Faculty Association bargaining

University of Victoria and Faculty Association reach tentative collective agreement

On May 29, 2026, the University of Victoria and the Faculty Association reached a tentative collective agreement based on the Province’s 2025 Balanced Measures Mandate. The tentative agreement, which will be in effect July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2029, is subject to ratification by union members and the university’s Board of Governors.

The tentative agreement was reached following a full year of collective bargaining and eight days of mediation with the assistance of a neutral mediator appointed by the BC Labour Relations Board.

Approximately 955 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.

Details of the tentative agreement will be released following ratification.