Faculty Association bargaining

Regular faculty, librarians and limited-term appointments greater than one year are unionized under the BC Labour Relations Code and represented by the UVic Faculty Association. On behalf of its members, the Faculty Association negotiates terms and conditions of employment, which are set out in the Collective Agreement for faculty and librarians.

Approximately 967 faculty members and librarians, including assistant professors, associate professors, professors, librarians, archivists, assistant teaching professors, associate teaching professors, teaching professors, limited-term faculty (for greater than one year), artists in residence and lecturers are represented by the Faculty Association in collective bargaining with the University of Victoria.

In British Columbia, the government determines the bargaining schedule and monetary mandate for the public sector (including universities). The current Collective Agreement is in effect July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025.

The University of Victoria is pleased to advise that bargaining will open for the first full-day session on April 10, 2025. We have worked with the Faculty Association to identify dates to discuss non-monetary matters until the mandate is received from the Provincial Government. The university is keen to do everything possible to complete an agreement before the Collective Agreement expiry date of June 30, 2025. Should that not be possible, we are committed to working through the summer with the Faculty Association to secure an agreement as soon as possible.

We will update faculty and librarians regularly—through email and this web page—as we prepare for and engage in the bargaining process, beginning in spring term 2025.

Download the University's opening statement, read on April 10, 2025.