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.
Latest news
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
- 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
- September 28, 2024
Workload concessions – EN / FR Vacation and PD concessions – EN / FR Two-tiering trades – EN / FR Partial load Concessions – EN /
- September 28, 2024
Concerns with CEC’s Lack of Engagement in Bargaining – EN / FR Faculty Concerns about “Packaging” and Concessions – EN / FR Faculty Concerns with Pace and
- September 27, 2024
College Faculty Strike Vote 2024: October 15-17 Starting Tuesday, October 15th at noon through to Thursday, October 17th at 3:00 p.m., College Faculty will be
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
Labour, student, and post-secondary advocacy leaders jointly call for funding public education as a buffer to U.S. tariff fallout: “Our college system can be the lifeboat.”
A joint release between OPSEU/SEFPO, Canadian Federation of Students – Ontario, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA), and Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). Toronto,
April 14, 2025
News
After 20 year battle, part-time and sessional college faculty across Ontario join OPSEU/SEFPO in one of largest organizing drives in Canadian history
Toronto, ON – College faculty union leaders had much to celebrate around the historic table at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) today. After a
April 11, 2025
News
Order, point of privilege, orders of the day, closure – Robert’s Rules info and Zoom drop-ins on Apr 2, 5, 10, 15 and 16
By Wendy Lee, Local 575, InSolidarity OPSEU/SEFPO uses Robert’s Rules of Order at Convention as it is a widely used system for conducting meetings and
March 28, 2025
News
Ontario’s Public Colleges at a Crossroads: Navigating the crisis and building a brighter Future
Ontario’s Public Colleges at a Crossroads: Navigating the Crisis and Building a brighter Future Ontario’s public college system is facing an unprecedented crisis – and
March 28, 2025
News
Systemic Racism: Getting to the Root of the Issue
By Michael Hamilton, Local 376, inSolidarity When you hear the words systemic racism, what comes to your mind? For many, it’s been an afterthought because
March 27, 2025
News
CAAT-S FT Activists Mobilize for Bargaining with Organizing to Win Training
Lorinda Seward, Local 351, Editor inSolidarity Thirty College of Applied Arts and Technology Full-time Support Staff (CAAT-S FT) activists from all seven OPSEU/SEFPO regions gathered
March 21, 2025
Information
College Faculty Part-time & Sessional (CAAT-A PT/SL) – Resources Hub
Calling all part-time and sessional (PT/SL) faculty! Here you will find a living directory, linking to key resources for organizing, bargaining, and more! Check back
March 19, 2025
News
College Part-Time Support Staff Bargaining Update: Conciliation begins May 1st
Bargaining Bulletin #9: The bargaining table looks different for every sector, but one thing is true across the board for workers: our bosses never want
March 12, 2025
News
Part-time & sessional faculty union certification update: Ballot boxes will open for vote count on April 11th and April 17th
A short and exciting update to follow on the status of union certification for our part-time (PT) and sessional (SL) faculty colleagues! After years of
March 6, 2025
News
We’re worth fighting for! Coordinated bargaining in the broader public service is here and momentum is building!
It’s time for workers in the Broader Public Service (BPS) to fight back! For decades, provincial governments have chronically underfunded community based social and health
March 4, 2025
News
College Faculty DivEx Bulletin: A better plan for Ontario’s colleges
Ontario’s Public Colleges at a Crossroads: Navigating the Crisis and Building a brighter Future Ontario’s public college system is facing an unprecedented crisis – and
February 25, 2025
News
OPSEU/SEFPO in the news: JP Hornick at Confederation College in Thunder Bay following snap election call
OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick was in Thunder Bay last weekend for the Region 7 Leadership Conference, just a few days after the snap provincial election
February 7, 2025