College Faculty
Teachers, Librarians, Counsellors
Training Ontario's Future
Ontario College Faculty (CAAT-A) are some 15,000 full-time and partial load professors and instructors, as well as counsellors and librarians employed by Ontario’s public colleges. They joined OPSEU/SEFPO in 1971.
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Essential Links
- Introduction to CAAT-A
- Standard workload formula (SWF)
- Salary calculation
- College Faculty (CAAT-A) Divisional Executive, Committee Members
- 2021 Update on Education in Ontario Colleges
Partial-load faculty
Full-time faculty
Part-time and sessional faculty
Graphics 2024
CAAT-A Divisional Executive Members
- Pearline Lung, Local 562 – Chair
- Michelle Arbour, Local 125 – Vice-Chair
- Jeff Brown, Local 556
- Robert Montgomery, Local 655
- Rebecca Ward, Local 732
Contact the Divisional Executive (DivEx) members at [email protected]
CAAT-A Committees
- Employer Employee Relations Committee (EERC)
- Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
- Collective Bargaining Information Services (CBIS)
- Health and Safety Co-ordinating Committee
- Joint Education Qualifications Committee (JEQS)
- Joint Grievance Scheduling Committee (JGSC)
- Joint Insurance Committee (JIC)
- Sick Leave Buyout
- Local Legal Coordinator
- Pension Sponsor
- Divisional Solidarity Fund Trustees
More info about the CAAT-A Committees
Bargaining 2024
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The current college faculty collective agreement expires September 30, 2024.
The bargaining team has been elected to negotiate a new agreement, and you can find the latest updates here.
Bargaining news
- June 17, 2025
Bargaining Bulletin 22 Six months since we first secured dates for mediation-arbitration with the mutually agreed upon Arbitrator William Kaplan, both union and employer met
- April 30, 2025
Algonquin College, Local 415 Meeting date, time, type: TBA Local president: Tracy Henderson, [email protected] Boreal College, Local 673 Meeting date, time, type: TBA Local president:
- January 24, 2025
Bargaining Bulletin 21 On January 7th, we signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the College Employer Council (CEC), securing agreed-to items and committing the
- January 10, 2025
Bargaining Bulletin 20 Following concerted efforts to see movement at the table on Tuesday, we signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to enter mediation-arbitration with
- January 7, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, ON – After more than six months of negotiations, the bargaining team representing over 15,000 college faculty across Ontario signed a
- January 7, 2025
Bargaining Bulletin 19 From January 6-7, 2025, your College Faculty bargaining team met with the College Employer Council (CEC) in non-binding mediation, in an effort
- January 3, 2025
Bargaining Bulletin 18 Despite half a year of bargaining, college faculty are entering 2025 without a contract in hand. A new year should invite progress,
- December 18, 2024
Bargaining Bulletin 17 Today, we received the No Board report we requested from the Ministry of Labour. As per our last update, this initiates the
- December 12, 2024
TORONTO, ON – With no real progress towards a contract which improves the working lives of college faculty across Ontario, the faculty bargaining team requested
- December 12, 2024
Bargaining Bulletin 16 Despite nearly 30 days of bargaining, 4 days of conciliation, a historic strike mandate, and 3 days of mediation, the College Employer
- December 9, 2024
Bargaining Bulletin 15 Over December 6 – 8, we entered non-binding mediation with the College Employer Council (CEC). While mediation has now ended, the parties
- November 22, 2024
Bargaining Bulletin 14 After nearly five months at the bargaining table, one thing rings clear: any plan that carries us forward will be shaped by
- November 5, 2024
Bargaining Bulletin 13 Highlights: Today, we concluded conciliation – our fourth and final date. The CEC has responded to our offer of settlement, tabled on
- November 1, 2024
On Monday, October 28, we met with the Ministry-appointed conciliation officers for a third scheduled day of conciliation with the CEC. Previously, we met on
- October 20, 2024
Bargaining Bulletin #12 On Friday, College Faculty voted to authorize strike action, if necessary, to reach a fair agreement. Through a historic turnout – 76.1%
- October 18, 2024
TORONTO, ON – Faculty across Ontario’s 24 public colleges, represented by OPSEU/SEFPO, have delivered a historic strike mandate to their bargaining team, sending a strong
- October 18, 2024
Over the course of the last couple days, we made history together with the largest College Faculty strike mandate vote in a generation. The Ontario Labour Relations Board
- October 17, 2024
Due to a localized issue at one College with members not receiving voting credentials, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) conducted strike mandate vote has
- October 11, 2024
As you enter a well-deserved weekend of rest with your loved ones and friends, here is our final bargaining bulletin before the upcoming strike mandate
- October 9, 2024
Printable PDF As the workers in college classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and offices working directly with students, we know that our working conditions are student learning
- October 8, 2024
