Article 1 : definitions

ACADEMIC LABOUR RELATIONS: Office of the Associate Vice-Provost, Faculty Relations.

AGREEMENT: The Collective Agreement negotiated between the Employer (University of Ottawa) and the Union (Association of Part-Time Professors of the University of Ottawa).

ASSOCIATION: The Association of Part-Time Professors of the University of Ottawa (APTPUO).

BARGAINING UNIT: The Bargaining Unit represented by the Association of Part-Time Professors of the University of Ottawa (APTPUO) and certified by the Ontario Labour Board in Certificate No. 0412-17-R comprised of all Employees of the University of Ottawa employed as part-time academic staff in the Greater Toronto area, and in Certificate No. 2560-18-R comprised of all Employees of the University of Ottawa in the City of Windsor, save and except those Employees covered exclusively by another existing collective agreement and those excluded by the Act.

DEAN: Dean or their Designate.

DESIGNATE: A person authorized to act on behalf of an officer of the University, or an officer of the Association.

EMPLOYEE: An Employee of the Employer who is performing work covered by this Agreement for the duration of their contract.

EMPLOYER: The Board of Governors of the University of Ottawa as defined by the University of Ottawa Act, 1965 and any person(s) duly authorized to act on its behalf.

MEMBER: A Member of the Bargaining Unit.

PARTIES: The Employer and the Association.

PART-TIME PROFESSOR: Member who has the full or joint responsibility to teach an university credit course.

TERMS: The three Terms are:

• The Fall Term is the period during which courses are scheduled from September to December.
• The Winter Term is the period during which courses are scheduled from January to April.
• The Spring/Summer Term is the period during which courses are scheduled from May to August.

UNIVERSITY: The University of Ottawa.