Collective & Common Agreements, Know Your Rights, Constitution & Bylaws, Code of Ethics, and Policies. List of Current Committees and Contacts.

Member Resources

Agreements and Documents

The Collective Agreement is specific to Capilano University and the CFA. It is the agreement that the CFA negotiates on behalf of all faculty at Capilano. This is the first place you should look if you have questions about your rights and duties as a faculty member before contacting a steward.

Collective Agreement

The Common Agreement is negotiated by the CFA's provincial umbrella union, FPSE, on behalf of several colleges. We rely on the Common Agreement for certain benefits, but mostly our Collective Agreement replaces or incorporates terms of the Common Agreement.

Common Agreement

This document will be of particular interest to non-regularized faculty members. This is a "Know Your Rights" guide. It provides a quick reference on key topics including faculty pay scales, job security, evaluation and probation, working hours, and benefits.

Know Your Rights (NREGs)

The fundamental rules and principles by which the association is governed. Topics include bylaws, membership eligibility, meeting procedures, executive officer roles and elections, financial management, committee structures, and voting protocols.

Constitution & Bylaws

The professional standards and ethical principles for CFA members. It specifies faculty obligations to treat students, colleagues, staff, the university, their discipline, the union, and the public with respect, fairness, and professional integrity.

Code of Ethics

Establishes ethical standards and procedural guidelines regarding conflicts of interest for executive officers of the CFA. It defines what constitutes a conflict of interest and sets mandatory disclosure, recusal, and governance protocols.

Rules for Conflict of Interest

Delegate Selection Policy

The guidelines and procedures used by the CFA to select members as official delegates to external conferences, conventions, and affiliated labor meetings. It establishes criteria for eligibility, application processes, and selection standards to ensure fair, transparent, and equitable representation.

Sign up for a Committee

Follow the link above for the terms of reference, membership numbers (if any limits), and other details for CFA committees, to help members decide which ones to participate in. It augments the brief summary in the sign-up survey we have sent out.

CFA Committees - Terms of Reference

Committees listed represent the CFA as Local 1 with the Federation for Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE) of B.C.

Learn more about FPSE’s Standing Committees

Please complete the linked form to express your interest in joining ones of the CFA Committees

Sign up for a Committee Here

The CFA's work takes place on the sovereign and unceded homelands of the xʷməθkʷəỷəm (Musqueam), 'shíshálh (Sechelt), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and SəỈílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

The CFA honours the sacred relationships to land, waterways, and the natural world of the Host Nations since time immemorial. The CFA stands in solidarity with Indigenous struggles for justice and liberation in face of ongoing attempted genocide, colonial oppression, and occupation.

This land acknowledgment was articulated by the CFA's Indigenous Faculty Committee.