Bargaining Bulletin 10 It shouldn’t be getting harder for College Faculty to have good, stable jobs. Yet the Colleges are ready to sacrifice quality education
- October 1, 2024
TORONTO – Without a renewal agreement in hand on the first day of contract expiry, over 15,000 college faculty – including full-time and partial-load professors
College Faculty 2024 Bargaining Team Members
Contact the bargaining team: [email protected]
- Ravi Ramkissoonsingh, L242, Chair (he/him)
- Michelle Arbour, L125, Vice-Chair (she/her)
- Chad Croteau, L110 (he/him)
- Bob Delaney, L237 (he/him)
- Martin Lee, L415 (he/him)
- Sean Lougheed, L657 (he/him)
- Rebecca Ward, L732 (she/her)
Bargaining infographics
Bargaining 2021
News and information from the previous round of bargaining
- September 28, 2022
Click here to download a PDF of the bulletin. The award affects areas including: • Equity; • Indigenization; • Partial-load job security; and acknowledges workload
- September 23, 2022
Toronto – Fifteen months after the commencement of a round of bargaining that included the largest work-to-rule faculty job action in the history of Canadian
- September 12, 2022
OPSEU/SEFPO CAAT Academic and the CEC participated in a mediation/arbitration September 7-9, 2022. Following the mediation part of the proceeding, an arbitration occurred on September
- March 18, 2022
Media outlets across Ontario are reporting that OPSEU/SEFPO’s college faculty bargaining team and the Colleges Employer Council have reached an agreement to send outstanding issues
- March 17, 2022
OPSEU/SEFPO’s college faculty bargaining team and the College Employer Council have issued the following statement: The parties have reached an agreement to enter binding interest
- March 16, 2022
Toronto – With some 16,000 college faculty set to go on strike at 12:01 Friday morning, the College Employer Council (CEC) and the faculty bargaining
- March 14, 2022
Toronto – Some 16,000 faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges say they will go on strike at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, March 18 if the
- March 4, 2022
The Algonquin Times is reporting that faculty at Algonquin College have begun phase three of their work-to-rule campaign following a vote to reject the employer’s
- February 18, 2022
Toronto – Ontario college faculty have rejected a contract offer from their employer, and OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren (Smokey) Thomas hopes the result will trigger a
- February 4, 2022
Faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges are fighting to improve the college system and to protect the quality of a college education. We know our
- January 20, 2022
The College Employer Council (CEC) filed an application with the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) yesterday for a forced-offer vote. Their latest offer includes only
- January 20, 2022
Toronto – On January 14, 2022, OPSEU/SEFPO filed an unfair labour practice (ULP) complaint with the Ontario Labour Relations Board, accusing the College Employer Council
Backgrounders
2021-24 proposals
December 7, 2021
November 23, 2021
From CEC
November 18, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
November 11, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
From CEC
November 8, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
October 28, 2021
From CEC
October 19, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
October 12, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
October 4, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
September 24, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
From CEC
- Management Bargaining Team Chair’s September 24th, 2021 Presentation on Settlement Proposal Misrepresentations, Mediation, and Union Proposal Language and Costing
- Management Bargaining Team Chair’s September 24th, 2021 Response to Union Presentation
September 21, 2021
September 20, 2021
September 17, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
September 15, 2021
From CEC
- Management Bargaining Team Chair’s September 15, 2021 Settlement Offer Rationale
- Management without Prejudice Settlement offer
- College Proposal – M09 Housekeeping amendments
- College Proposal – M10A Balance of Management’s Non-Monetary Proposals part 1
- College Proposal – M10B Balance of Management’s Non-Monetary Proposals part 2
- College Proposal – M11 Monetary Proposal
September 14, 2021
From CEC
- Management Bargaining Team Chair’s September 14 Response to U10 EDI and Indigeneity submissions
- College Proposal – M07 Equity Diversity and Inclusion Letter of Understanding
- College Proposal – M08 Truth and Reconciliation Letter of Understanding
September 10, 2021
From CEC
- Management Bargaining Team Chair’s September 10 Response to U7, U8, and U9 submissions – Joint Committee Work, Outside Work and Coordinators Proposals
- College Proposal – M04 Harassment and Discrimination Amendment
- College Proposal – M05 Union Release Time
- College Proposal – M06 Assignment of Coordinator Duties
September 9, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
From CEC
- Management Bargaining Team Chair’s September 9 Response to U4 and U6 submissions – Class Definitions and Staffing Proposals
- College Proposal – M03 Pandemic Impact on Staffing
August 12, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
From CEC
August 11, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
From CEC
