Category: COMMUNICATIONS

Dear colleagues, We hope you are starting to get yourselves established in new routines. Although we have been in confinement for more than a month now, things are still moving fast in terms of information and decision-making. Sometimes, information we

Dear colleagues, We hope you remain in good health and in good spirits. This continues to be our priority. In such circumstances as we are facing at the moment, it is easy to fall prey to pressures and self-doubt. We

Happy New Year! Your VCTA Executive – Eric, Estelle, Jacques and Hugo – welcomes you back. We wish you a pleasant and fruitful semester. Be sure to check our updated office hours on the website as we need to adapt

Employment Insurance If you do not have work at the end of your teaching contract, for example in the Winter, you can apply for employment insurance benefits. For college teachers, regular benefits rules apply. Even if you are not sure

Vanier Community Sponsored Refugee Family: A Sad Update Last year, we introduced you to Ruba and Elias, 6-year-old Carla and 6-month-old Crystel. After a wait of over two years, they finally arrived in Montreal June 19, 2018. The entire family

PD Expense Report Deadline: 31 October  October 31st is the deadline to submit your expense report for professional development activities that happened last year, 2018–2019.  Any report received after this date will not be reimbursed.   Insurance Update for 2020 The

Welcome back! The VCTA Executive would like to wish all teachers an enjoyable and satisfying 2019-2020 academic year.  We hope that your semester is off to a good start. As we prepare to negotiate our new collective agreement next year, we

Academic Freedom The VCTA Executive added its voice to hundreds of others by sending a letter asking administrations of CEGEPs and universities in Quebec to respect academic freedom. The campaign was initiated by Louis-Philippe Lampron, a professor of law at