Building our community as Indigenous members throughout BC

To: ​​PSAC Locals/Branches in the B.C. Region

• Summit details: November 24-26, 2023
• Conference location: Hilton Metrotown, 6083 McKay Ave, Burnaby, BC V5H 2W7
• Application Deadline: Thursday, October 5, 2023, 5 PM Pacific Time Zone

We are pleased to inform members that the 2023 PSAC BC Regional Indigenous Peoples Summit will be held Friday, November 24 through Sunday, November 26, 2023. This Summit is a fully funded event for participants.

All participants are expected to attend the full Summit.

More information about travel and loss of salary will be available as part of the full participant’s package, which you will receive on confirmation of registration.

We encourage you to personally inform PSAC Indigenous members in your area to ensure they are made aware of this Summit. In workplaces where members continue to work from home, please share with your contacts or ask to post the information on the Union’s electronic bulletin board (if there is one at your workplace).

Summit Objectives

PSAC BC Indigenous members will gather to learn, share, and strengthen the PSAC Indigenous program under the theme “Building our community as Indigenous members throughout BC.”

The objectives of the 2023 PSAC BC Indigenous Peoples Summit are:

• Identify the roles and responsibilities of the National Indigenous Peoples Circle (NIPC);
• Sharing Circle discussions on: Who are we? How are Indigenous People represented within the PSAC? How are we supported?
• Truth and Reconciliation report card update;
• Develop an information and communication plan for Indigenous PSAC members.      

Participants will take part in sharing circle discussions on Indigeous issues in the community and within our union. This will engage participants on what barriers they continue to face and what successful strategies they are using to mobilize Indigenous members in the Union.

Participants who reside within 80 kilometres of the venue:

• Will be entitled to claim loss of salary for Friday (and Saturday and Sunday if normally scheduled to work)
• If not working, will also be entitled to claim a $50 per day allowance (or actual cost if higher) for Saturday and Sunday to cover the cost of travel (including parking) and meals
• Hotel accommodation will not be provided

Participants who reside more than 80 kilometres from the venue will be considered as in travel status, which means the following costs will be covered:

• Will be entitled to salary for Friday (and Saturday and Sunday if normally scheduled to work)
• Travel costs, including ground transportation;
• Meal and incidental allowances (except those provided) as per the PSAC Travel Policy;
• Hotel accommodation costs at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel;
• Hotel self-parking

Accommodation for disabilities

The PSAC Accommodation Policy strives to ensure that PSAC events are barrier-free for members with disabilities. Once selected as a participant, members will be asked to specify their accommodation needs to facilitate their participation at the Regional Indigenous Peoples Summit.

Family care

The objective of the PSAC Family Care Policy is to remove one of the barriers which prevents participants from attending Union activities and which provides for the reimbursement of family care expenses. A copy of the policy is available on the PSAC website here.

On-site childcare is intended to remove a barrier to a participants’ ability to attend at the conference and is provided only for those who could not otherwise attend, had the service not been available. Requests must be received no later than Friday, October 13, 2023.

PSAC policies: anti-harassment, scent-free and smoke-free environment

During the Summit, and at all events associated with the Summit, the PSAC Anti-Harassment, Smoke-free Environment and Scent-free Environment policies will be in effect. Please refrain from using scented products of any type.

If you have any questions with respect to the application form or the Summit, please contact Angela George​​​​ (GeorgeA@psac-afpc.com / (778) 357-0358) or Alex Vital Stuit (StuitA@psac-afpc.com / ​​​(236) 317-1099)

Selection of Participants

If you are selected as a participant to this Summit, you will be advised by email and or telephone call. Please ensure you provide us with your contact coordinates that you will have access to during the month of October and November 2023.

We look forward to having Indigenous members in the PSAC BC Region gather to strengthen the PSAC Indigenous program at the regional and national levels.

In Solidarity,

Jamey Mills ​​​​
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Regional Executive Vice-President, BC​​

Alan Otrosina
PSAC BC Regional Council
Indigenous Peoples Coordinator

Application Form

Please ensure you answer all questions on the registration form to avoid any delay in processing your application.

I am a PSAC B.C. member in good standing who self-identifies as Indigenous. *

• Yes

An Indigneous Perosn is a member of a First nation, a Métis or an Inuit community. Only members who self-identify as Indigenous can attend this Summit. For further clarification of Indigenous Peoples, please see “Equity Group Identification” section below.

Personal information

Name *

First

Last

Email *

Personal, not employer email please

PSAC ID number *

Cell phone *

or your home phone number if no cell

Work phone *

Home address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

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Workplace information

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Local / Branch number *

Worksite address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBolivia (Plurinational State of)Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo (Democratic Republic of the)Cook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Kingdom of)EthiopiaFalkland Islands (Malvinas)Faroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIran (Islamic Republic of)IraqIreland (Republic of)Isle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea (Democratic People's Republic of)Korea (Republic of)KosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesia (Federated States of)Moldova (Republic of)MonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth Macedonia (Republic of)Northern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine (State of)PanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Martin (French part)Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint Maarten (Dutch part)SlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab RepublicTaiwan, Republic of ChinaTajikistanTanzania (United Republic of)ThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandUnited States Minor Outlying IslandsUnited States of AmericaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican City StateVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)VietnamVirgin Islands (British)Virgin Islands (U.S.)Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland IslandsCountry

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Participant Profile

Important note: The responses to these questions will be used in the selection process for participants to the Summit.

