CUPE 2278                                  Please note new time of meeting

SCHEDULE C – NOTICE OF MEETING   MANDATORY for all 2014-15 LFS TA’s

It is understood and accepted that each Department shall give to each of its employees and to the Union written notice of the orientation meeting. Such notice shall be consistent with the sample form set out below.

The Union and employees shall be given such notice at least two weeks in advance of the date of the orientation meeting.

NOTICE OF MEETING                                     

In accordance with Article 3.02 of the Collective Agreement between the University of British Columbia and the Teaching Assistants’ Union, the Employer shall arrange and hold an induction/orientation meeting of all members of the Bargaining Unit in each Department (Faculty in non-departmentalized Faculties). All members of the bargaining unit are expected to attend. During this meeting, time shall be provided for a representative of the Union to discuss the function of the Union, expectations, responsibilities and duties of teaching assistants and markers as well as their rights as members of the Union

Date of Meeting:                         TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Time of Meeting:                          2:00 pm (for approximately 30 minutes)       

Location of Meeting:                    AGORA Café, Macmillan Building     

This orientation meeting is MANDATORY for ALL LFS 2014-15 Winter Session TA’s.  If you are unable to attend, please contact:
Sara Moukarzel mksara@alumni.ubc.ca

 

 

Hello LFS TA’s:

You are invited to the LFS TA Training Orientation!  This event is for new and returning TA’s (teaching assistants, markers and PBL tutors) for 2014 Winter Session, terms 1 and 2.   If you will be TA’ing in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems in any capacity during the 2014-15 academic year, the Faculty STRONGLY encourages your attendance and participation. The Orientation Day will  include an orientation meeting run by the TA Union, CUPE 2278, which is mandatory for all UBC teaching assistants. The new LFS TA evaluation process, which all LFS TA’s will participate in starting with term 1, will also be discussed.

At the orientation, you will become familiar with:

• Resources on campus that can be used to build your teaching skills
• Key people and policies relevant to the TA role
• The expectations of you as a TA and what you can expect in your position
• Connect: What it can and cannot do for you as TA
• The new LFS TA evaluation process

Date: Tuesday September 9th
Sign-In and Coffee: 9:30 am
Sessions: 10am – 3:00pm (3:00-3:30 pm: coffee social)
CUPE 2278 Orientation Meeting:  2:00 pm (for approximately 30 minutes)
Where: AGORA Cafe, MacMillan Building (2357 Main Mall)

**Free morning coffee, lunch, and mid-afternoon refreshments provided.

Please use the following link to register for the TA Orientation Day
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGdxcWtSM2pnOGNvNU8wUlBXZVNXckE6MA

If you have any questions or are unable to attend, please email mksara@alumni.ubc.ca

As of June 1, eligible international students no longer need an off-campus work permit to work off campus. (See http://students.ubc.ca/career/resources/working-canada for more details.) As a result, Service Canada changed the way they issue SINs to international students. This also affects international students who want to work on-campus.

• In the past: Service Canada issued SINs to students with either (1) a valid work permit, or (2) a valid study permit AND an on-campus job offer letter.
• Now: On-campus job offer letters are no longer accepted. Service Canada will issue a SIN to students with a study permit ONLY if it contains the phrases “may accept employment” or “may work.” These phrases should be theoretically written on most post-secondary study permits after June 1, but in practice we are seeing many written in the old format without these phrases.

If a student’s study permit does not say “may accept employment” or “may work,” the student must follow additional steps to get a “confirmation to work” letter from Citizenship and Immigration Canada. (Even though the letter is technically a confirmation to work OFF-campus, it is still required for on-campus work when the study permit does not explicitly state “may accept employment” or “may work.”) They must then present this letter with their study permit to Service Canada in person to get a SIN. Detailed instructions are here: http://students.ubc.ca/enrolment/finances/financial-advice/taxes-international/sin.

The processing time for the confirmation to work letter is currently approximately 2 weeks. According to CIC, students cannot request a “confirmation to work” letter until after they arrive in Canada and are issued a study permit.

Please note:  The “Proof of Enrolment” letter is NOT issued by the LFS Graduate Office.  You can download and use a letter of enrolment from the Student Service Centre provided it states your status is full-time AND you are in a program of six months or more leading to a degree, diploma or certificate.  If it does NOT include these two pieces of information, then you need to email a request to questions@askme.ubc.ca or if your request is urgent, you can go in person to Brock Hall to request the letter.