date, child care arrangements for on-site child care may not be made. If members then bring children to the event without the required notice, the member should be responsible for making his/her own child care arrangements.
Application and Forms
Members are to complete their Event Registration, Hotel Booking and Child Care Registration through OPSEU/SEFPO’s Member Portal.1.
Advance Form – Send to:
[email protected]
2.
OPSEU/SEFPO Human Rights Accommodation Form – Send to:
[email protected]In order to confirm your registration, please submit the respective forms to the appropriate email addresses mentioned above no later than August 21, 2025.We appreciate your participation in these meetings.In Solidarity,OPSEU/SEFPO Disability Rights CaucusAuthorized for distribution by:OPSEU/SEFPO President – JP Hornick
