February 2021 Newsletter 2.0

APTPUO’s official statement in response to the interview with Rector and Vice-Chancellor Jacques Frémont.

Five months after the ‘n’ word incident, Vice-Chancellor Jacques Frémont looks back on the events in an interview with Alain Gravel on Radio-Canada’s radio show, Les faits d’abord.

The Association was shocked to hear the false information reported by the University regarding the situation from last October. We wish to inform you that we responded to the interview with a statement that was released to the press on Sunday, February 14.

We invite you to read the official statement of the Association here.


On-Campus Job Openings:

Joint Health and Safety Committee Inspector
(Occupational Health and Safety Unit)
Job Type: Régulier, temps plein
Closing Date: Le 21 février 2021
More details here… 


Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

We would like to remind you that you have access to the services of the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) as an employee of the University of Ottawa. You may call the support line at any time at 1-844-880-9142.


Upcoming Events

Black History Month

ACMP 3rd Annual Black History Month Event
Date: February 27
Time: 6:30pm – 9pm


Soulfoul expression / Black expression
Date : February 28
Location: FB Live


Trainings and Workshops

Check out the upcoming technopedagogical training courses of TLSS here. 

We would like to remind you, as per the current Letter of Understanding between the Association and the Employer on compensation for online training,  members who take or have taken online training for the fall 2020 session or the winter 2021 session will be entitled to compensation at an applicable rate of $71.94/hour per technology-related training courses offered by the Teaching and Learning Support Service (TLSS).

More information on the letter of understanding here.


Register now for one of OLBI ESL Conversation Workshops (Winter 2021)


Save the Date

Winter Annual General Meeting

According to the APTPUO Constitution, the Association has to hold an annual general meeting (AGM) in the Winter session.

This year’s AGM will be held on March 15 at 6:30 pm on Zoom.

To be included in the Agenda: election of your Bargaining Committee.

Stay tuned for more details!