OCADFA’s Letter re: Bill 168

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OCADFA’s letter to MPP Roman Baber, Chair, Standing Committee on Justice Policy. Bill 168’s proposal to re-define Ontario’s definition of anti-semitism to include criticism of the Israeli state. The definition of antisemitism adopted by Bill 168 is guided by definition used by the International Holocaust Remebrance Alliance (IHRA) which seeks to redefine anti-semitism to include   …Continue Reading


AGM 2019 Minutes

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Dear OCADFA members, Thank you to all the members who have responded to RSVP for our AGM on Nov 5, 2020 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Please find minutes from our 2019 AGM by clicking here. Please review it before the AGM. Hope to see many of you at the AGM!  Sincerely, Surendra Lawoti   …Continue Reading


Update from OCADFA Nominations Committee – Elaine Chan-Dow & Charles Reeve

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Hello OCADFA Members, We are writing to update you on nominations for OCADFA’s upcoming elections that will commence at the AGM on Nov 5, 2020. Eric Steenbergen has been nominated for the Negotiations Chair position. We have not received other nomination thus far. The OCADFA Board has indicated that Camille Issacs, current Associate Grievance Chair   …Continue Reading


OCUFA Survey on Impact of COVID-19 on Your Work

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Dear OCADFA members, Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is conducting a survey on impact of COVID-19 on your work. The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete and the privacy and confidentiality of your responses are completely assured.   Findings will be used to inform policies and practices that can ameliorate the adverse impacts the pandemic is   …Continue Reading


Collage materials for QUARANTWEEN, presented by OCADFA & Student Union

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Hello OCADFA members, Our collage-making Halloween event is this Thursday Oct 29, from 5 to 7 PM. Please rsvp for the event here so that we can email you the Zoom invite. Prof. Ilene Sova will be leading the collage workshop and she has suggested to have the following materials on hand for it: A flat surface to   …Continue Reading