Committees

Adult Education Committee


  • To provide a forum for exchange of information and discussion.
  • To act as an advisory committee to the Executive and Board of Directors on all matters relating to adult education in the collective agreement.
  • To act as an advisory committee to the Executive and Board of Directors on all other matters relating to the adult education sector.

Finance & Budget Committee


Human Rights & Social Justice Committee


  • Reviews research studies and other material in order to identify key issues and concerns with regards to human rights and social justice.
  • Develop recommendations to the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors to implement specific actions to address the following issues:      
    • Discrimination
    • Harassment
    • Health
    • Poverty
    • Violence
    • Other human rights and social justice issues
    • Make recommendations to the Board of Directors re spending.

Membership Plans Committee


  • Gives advice regarding negotiations.
  • Scrutinizes reports of the operations of QPAT group insurance plans.
  • Monitors pension plans.
  • Reviews all insurance plans.

New Teachers Committee


  • To produce appropriate information for beginning teachers.
  • To work with local teacher unions to develop and implement teacher induction programs (including both professional/career issues and union involvement).

Nominations Committee


  • Ensures that, no later than February 14th of each year, there is sent to each place where there are members in good standing of active members of the Association, a request for nominations, specifying the posts for which elections are necessary, the qualifications for such posts, and such further information regarding election procedures as the Nominations Committee deems relevant.
  • Receives nominations for elective Executive offices, each nomination to be signed by at least 15 members in good standing drawn from at least 2 active members of the Association, accompanied by the curriculum vitae of the nominee and his or her consent in writing, and to be submitted to the Nominations Committee within 21 calendar days of the call for nominations being issued, on which date nominations shall cease.
  • Examines all nominations and determines their authenticity.
  • Publicizes nominations received to the membership of the Association by inserting the name, the picture and the curriculum vitae of each nominee in the Association's Newspaper(s) or Newsletter(s), ensuring that all candidates be given equal publicity.
  • Reports all nominations to the Board of Directors at its first meeting after the close of nominations.
  • Ensures that ballots are distributed to all members in good standing of the active members of the Association.
  • Makes provision for by-elections, when necessary.

Vocational Education Committee


  • To provide a forum for exchange of information and discussion.
  • To act as an advisory committee to the Executive and Board of Directors on all matters relating to vocational education in the collective agreement.
  • Acts as an advisory committee to the Executive and Board of Directors on all other matters relating to the vocational education sector.