Sexual Violence Policy

WHEREAS the parties agree that Harassment, Sexual Harassment and/or Discrimination needs to be brought in line to reflect the new obligations under Bill 132, An Act to Amend Various Statutes with Respect to Sexual Violence, Sexual Harassment, Domestic Violence and Related Matters, which received Royal Assent on March 8, 2016.

The Parties agree that:

• Sexual Violence, as defined in Bill 132, means any sexual act or act targeting a person’s sexuality, gender identity or gender expression, whether the act is physical or psychological in nature, that is committed, threatened or attempted against a person without the person’s consent, and includes sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking, indecent exposure, voyeurism and sexual exploitation;
• Once the Employer has approved a Sexual Violence Policy and associate procedures, the Parties will renegotiate relevant sections in Article 8 of the Collective Agreement in order to address and amend the article as it related to sexual violence;
• The Parties agree that the negotiation related to paragraph 2, shall be completed no later than six (6) months after the approval date of the University’s Sexual Violence Policy.
• In the meantime and until the Parties have ratified the changes to Article 8 of the Collective Agreement as per paragraph 3 above, the existing Article Harassment, Sexual Harassment and/or Discrimination language will be applied to PSUO-OSSTF members if a Sexual Violence incident is alleged.