SD/PD Info Session
Scheduled Development Intents are due February 1st! Now is a good time for all CCFA members to get thinking about what to do for the upcoming SD period. Learn more about what you are entitled to in the collective agreement, clarify the difference between Scheduled Development (SD) and Professional Development (PD), get inspired with some…
CCFA PD Guidelines revisions for Winter 2026
Every year the PD committee reviews the funding guidelines and considers making revisions. Below are a few of this year’s changes. Please refer to the updated guidelines for more details. We no longer require chair and dean approval for memberships and subscriptions/materials. You can now claim Travel for PD activities within Greater Victoria area, (to/from…
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CCFA Calls for Changes to Province’s Post-Secondary Education Review
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Camosun College Faculty Association (CCFA)Victoria, BC A Sustainability Review Without Funding Will Push Costs onto Students and Undermine the Public Mandate of the Colleges and Institutes Act The Camosun College Faculty Association is calling on the province to put affordability first in the newly launched Review of…
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16 Days of Activism Against Digital Gender-based Violence
Each year, November 25th – December 10th, we engage in the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). This campaign started in 1991 to call out and speak up on GBV, and to renew our commitment to ending violence against women, girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ individuals. This year, the United Nations Campaign is focusing on…
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🎉 Festivus Collectivus! 🎉
It’s been a year of hard work, strong voices, and standing shoulder-to-shoulder. Now it’s time to celebrate us — the workers who make it all happen! Festivus for the Rest of Us — and for All of Us Before it was a sitcom joke, Festivus began in 1966 as a quirky family tradition created by…
🍪 The Great Festivus Cookie Contest: Rules & Regulations🍪
Think your baking skills could win you the title of Bestus Festivus Cookie? Here’s everything you need to know before you enter your masterpiece. A Sweet Showdown for a Great Cause! Do you love to show off your holiday baking skills and think your cookies are unbeatable? Prove it! Enter the Festivus Collectivus Cookie Contest…
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Know Your Rights: Workload Assignments
Ever wonder what factors need to be considered when allocating workload assignments? Are you a new Chair and wondering how to tackle the complexities of multiple intersecting clauses in the collective agreement? Are you a term faculty member with ROFR, wondering when you’ll get offered more work? Well, you’re in luck because this “Know Your…
Honouring Service, Truth, and Solidarity
As we mark Indigenous Veterans Day (November 8) and Remembrance Day (November 11), we pause to honour all who have served and sacrificed, and to reflect on the deeper meanings of peace, justice, and solidarity. For generations, Indigenous veterans have defended this land, even when they were denied full rights and recognition by the very…
Bargaining Bulletin#5: BCGEU got a deal! What does this mean for us?
Hi friends! As you may recall from my last bargaining update, Unions are so hot right now. You have probably already seen that after an unprecedented eight-week strike, BCGEU signed a four-year contract with the B.C. Government. You may have some questions! Let’s see if we can’t take them on… Is this a good deal?…
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The CCFA Guide to Faculty Leaves
The CCFA has negotiated a number of leaves faculty members are entitled to, but the nature of Collective Agreements makes them tricky to locate. Here’s the skinny on what to do if you need a break: 1. You have 30 sick days if you get sick or injured If you are unable to work due…
2025 Fall GM Highlights
Greetings to all our CCFA Members! Did you miss the Fall General Meeting on October 9, 2025?If so, you missed another successful hybrid meeting — but not to worry! Here are your highlights from the meeting, along with a few reminders for the months ahead. Meeting Business & Reports Professional Development Huge thanks to Martha…
Fair Employment Week 2025, October 20–24
Once again, it is Fair Employment Week, the national campaign by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) to recognize the valuable work of contract academic faculty and to call out the inequities they continue to face across Canada’s post-secondary sector. At Camosun, that means our Term faculty members—the educators who help keep our classrooms…
BCGEU Solidarity!
The CCFA is proud to stand in solidarity with the striking BCGEU workers. Over the past weeks, we’ve been visiting picket lines, lending our support, and showing that our community is stronger when we stand together. It’s been inspiring to see the dedication and resilience of those on the front lines fighting for fair working…
2025 Fall GM – Thursday, October 09, 3:00-4:30 PM – Hybrid
Attention CCFA Members, Please join us in-person or on Zoom for the CCFA Fall General Meeting. This is an opportunity to come together, hear from each other, and be included in the operation of your union. The more you participate, the stronger we are! Location: Y-227, Lansdowne Campus or via Zoom invites sent to your…
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Thinking about Long-Term PD?
If you are full-time or part-time continuing faculty, and have completed your probationary period, now is a good time to start thinking about applying for long-term professional development funding for 2026/27! Long-term funds are for activities such as advanced degrees, which normally take longer than two months and cost more than $4,000/yr. Though applications are…
Visit with Minister Sunner & MLA LaJeunesse
CCFA & BCGEU met with Minister Jessie Sunner & MLA Dana Lajeunesse (2nd and 3rd from left, respectively) on September 16th and spoke about how Post-secondary needs better funding! CUPE was on their way, following the CCSS! What we wanted to talk about Funding Stability is the Foundation of a Stable Post-Secondary System Chronic underfunding…
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