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What to do if you’re sick and need to miss a class…

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This is a graphic advertising a sick day blog post. The background is pink with various medical devices like masks, needles and pills free-floating. There is a clipboard that reads: Sick Days and www.ocadfa.ca. The text on the graphic reads: New Blog Post. What should I do if I'm SICK and need to miss a class? The OCADFA logo is at the bottom left.

It’s cold and flu season, and COVID is certainly still around us, so we’ve been getting a few questions on what to do if you’re sick and need to miss a class. Firstly, it’s important to know that all OCADFA members have the right to access Sick Leave. For Faculty the relevant article in our   …Continue Reading

Important Dates – 2024/2025

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This is a graphic that shows a finger pointing to the right side of the screen, the finger has a reminder string tied around the pointing finger. The script text above it says Reminder. It is in black and white and the string is red.

Find information and links to important dates for the upcoming 2024/2025 year.

Letter of Solidarity with CUASA

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In solidarity with our friends and colleagues in CUASA (Carleton University Academic Staff Association), OCADFA has sent a letter community our solidarity with the 1,000 full-time Faculty and Professional Librarians at Carleton University, as they continue their campaign to negotiate a fair collective agreement. You can follow CUASA’s bargaining campaign on their website. You can   …Continue Reading

Voluntary Retirement Incentive Plan for Tenured Faculty

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OCADFA recently agreed to a Memorandum of Understanding concerning a Voluntary Retirement Incentive Plan the University is offering to Tenured faculty members whose age plus years of service total 80 or more. A communication from the People & Culture Office was sent to all members of the university community on April 3 announcing the Incentive   …Continue Reading

MARCH 2025 OCADFA DISPATCH

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The MARCH 2025 OCADFA Dispatch has arrived! In This Issue: Read the Dispatch here or click on the link below to download:

Letter to YorkU President re Enrollment Suspensions to Programs

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In solidarity with our colleagues at York University Faculty Association (YUFA) colleagues, the OCADFA Board of Directors passed a motion this week expressing our great concern on the unprecedented suspensions to admissions to 18 programs at York University. Our letter joins a growing a growing list of responses to the York University’s suspension of enrollments.   …Continue Reading

February 2025 OCADFA Dispatch

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The February 2025 OCADFA Dispatch has arrived! In This Issue: Read the Dispatch here or click on the link below to download:

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