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Renewal, Tenure and Promotion

The qualifications for promotion to Assistant Professor shall be possession of an earned doctorate or its equivalent as specified in Article 12.83 (a). According to whether all degree requirements are successfully completed before or after 31 December, such promotion shall become effective either the previous 1 July or the following 1 July. (Art. 12.93)

Leaves, Absences, Vacations and Exchanges

The Dean shall maintain a record of the sabbatical credit balance for all Employees in their Faculty or the Research Services Sector, and annually provide a copy of sabbatical credit balance to the Heads. By 1 July of each year, Heads shall review each Employee’s sabbatical credit balance with the Employee and the Dean shall […]

Professional and Personal Development Allowances

Beginning 1 July 2021, the Employer shall pay to tenure-stream Professors and to Librarians and Archivists with probationary or continuing appointments a minimum of $3,500 in start-up funds upon their first day of employment. (Art. 25.40)

Phased in Retirement

Phased-In Retirement shall commence either on 1 July or 1 January. At the end of the phased-in period, the Employee shall retire. (Art. 38.41(c))

Mode of Appointments

The President shall provide to each new or reappointed Instructor a letter of appointment which shall include the following: appointments normally begin on 1 July, but they may become effective on other dates; if so, Instructors shall enjoy all appropriate benefits from the date of appointment. When an appointment begins after 1 July but before […]

Instructor Sabbatical Leave

Instructor leaves must be taken either between 1 July and 31 December or 1 January and 30 June of the academic year in which the leave is granted. Instructors who are eligible for a six- (6) month leave on 1 July of an academic year, but opt to take their leave from 1 January to […]

Policies and Practices in the Library

While generally responsible for communication, organization and administration within the Library’s Research Services Sector, Research Services Head shall exercise the following particular responsibilities: Prepare, after consultation with the Librarians and the Dean, an allocation of Library responsibilities. This consultation shall be made as early as possible. It shall normally be completed by the first day […]

University Workforce Survey Report

By 31 July 2023 and 1 July every two (2) years subsequent, Human Resources shall prepare a report based on the data obtained under Article 3.51 that identifies which of the designated groups in Article 3.20 are under-represented at the University using the benchmark data provided by the Employment Equity Committee. The report shall provide […]

Conversion to Instructor Appointment

An Instructor who converted from part-time to full-time under Article 11.14 (a), may apply to convert to be a tenured professor. The same process as for tenure review under Article 12 shall apply. If tenure is approved, it shall be effective the subsequent July 1 and the Employee shall be placed on the appropriate Assistant […]

Financial Information

On an annual basis unless otherwise specified, the Board shall provide to the Executive of the Association the following information: by 1 July, a report on the complement as defined in Article 20.02 and 50.02; (Art. 28.10(h))

Confidential Workforce Survey Report

By 31 July 2023 and 1 July every two (2) years subsequent, Human Resources shall prepare a report based on the data obtained under Article 3.51 that identifies which of the designated groups in Article 3.20 are under-represented at the University using the benchmark data provided by the Employment Equity Committee. The report shall provide […]

Professorial Appointments

Conversion to Half-time Appointments An application by a full-time tenured or probationary Professor must be made to the President, with copies to the Head, Dean and Provost by the 31 December prior to the 1 July of which the change of status shall become effective. The Head, Dean and Provost must all be in agreement […]