The Vanier College Teachers’ Association
News Bulletin #5 – 2025/2026, April 30, 2026
🙏 Thank You for Participating in the VCTA Elections
The VCTA would like to thank everyone who came out to participate in this year’s elections. Your involvement helps ensure that the work of the VCTA Executive, Association Council, Academic Council, and the CRT continues to reflect the needs and priorities of Vanier teachers.
We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to Martin Siberok, Bruce Norton, Maria Da Palma, Joliane Allaire, and Sheree Sitahal for their work in ensuring that the elections ran smoothly and without a hitch.
As the new Executive begins its mandate, we look forward to working with teachers across the College to defend and advance workers’ rights, support our members, and continue building a strong, democratic, and engaged union.
The following is the 2026–2027 composition of the VCTA Executive, Association Council, CRT, and Academic Council.
VCTA Executive
Katie Rose, President
Sandi Mak, Vice President (Internal)
Hakim Loudyi, Vice President (External)
Florian Duquerroix, Secretary
Anne Bernard, Treasurer
Academic Council
Carmelina Macri, At Large
Brock Hanley, At Large
Maggie Kathwaroon, FGSE
Sean Gauthier, FGSE
Stefan Bracher, FST
Natalia Delgado Avila, FABSS
Association Council
Heather Robb, At Large
Rana El Gharbie, At Large
Leila Bdeir, FGSE
Dayna Morrow, FGSE
Andreea Iftimie, FST
Chun Chi Mak, FST
Stefan Kuch, FABSS
Maria Da Palma, FABSS
CRT
Marianne Lynch, FGSE
Christian Stahn, FST
Thank you again to everyone who took part.
🖐Call for Volunteers: Association Council, Academic Council, and CRT
Following this year’s VCTA elections, a number of seats remain vacant on Association Council, Academic Council, and the CRT.
The current vacancies, along with a brief description of each body, are as follows:
Academic Council
Mandate: Academic Council is the College’s main advisory body on academic matters. It includes representatives from faculty, non-teaching professionals, support staff, students, and administration. Faculty hold the majority of seats.
Current vacancies:
- 1 FST seat
- 1 FABSS seat
CRT
Mandate: The CRT is responsible for the local application of the Collective Agreement. It includes representatives from both faculty and College administration.
Current vacancy:
- 1 FABSS seat
Association Council
Mandate: Association Council consists of 12 teachers, in addition to the Executive. It is responsible for VCTA policy between General Assemblies and serves as an important forum for faculty perspectives, discussion, and guidance to the Executive.
Current vacancies:
- 2 At Large seats
Serving on one of these bodies is a meaningful way to contribute to the work of the Association, support your colleagues, and help ensure that faculty perspectives are represented in important discussions at the College.
If you are interested in serving on any of these bodies, please send us an email at vcta@vaniercollege.qc.ca by May 7 at 4:00 p.m., letting us know which position or committee you would like to be considered for.
🚨General Offer of Service (GOS) – Deadline April 30
A reminder to all non-permanent faculty that if you wish to benefit from hiring priority for the 2026–2027 academic year, you must submit a General Offer of Service (GOS) to Human Resources within the month of April.
The GOS applies to the Regular Day Program, Continuing Education, and Summer School (2027) courses. Submitting a GOS allows you to declare your availability for teaching work in your discipline for the coming year, without having to apply to each individual posting. While it remains possible to apply to postings one by one, the GOS is generally the more convenient option.
By submitting a GOS, you are declaring yourself available for all available teaching duties, up to the level of full employment for the academic year. The College will then offer the maximum teaching duties available according to order of priority.
The GOS form must be submitted electronically to TeacherGOS@vaniercollege.qc.ca no later than the end of the day onApril 30, 2026.
A few practical reminders:
· the form will be available on the Human Resources SharePoint page as of April 1, 2026
· please open the form using Adobe and save it before attaching it to your email
· if you are unable to set up an electronic signature, you may print the form, sign it by hand, and scan it back
· once you submit your form by email, you should receive an electronic confirmation of receipt
📢 May Day Mobilization in Montreal – May 2
A major national demonstration will take place in Montreal on Saturday, May 2, 2026, to mark the International Day of Workers.
Workers, retirees, students, unemployed people, community groups, rights organizations, and allies are invited to gather in solidarity to defend labor rights, public services, social programs, and the right to live with dignity.
The mobilization calls attention to anti-union laws, harmful policies affecting vulnerable workers, inaction on the housing crisis, cuts to public services and social programs, and the continued privatization of services. Organizers are calling on the public to resist further attacks on workers’ rights and the social safety net.
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: 4200 Avenue du Parc, Montreal
The VCTA Executive will be there and members who would like to meet up with us before joining the demonstration can find us at the corner of Avenue du Parc and Avenue Mont-Royal at 12:45. We hope to see you there!
🎉Save the Date: General Assembly and End-of-Year Happy Hour – May 8
Please mark your calendars for our end-of-year Happy Hour celebration on Friday, May 8, 2026.
The Happy Hour will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., following our General Assembly at 4:00 p.m. in B-223.
The location for the Happy Hour will be confirmed shortly, but we hope you will join us for a chance to gather, unwind, and celebrate the end of the year with colleagues.
More details to come!
💸Reminder: PD Rollover Requests – June 1
A friendly reminder to faculty that PD rollover requests are due by June 1.
Tenured and non-tenured faculty who wish to roll over their 2025–2026 professional development funds to the following academic year must submit their request by that date.
To request a rollover, simply complete the standard PD request form and write “Please roll over” in the description box. No additional explanation is required. Once the request is submitted, we will take care of the rest.
What is a PD rollover?
A rollover allows you to combine two consecutive years of PD funds to support one larger professional development activity, most commonly a conference or event that would exceed the budget available in a single year.
For tenured faculty, the rolled-over funds must be used for a single event, and the request must be submitted before that event takes place. The activity may occur in either of the two years, but no other PD funding will be available during that same two-year period. This type of rollover may only be used once and cannot be used to support multiple separate activities.
Non-tenured faculty may also request a rollover. However, the request can only be finalized once workload for the second year has been confirmed. At that point, PD funds are prorated according to the confirmed workload. If you think you may not have a workload next year, it may be worth considering whether to use your current year’s funds before they expire.
If you have questions about the rollover process, or would like to talk through whether your intended use would qualify, please feel free to reach out to the VCTA.
📌 Summer Vacation Period and Transfer of Availability
Human Resource Services has confirmed the Summer 2026 vacation period for full-time faculty.
The last day of teacher availability will be Friday, June 12, 2026. The vacation period will run from Monday, June 15 to Friday, August 14, 2026, with faculty availability resuming on Monday, August 17, 2026. The first day of classes will be Monday, August 24, 2026.
Faculty who wish to request a transfer of availability may do so by completing the appropriate form and submitting it to their Faculty Dean for review and approval.
For more details about statutory holidays and the period of availability, please consult the attached memos.
📆 Dates of Upcoming Meetings
General Assembly (Amphitheatre)
Friday, May 8 with Happy Hour to follow
CRT (Thursdays, 2:00 – 4:00; on TEAMS)
May 7
Academic Council (Fridays, 1:00-4:00; F-216)
May 29
· Board of Governors (Tuesday, 6:30; F-216)
May 19
June 16