2025 Summer Institute for Union Women: PSAC BC Education Subsidies

PSAC BC Education Subsidies for the 2025 Summer Institute for Union Women

The PSAC BC Education Program is offering four (4) education subsidies of up to $1,300 to cover the registration costs for PSAC members who have applied for SIUW. We invite PSAC BC members in good standing who are registering for the SIUW to apply for one of these subsidises to offset the registration fees using the subsidy application below.  On the application you can also indicate other costs that you may incur for attending, excluding Loss of Salary or Leave with Pay. Other costs should be listed in your subsidy application with dollar amounts and may include – mileage, travel costs anticipated, meals to and from the SIUW. You should also include a list of other sources of funding you have sought.

PSAC BC Education will not provide subsidies to cover Loss of salary and will not provide Leave with Pay letters for attending the SIUW. Participants must arrange their own leave for attending and confirm in writing that they have done so before any subsidy amount is paid.

The Deadline to Apply for a Subsidy is Thursday, May 15 at 4:00 PM Pacific.

For further information or if you have any questions, please contact Deanna Kimball, Regional Education Officer via email at kimballd@psac-afpc.com.

2025 Summer Institute for Union Women Information and Links

The Summer Institute for Union Women (SIUW), will take place from June 22-26, 2025, at Simon Fraser University on the unceded Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Kwikwetlem territories in Burnaby. Registration will fill up quickly, so register as soon as possible. The registration fee is $1,300 and includes all meals and full accommodations during the SIUW. The registration page for the SIUW can be found at this link: https://siuw2025.bcfed.ca/registration

SIUW is a comprehensive leadership institute with skills-building workshops, cultural activities and education sessions designed to expand our understanding of solidarity and rebuild connections across our region. This event is for all cis and trans women, non-binary, queer, questioning, and those who are comfortable in a space that centers our experiences and identities.

Register online for the 2025 Summer Inistitute for Union Women here.   

PSAC BC Education Subsidy Application – 2025 Summer Institute for Union Women

Please use this form to apply for subsidies to attend a non-PSAC courses. If you do not know your PSAC ID number, please call the Vancouver Regional Office at (604) 430-5631 or 1 (800) 663-1655, and staff will look it up for you.

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SIUW Information and Funding Request Details

Please note: PSAC BC does not provide subsidies to cover leave, loss of salary or provide Leave With Pay (LWP) letter for attending non-PSAC events or courses.

What type of leave are you planning to take to attend this event? *

How much funding are you requesting from PSAC BC? *

Please provide a dollar amount.

Please provide a breakdown of the funding requested. *

(E.g. registration fee, travel costs, meals not provided, and/or other expenses, etc.)

What other sources of funding have you obtained for this course? *

Please list all other sources of funidng (e.g. you Local/Branch, Component, Area Council, Regional Committee, etc.)

Why will attending the SIUW be valuable to you? *

For specialized training, please provide your involvement in the field of study/subject matter.

How will you utilize the learning and course information in your union activism? *

I am an active member of a: *

• PSAC Regional Women’s Committee
• PSAC Human Rights Committee
• PSAC Young Workers Committee
• PSAC Area Council
• PSAC BRUSH (Health and Safety) Committee

Please select all that apply.

Do you commit to providing a written report to the PSAC Regional Education Officer and REVP's Office within thirty (30) days of completing the course? *

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PSAC members who belong to the following groups are invited to self-identify. This information is voluntary and kept confidential. Please check all that apply.

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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

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

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I am 35 years of age and under

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