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 OCAD University is dedicated to fostering positive, productive working relationships with its employees and the Association and Union that represent them. On this page you will find collective agreements, progress reports on negotiations and information about labour relations initiatives.

The following OCAD U labour agreements can be viewed or printed as PDF files.



 

 

 

 

  

 

 

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 ### OCAD Faculty Association (OCADFA)


OCADFA represents faculty with the following appointments: Tenured, Probationary, Continuing, CLTA, Teaching-Intensive Stream and Sessional. Academic Staff such as Technicians, Academic Counsellors and Teaching Assistants are also represented by OCADFA.



 

 

 

 

  

 

 

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 Memorandum of Agreement 2023-2026 (PDF)

 

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 Letter of Understanding - Joint Process for Teaching Stream Permanency and Promotion of Rank (PDF)

 

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 Letter of Understanding - Teaching Stream (Permanent Status) (PDF)

 

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 Letter of Understanding: 2022 Winter Term (PDF)

 

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 Letter of Understanding: COVID-19 (PDF)

 

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 Letter of Understanding: Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier 1 Appointment (PDF)

 

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 Summary of Changes to the Memorandum of Agreement 2020 - 2023 (PDF)

 

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 Arbitration Award 2021 (PDF)

 

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 Memorandum of Understanding: 2020-21 Voluntary Retirement Incentive Plan for Technicians (PDF)

 

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 Letter of Understanding: Tenured and Tenure-Track Hiring (PDF)

 

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 Memorandum of Understanding: Indigenous Cluster Hire (PDF)

 

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 Letter of Understanding: Continuation of Agreements (PDF)

 

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 Memorandum of Understanding: 2020-21 Voluntary Retirement Incentive Plan for Tenured Faculty (PDF)

 

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 Memorandum of Agreement 2020-2023 (PDF)

 

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 Letter of Understanding: Sessional Studio Teaching Limits (PDF)

 

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 Memorandum of Settlement 2016-2020 (PDF)

 

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 Memorandum of Understanding: Performance Review Process 2018-19 (PDF)

 

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 Memorandum of Understanding: Sessional Hiring Committee Composition 2018-19 (PDF)

 

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 Memorandum of Understanding: Open Call for Indigenous Applicants for 5 Tenure-Track Appointments (PDF)

 

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 Memorandum of Understanding: Open Call for Black Applicants for 3 Tenure-Track Appointments (PDF)

 

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 Voluntary Retirement Incentive Plan Permanent Technicians March 2016 (PDF)

 

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 MOU Voluntary Retirement Incentive Plan 2014-2015 (PDF)

 

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 Letters of Understanding (PDF)

 

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 Intellectual Property Policy (PDF)

 

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 MOU Voluntary Retirement Incentive Plan (PDF)

 

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 MOU Graduate Student Supervision (PDF)

 

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 Arbitration Award (PDF)

 

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 OCAD University Gender Pay Review (PDF)

 

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 ### Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 576, Unit 1  


OPSEU Local 576, Unit 1 represents full-time and part-time Administrative Staff (except support staff that are exempt on the basis of confidentiality) and Professional Librarians.

[Unit 1 Collective Agreement](https://ocadu.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/2017%20-%202021%20OPSEU%20Unit%201%20Collective%20Agreement%20%281%29.pdf)

#### Other OPSEU Local 576, Unit 1 Labour Agreements OPSEU Unit 1 

[Memorandum of Settlement: 2021-2024 (PDF) ](https://ocadu.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/OCAD%20%26%20OPSEU%20576%20Memorandum%20of%20Settlement%20-%20Final%20Signed.pdf)

[OPSEU Unit 1 Salary Schedule 2021-2024 (PDF)](https://www.ocadu.ca/sites/default/files/Salary%20Scales%20(2021-2024).pdf)



 

 

 

 

  

 ### Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 576, Unit 2   


OPSEU Local 576, Unit 2 represents Models, Monitors and Class Assistants.

[Unit 2 Collective Agreement OPSEU Unit 2 Collective Agreement 2011-2014 (PDF) ](https://ocadu.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/opseu-unit-2-collective-agreement-2011-2014.pdf)

[OPSEU Unit 2 Collective Agreement 2014-2018 (PDF) ](https://ocadu.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/2014-2018%20-%20OPSEU%20Unit%202%20Collective%20Agreement.pdf)

#### Other OPSEU Local 576, Unit 2 labour agreements 

[Memorandum of Settlement 2018-2021 (PDF) ](https://ocadu.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/Memorandum_of_Settlement_2018-2021.pdf)

[OPSEU Unit 2 Hourly Rates 2018-2021 (PDF)](https://ocadu.ca/sites/default/files/2024-09/OPSEU%20Unit%202%20Hourly%20Rates%202018-2021.pdf)