Professional and Personal Development Allowances

25.54
(a) For each fiscal year beginning 1 April 2025 each full-time Employee shall be eligible to claim, through the appropriate Academic Unit, expenses of up to the amounts stated below and any unspent funds from the previous year. Unspent funds can only be carried forward for up to two (2) fiscal years. These funds are to be used in a manner consistent with responsibilities outlined in Article 17.01 – 17.05.
1 April 2025 $2500
1 April 2026 $2750
1 April 2027 $3000
1 April 2028 $3250

(b) The Board shall provide a Travel and Professional Allowance for part-time Employees. This fund for part-time Employees shall be divided among Academic Units based on the number of part-time Employee positions within each Academic Unit as calculated at the start of the three academic terms (Fall, Winter, and Intersession). The formula for determining the aggregated funding amount to be distributed to each Academic Unit at the beginning of each term is based on an allocation of $200 (effective 1 April 2026) for each part-time Employee position within the Academic Unit. The Intersession term calculation shall include the Academic Unit’s intersession part-time course count, as well as the Academic Unit’s distance courses for the academic year. The allocation to the Academic Units is to occur within the first three (3) weeks of each of the three (3) academic terms.