- Dr. Laurie Rancourt’s speaking notes supporting management’s response to U2 – workload rationale and proposals
- College Proposal -M02 Workload Task Force
August 10, 2021
From CEC
- Dr. Laurie Rancourt’s speaking notes regarding request for data and proposed counsellor class definition
- College Proposal – M01 Counsellor Class Definition
- Dr. Laurie Rancourt’s speaking notes supporting management’s response to U1 – equity rationale and proposals
August 5, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
- Faculty Proposals – Joint Committee Work
- Faculty Proposals — Outside Work
- Faculty Proposals — Coordinators
- Faculty Proposals — Academic Freedom, Intellectual Property, and Academic Councils Proposal
- Faculty Proposals — Staffing
- Faculty Proposals — Class Definitions
- Faculty Proposals — Partial-Load
- Faculty Proposals — Workload
- Faculty Proposals — Equity
From CEC
August 3, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
From CEC
July 9, 2021
From CEC
- Opening Statement
- Non-Monetary Proposal
- Dr. Laurie Rancourt’s speaking notes regarding inter-team communications and open Bargaining
July 8, 2021
From OPSEU/SEFPO College Faculty
Contract history
CAAT-A – College Employer Council 2021-2024 collective agreement
CAAT-A – College Employer Council Kaplan Award – 2022
CAAT-A Collective Agreement 2017-2021
CAAT-A Collective Agreement Archive
- 2017 – Arbitration Award
- 2014-2017 CA
- 2012-2014 CA
- 2009-2012-CA-Printed-Book-with-Notes
- 2009-2012 CA
- 2009 Workload Taskforce Report
- 2009 Employer Imposed Terms and Conditions
- 2005-2009 CA
- 2003-2005 CA
- 2001-2003 CA
- 1996-2001 CA
- 1991-1994 CA
- 1989-1991 CA
- 1989 CA Classification_Plan
- 1987-1989 CA
- 1985-1987 CA
- 1982-1984 CA
- 1982 CA Classification_Plan
- 1979-1981 CA
- 1977-1979 CA
- 1975-1976 CA
- 1975 CA Estey Award
- 1969 Terms of Employment
News about colleges and education
Along with college faculty, OPSEU/SEFPO represents workers in college support, universities, and school boards.
News
College Full-Time Support Staff Bargaining Update #7: Conciliation and pulling strong strike vote
Last Thursday, we sent a bargaining update to inform you that your bargaining team is requesting a strike mandate vote. A strike vote doesn’t mean
July 14, 2025
News
Recap: OPSEU/SEFPO college faculty and support workers join allies, vowing to fight back against 10,000 layoffs in Ontario’s public college system
On Wednesday July 9th, OPSEU/SEFPO faculty and staff in the college system, joined by students and community allies, held a press conference to blow
July 11, 2025
News
College Full-Time Support Staff Bargaining Update #6: Important – your bargaining team is calling for a strike mandate vote
Today, your bargaining team wrapped up bargaining with the employer for the week, and we will be back at the table from July 21-24th and
July 10, 2025
News
PRESS RELEASE: “Our community college system has been sabotaged”: Ontario college workers vow to fight back amidst 10,000 job losses
College workers represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU/SEFPO) are blowing the whistle on the crisis in Ontario’s community college system that has
July 10, 2025
News
Sector 3 Newsletter: Boards of Education and Cultural Institutions
Update on Strategic Planning Meetings with Local Presidents Following the November 2024 Broader Public Sector (BPS) Conference, Sector Executives have been meeting with local leaders
July 4, 2025
News
College Faculty Full-Time and Partial Load Bargaining Update: Our new collective agreement, layoff disclosure, and the future of our fight
Bargaining Bulletin 23 Exactly a year out from when we first gave Notice to Bargain, full-time and partial-load faculty have been awarded a three-year collective
July 2, 2025
News
College Full-Time Support Staff Bargaining Update #4: Negotiations continue – next Town Hall on July 10
As you’ve probably heard, Full-Time Support Staff are in bargaining. Our next dates at the table are: July 8-10 & 21-24 and August 19-22 &
June 27, 2025
News
College Support Full-Time Bargaining Update #3: Going backwards is not an option.
Your bargaining team headed to the table this week, meeting with the employer from June 17-19. As we close out our first stretch of bargaining
June 20, 2025
News
Petition to Algoma University: Re-instate admission to Geography, History, Music, Sociology, and Visual Art
Algoma University’s programs in Visual Art, Music, Sociology, Geography and History have made – and continue to make – invaluable contributions to the civic and
June 19, 2025
News
College Faculty Full-Time and Partial Load Bargaining Update: If there was ever a time to come together, it’s now.
Bargaining Bulletin 22 Six months since we first secured dates for mediation-arbitration with the mutually agreed upon Arbitrator William Kaplan, both union and employer met
June 17, 2025
News
College Support Full-Time Bargaining Update #2: Bargaining begins – wear BLUE this Wednesday June 18 to support your team!
Today, we head back to the table for our first bargaining dates with the employer. Our proposals come directly out of what we’ve heard from
June 17, 2025
News
Part-Time & Sessional Faculty Bargaining Update #1: Kick-off for a First Contract
Bargaining Bulletin #1 We’ve made history: on Thursday, June 12th, 2025, your union, OPSEU/SEFPO, delivered our employer the very first Notice to Bargain on behalf
June 16, 2025