To ensure that the Summit responds to the needs of our members, we invite you to complete the following questions.

This is my first PSAC Summit and/or Conference *

• Yes
• No

If you have recently attended other PSAC Events (such as conferences, courses, etc.) please list which events and describe how this has impacted your union activism.

I am a leader or member of a PSAC Regional and/or Component Human Rights or Indigenous Peoples Circle?

• Yes

If yes, please specify

I am active on Indigenous workers’ rights in my union or workplace and/or active in the community on Indigenous issues.

• Yes

If yes, please describe

If you are chosen as a participant at this Summit, how would this experience lead to help you advance Indigenous leadership and engagement in your workplace, Local, Region, Component, and/or in your community? (in 150 words or less) *

Equity self-ID

PSAC members who belong to the following groups are invited to self-identify. This information is voluntary and kept confidential and will be used for the purposes of supporting our equity initiatives and programs. Please check all that apply.

I am racially visible

• Yes

A racially visible person in Canada is non-white in colour or race, regardless of place of birth.

I am 35 years of age and under

• Yes

What is your year of birth?

I am a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

• Yes

Two-Spirited, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Persons, Queer, Intersex, Asexual

I self-identify as a woman

• Yes

I am a person with a disability

• Yes

For equity purposes, “person with disabilities” means persons who experience barriers arising from impairments of a physical, mental, sensory, psychiatric or learning nature.

I am an Indigenous person

• Yes

An Indigenous Person is a member of a First Nation, a Métis or an Inuit community.

PSAC Contact Lists

• Please add my name and contact information to one or more of our respective PSAC Equity and other PSAC Regional Committee contact lists.
• Please add my name and contact information to the PSAC B.C. Regional Newsletter distribution list.

Pronouns

Please indicate your pronouns (she, he, they, zhe, etc) below. More information on pronouns and building trans-inclusive workspaces can be found here.

Pronouns field

Loss of salary and expenses

The following information will only be used if you are selected as a participant to the Summit.

Please identify if you will require loss of salary to be covered. In most cases, a full day will be needed to arrive in time for the program on Friday.

If you require Loss of Salary for Saturday or Sunday, please indicate below (for budget tracking purposes).

If selected as a participant, I will require an advance for expenses (including loss of salary) associated with this Summit. *

• Yes
• No

I will need approximately $:

Classification/Step or Hourly Wage

Number of Hours Loss of Salary Required

Which day(s) do you require loss of salary?

Accommodation for disabilities

The following information will only be used if you are selected as a participant to the Summit.

The PSAC Accommodation Policy strives to ensure that PSAC events are barrier-free for members with disabilities. Once selected as a participant, members will be asked to specify their accommodation needs in order to facilitate their participation at this Summit.

I am a member with a disability and require accommodation.

• Yes

You may be required to provide relevant medical documentation that will assist us to respond to your request. This information will not be disclosed except where necessary to respond to your request for accommodation.

What are the functional limitations arising from your disability?

You are not obliged to disclose your diagnosis, only your functional limitations.

• I require that the PSAC arrange for a personal care attendant to assist me in order for me to fully participate at the Summit.
• I require documentation in alternative media.
• I require sound amplification.
• I require sign language interpretation.
• I require an oral interpretation.
• I require that the PSAC arrange for a Reader (for a person with a visually related disability) to assist me in order for me to fully participate at the Summit.
• I will be using animal assistance (i.e. guide dog) at the Summit.

If you require specific accommodation for a disability in your hotel room, specify here

The PSAC has reserved a block of rooms at the Hilton Metrotown for participants in travel status. This hotel is unionized and accessible.

If you have dietary requirements or allergies that the PSAC should be aware of, specify them here

Family care

The objective of the PSAC Family Care Policy is to remove one of the barriers which prevents members from participating fully in Union activities and which provides for the reimbursement of family care expenses. A copy of the policy is available on the PSAC website at www.psacunion.ca/family-care-policy.

On-site childcare is intended to remove a barrier to participation at the Summit and is provided only for those who could not otherwise attend, had the service not been available. Requests must be received no later than Friday, October 13, 2023.

If there are any requests by participants, on-site childcare will be provided at the Summit for the activities outlined in the agenda.

I require on-site child care

• Yes

Enter the number of children, their names and ages here.

We will follow-up for additional information.

Mode of Transportation

Please indicate your preferred mode of travel. Participants are expected to travel by the most direct, economical means.

Mode of Transportation

• Air
• Bus
• Ferry
• Personal Motor Vehicle
• Carpool

Details

Please provide any relevant details here.

Emergency contact

Name

Emergency contact phone number

Relationship to the participant

Last Section

Is there anything else you would like to add to your application?

With this application, I agree that, if selected, I will attend and participate in all sessions of the PSAC B.C. Indigenous Peoples Summit scheduled for Friday to Sunday, November 24, 25 & 26, 2023.

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