After reviewing the final report of the Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services, faculty and academic librarians are unimpressed. Drummond has provided Ontario with a poor plan for ‘transforming’ our public services, and is essentially a plan for huge cuts to public spending hiding behind a screen of poorly costed and ill-considered recommendations […]
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Ryerson reaches tentative agreement, NOSMFA members ratify
A tentative agreement was reached last Saturday morning at 1 am in the negotiations between the Ryerson Faculty Association and the university. A ratification meeting has been scheduled for December 15. Members of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine Faculty Association ratified their new agreement on November 28. The agreement contains scale increases of 1.5 per cent […]
Nothing new for Universities in the Ontario Throne Speech and Economic Statement
They say no news is good news. But where this week’s Throne Speech and Economic Update is concerned, no news is just no news. Tuesday’s Throne speech reiterated the Liberal Government’s higher education campaign pledges – 60,000 new student places at colleges and universities, three new ‘undergraduate campuses’ and a tuition rebate. We have some […]
Bargaining slows at Laurier, “teaching-intensive” remains thorny issue at Ottawa
The pace of bargaining appears to have slowed at Wilfrid Laurier University in the negotiations covering full-time professors and librarians. Faculty association negotiators have presented a full package of proposals, including monetary, to their administration counterparts but have not received responses to the monetary issues. Meantime, the pace of meetings has slowed. At the University […]
OCUFA celebrates the Teaching, Lorimer and Women of Distinction Awards
This past weekend, OCUFA presented the winners of the annual Teaching, Lorimer, and Women of Distinction Award. These awards are an important part of what we do, because it gives us a chance to recognize individuals who have made the lives of academic staff better, and improved the entire university system. This year marks the […]
OCUFA President responds to Globe & Mail editorial
OCUFA’s President, Constance Adamson, has responded to an unfortunate editorial that appeared in today’s Globe & Mail. The editorial suggests that there is a crisis in undergraduate education, and bizarrely, much of the blame lies with faculty. The full text of OCUFA’s response can be found below. Dear Editor; Your editorial “Canadian Universities Must Reform or Perish” […]
OCUFA Announces Winners of the 2010-11 Teaching Awards
OCUFA is pleased to announce the winners of its prestigious Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards. Since 1973, these awards have recognized exceptional contributions to the quality of higher education in Ontario. This year’s winners are no exception. Each exemplifies the dedication and spirit of innovation that defines Ontario’s professors and academic librarians. The 2010-2011 award […]
The Ontario Election and Higher Education: How the Parties Compare
This election, every political party is making promises about postsecondary education that will affect academic staff, students, and their families. Let’s look at what they’re proposing. Not surprisingly, tuition fees are a big issue. The Liberals are promising a 30 per cent tuition fee reduction for university undergraduate and college students from low- and middle-income families. The reduction […]
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From Collective Agreements Algoma University (Article 15, Page 29-33, Expiry Date: June 30, 2012) Brescia University College (See University of Western Ontario) Brock University (Article 21& 21A, Page 66-86, Expiry Date: June 30, 2014) Royal Military College of Canada Carleton University (Article 10, Page31-62; Appendix B, Page 181-183, Expiry Date: April 30, 2014) Huron University College (See University of […]
About OCUFA
The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations is the voice of more than 18,000 university faculty, academic librarians, and academic professionals across Ontario. We seek to maintain and enhance the quality of our province’s higher education system, and to advance the professional and economic interests of our members. Member support: Founded in 1964, OCUFA represents […]
Member Organizations
Algoma University Faculty Association Brock University Faculty Association Carleton University Academic Staff Association Canadian Military Colleges Faculty Association – Association des professeurs(es) des collèges militaires du Canada University of Guelph Faculty Association Huron University College Faculty Association King’s University College Faculty Association Lakehead University Faculty Association Laurentian University Faculty Association – Association des professeures et professeurs de l’Université Laurentienne McMaster University Academic Librarians’ Association McMaster University Faculty Association Nipissing University Faculty Association NOSM University Faculty and Staff Association Ontario College of Art and Design Faculty Association University of Ontario Institute of Technology Faculty Association Osgoode Hall Faculty Association Association des professeurs de l’Université d’Ottawa – Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa Queen’s University Faculty Association Renison Association of Academic Staff Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association Professors’ Association of Saint Paul University – Association des professeures et professeurs de l’Université Saint-Paul St. Jerome’s University Academic Staff Association University of Toronto Faculty Association St. Michael’s College Bargaining Unit, University of Toronto Faculty Association Trent University Faculty Association Faculty Association of the University of Waterloo University of Western Ontario Faculty Association Windsor University Faculty Association Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association York University Faculty Association
Mandate and By-Laws
Mandate OCUFA seeks to maintain and enhance the quality of higher education in Ontario, and to advance the professional and economic interests of teachers, researchers, and librarians in Ontario universities. OCUFA works to ensure that the views of its member associations are communicated to government policy makers, the public, and those concerned with the quality […]