The deadlines to apply for the 2020-2021 academic year are November 1 for the fall term and February 28 for the winter term. The application is now available on-line. Please contact your Human Resources Advisor, not QUFA, if you have any questions about this benefit. Deadlines are strict, so please → Learn More

Dear QUFA Member, I hope that the return to classes has gone smoothly for you. As you might imagine the QUFA Staff have been quite busy assisting members who require accommodations in order to comply with the recent requirements that our employer has mandated. I especially want to acknowledge the → Learn More

Dear QUFA Member Since the spring QUFA has worked hard advocating for all our Members, negotiating Memoranda of Understanding, and holding the University’s feet to the fire to prepare for a safe return to in-person classes; something we jointly agreed was a shared goal for the fall term. It will → Learn More

Dear QUFA Member, Late last week, the university finally published their “Teaching Space Ventilation Review” on their ‘Ventilation Management at Queen’s’ website (https://www.queensu.ca/facilities/our-services/operations-maintenance/ventilation). QUFA has been actively seeking this information since January 2021 at Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) meetings. In the absence of such information, QUFA and the → Learn More

Dear QUFA Member, QUFA has been notified that the Town Hall meetings announced last week by the Principal, that were to have taken place on Monday 23 August for faculty and on Wednesday 25 August for staff, have been postponed until further direction is provided by the provincial government regarding → Learn More

Dear QUFA Member: The QUFA Executive endorses Queen’s University’s recently announced policy mandating vaccinations in order for students, staff, and faculty to access campus starting 7 September 2021. We look forward to working with the university administration as they make the necessary plans to implement this policy with a view to ensuring, among other things, that our Members’ privacy → Learn More

Dear Members, When University Pension Plan (“UPP”) formally launched earlier this month, we stated our clear commitment to put our members’ pension security at the core of everything we do. Our goal is, and will always be, to deliver a secure, stable retirement income to our members. Our investment strategy → Learn More

Dear Members, Tomorrow marks an important milestone for University Pension Plan (UPP) and the beginning of our journey with you – our members. On July 1, 2021, UPP will formally assume responsibility for administering the pensions and investing the assets of its predecessor plans. This landmark realizes the historic vision → Learn More

Dear Members, I apologize for throwing so much at you at the end of the term and in one email. Please save this email or print it to review again in January if you cannot process it now. It contains important information about the next round of merit assessment in → Learn More

Dear Members, There have been a number of questions raised with QUFA around purchasing equipment for home offices in light of COVID-19 and remote working. There are a number of options available to you to pay for the purchase of equipment for a home office and to manage remote teaching. → Learn More