Current Negotiations

The CEC and the Part-Time Support Staff bargaining teams started negotiations in January 2024.

On January 31, 2024, the current collective agreement for the Part-Time Support Staff unionized membership expired. The current collective agreement will remain in effect until a new one is negotiated.

On May 26, 2025, CEC requested that the Ontario Ministry of Labour issue a no board report, following more than 16 months of unsuccessful negotiations with the bargaining team representing part-time support staff (CAAT-PTSS). The no board report was issued on June 5.

After the requisite 16-day cooling off period, as of June 22, the current CAAT-PTSS collective agreement will no longer be binding.

After rejecting six previous CEC requests for mediation during the bargaining process, the CAAT-PTSS bargaining team has agreed to meet for mediation. No dates have been set at this time. 

In order to calm the negotiation environment and create more stability in the mediation process, CEC and CAAT-PTSS have formally agreed that neither party will take any escalating action prior to or during mediation. 

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: