New Full-Time and Partial-Load Collective Agreement: 2024-2027

The Collective Agreement linked below (available in English or French) covers all Full-Time and Partial-Load Faculty (CAAT-A FT), effective from October 1st, 2024 to September 30th, 2027.

2024-2027 Academic Full-Time Collective Agreement – English

2024-2027 Academic Full-Time Collective Agreement – French

The general highlights of our New Collective agreement are as follows:

WagesA 7.5% general wage increase as follows: 
–       3% effective October 1, 2024
–       2.5% effective October 1, 2025
–       2% effective October 2, 2026

Expanded discretionary steps – the College may grant up to seven (7) additional steps on hiring appointments, up to the maximum salary step.
Partial-Load FacultyArticle 26.10 – Automatic registry for partial-load priority consideration for the following semester (effective 2026-2027 academic year). 

Article 26.11 – $65/hour compensation for all mandatory meetings and training not associated with the academic deliverables of the partial load contract.

Article 8.04 A, 8.04 B, 8.06 – Provisions for partial-load participation in union business, including book-offs, without loss of pay or registry rights.

Article 26.10 G – Extended leave rights.
BenefitsArticle 26.06 – Bridging partial-load faculty onto benefits (Dental, Vision Care, Hearing Care, Critical Illness/Catastrophic Event Insurance, and Life Insurance) as per Article 19 – 25% employer paid. This opens the door for further gains.

Eyewear coverage increased from $400 to $550 every year (75% employer paid for full-time faculty, 25% employer paid for partial-load faculty).

Hearing Care coverage increased from $3,000 to $3,500 every three years (75% employer paid for full-time faculty, 25% employer paid for partial-load faculty).

Benefits changes secured in the January 2025 Memorandum of Agreement.
WorkloadArticle 11.01 D3 – Additional preparation time for teaching a course in a new delivery mode for the first time (effective the 2026-2027 academic year). 

Letter of Understanding re: College Bargaining Information Subcommittee (CBIS) – amended to continue data collection and evaluation regarding workload.

Article 11.01 F 1, F 2 – Increased allowance of 1 additional hour (5 hours instead of 4) for routine-out-of class student assistance on SWFs.

Article 11.01 C – Ensuring no teaching block will be scheduled for less than one hour. Teaching blocks may be extended by half hour increments. Total weekly teaching contact hours in a course must equal a whole number.

Article 11.04 A2 – Overtime for counsellors and librarians where assigned to work in excess of 35 hours (effective January 1, 2026).

Article 11.01 E 1 – 17% Increase in time attributed for evaluating and providing feedback on essay- or project-type assignments

Letter of Understanding re: Counsellor overtime – each college shall have a procedure to address overtime where it is not possible to obtain pre-approval when a student is in crisis. 
Bargaining unit integrityArticle 14.03 A3 – Coordinator role assignments will prioritize qualified and interested bargaining unit members in affected program areas prior to contracting work outside the bargaining unit.
Job securityRetraining: Letter of Understanding re: using the Joint Employment Stability Reserve Fund (JESRF) for job retraining – the College shall advise bargaining unit employees who have received notice of layoff and/or who have been identified as a candidate for retraining of the availability of JESRF funds and invite affected bargaining unit employees to apply (effective July 2, 2025 through September 30, 2027). 

Financial disclosure: Changes to Article 28 now mandate “that data which are relevant to employment stability shall be made available to both parties, including pertinent staffing and financial information.”

Enhanced severance: Letter of Understanding re: enhanced severance for full-time employees with two years or more of service, effective date of award (July 2, 2025).
Intellectual propertyLetter of Understanding re: establishment of a subcommittee dedicated to discussing and making recommendations regarding intellectual property in the Ontario College system – to be established within 30 days following the signing of this agreement.