Current Issues

Next General Assembly

The end of year JACFA General Assembly will be held on Wednesday May 16.
Click here to see the proposed agenda. You can see the draft minutes of our previous General Assembly here.

We will have our year-end elections at the General Assembly. Click here to see the general procedures of the election, or here to access the nomination form.
The nomination form must be returned to the Elections Officer David Desjardins,
in HO-130, no later than Friday May 11 2012, at 4:00 p.m.

The newly elected JACFA Executive will then proceed to appoint representatives
to the Institutional Research and Development Committee and the Harassment Advisory Committee. If you are interested in sitting on these committees, please bring an application form to the JACFA office (P-105) by
May 11, 2012.

Manifestation of Appreciation for Jim Leeke

Please join us for a Light Lunch/Wine & Cheese manifestation of appreciation
for Jim Leeke who will be retiring at the end of this semester, after four decades
of dedication to his students and colleagues. The event will be in the Faculty
Lounge (H-101) after our General Assembly on May 16, from 12:30 p.m. until
4:00 p.m. All employees are welcome!

JACFA BBQ Canceled

We're sorry to announce that due to a FNEEQ Congress and conflicts with other events already booked on campus, exceptionally this year, JACFA will cancel the Annual Faculty BBQ which was announced in the JACFA News for May 23.

Release for Master's Degree

Our faculty collective agreement (article 7-6.00) includes resources distributed provincially to provide release time for teachers who are completing a masters
degree allowing them to access level 18 on our salary scale.

In recent years, numerous John Abbott teachers have benefitted from such a release, particularly those participating in the PERFORMA masters of education program (although masters degrees in any discipline are eligible). Priority is given
to those who are closer to the completion of their degree.

The final application deadline is May 15, but you will need to give in the form
and required documents to Human Resources in advance of that date so that
they can complete their section. You can refer to the official administrative
guide in order to fill the form (the official version is in French).

Latest JACFA News - Tribute to Jim Leeke

The latest edition of the JACFA News, featuring a tribute to Jim Leeke, is now available. You can find previous issues of the JACFA News here.

JACFA Guide for Departmental Rules

JACFA has prepared a Guide for Departmental Rules, Policies and Procedures. The objective of this guide is to help academic departments fulfill their
responsibilities and exercise their rights under the new collective agreement
and the revised Institutional Policy on the Evaluation of Student Achievement (IPESA).

A Guide To Retirement

FNEEQ published a guide about retirement. You can view it in French or in
English. You can also visit our Retirement page.

Collective Agreement in English

The 2010-2015 FNEEQ Collective Agreement is available in English (non-official translation). The official French version can be found here.

JACFA Is Now On Facebook

You can visit the JACFA Facebook page. Join our page to be updated on JACFA activities, or FNEEQ postings.

JACFA Office

Our office is Penfield 105, our telephone number is 514-457-6610 x5506,
and our e-mail is jacfa@johnabbott.qc.ca if you have any questions.

Please contact JACFA's webmaster for suggestions or problems with this website at:
jacfa@johnabbott.qc.ca.