Certification Process Preamble

The Certification Review Committee (CRC) was established following the General Meeting in April 2005. The CRC is, as per the University of Guelph Faculty Association (UGFA) constitution, a committee of Council and subject to Council. The CRC membership consists of Monica Cojocaru (Math & Stats); David Josephy (MCB); and Janet MacInnes (Pathobiology). These individuals were charged with reviewing the pros and cons of certification of the UGFA as part of the review process, the committee consulted with Arthur Hilliker, York University Faculty Association President; Joyce Lorimer, Wilfrid Laurier Faculty Association President; Vicky Smallman, CAUT Organizing and Collective Bargaining Officer, and the UGFA Executive. In addition, the committee considered the Labour Relations Act and material from the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association, CAUT, OCUFA, etc.