About the CEC
The College Employer Council (CEC) is the government-mandated bargaining agent for the 24 Ontario publicly-funded colleges in negotiating collective agreements with unionized staff. This means the CEC negotiates on behalf of the Colleges at the bargaining table.
About the Union
Currently, there are three unionized groups in the College sector.
These unionized groups are represented by the Ontario Public Service Employee Union (OPSEU).
The CEC and OPSEU bargaining teams also have College employees that join the bargaining teams for the course of negotiations.
The three unionized groups in the College sector are:
| CAAT-A: Academic Employees | CAAT-FTSS: Full-time Support Staff | CAAT-PTSS: Part-time Support Staff |
| Full-time and partial-load instructors, professors, librarians, and counsellors. | Examples of members in this group include technicians and technologists, clerks, assistants, analysts, tutors, and facilities operators. | Individuals who regularly work 24 hours per week or less in positions or classifications such as office, clerical, technical, health care, maintenance, building service, shipping, transportation, cafeteria, and nursery staff. |
| The current collective agreement expired September 30, 2024 |
The current collective agreement expires on August 31, 2025 |
The current collective agreement expires on January 31, 2024 |
