UBCFA Information, News and Updates

Covid-19 – Messages from the UBCFA President:

September 23: Excellence Tests – Lecturers
May 15: Update on Remote Teaching, Sessionals, Intellectual Property and Home Expenses
April 23: Further Information on July and September 2020 Study Leaves
April 9: September 2020 Study Leaves, CPI
April 7: Tenure Clock Extensions, Librarians Pre-confirmation Period, Admin Leaves
April 1: Student Evaluations of Teaching
March 30: Update on Study Leave
March 25: Update on Discussions re Impact of Pandemic Disruptions
March 16: Information on Discussions with the University
UBC updates to faculty, staff and students regarding the current Coronavirus outbreak are available on the UBC website.

December 18, 2020

CRA Announces New Simplified Rules for Claiming Expenses

Memorandum from the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)

New CRA Rules for Claiming Home Office Expenses due to COVID-19
for 2020 Tax Year

On December 15, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced details of the new simplified process for claiming expenses related to working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new flat rate deduction is being introduced for expenses up to $400, and a simplified detailed deduction for those wishing to claim more than $400. To assist in the assessment of which method is best, CRA has launched this calculator.

Collective Agreement

September 01, 2020

Collective Agreement – Compendium

The new collective agreement (CA) came into effect earlier this year and has been posted to our site. In June of this year, we updated the membership on the finalization of the agreement and posted a compendium explaining the changes that were agreed to at the bargaining table. The compendium is available at this link.