An Introduction to the PSAC for Indigenous Members (2.5 Days) – Vancouver

Friday, June 12 - Sunday, June 14

TBD - See preliminary hours of session below.

Facilitator: Alex (Vital) Stuit

Location: PSAC Vancouver Regional Office (200 – 5238 Joyce St, Vancouver, BC V5R 6C9)

Are you a First Nations, Inuit or Métis PSAC member who would like to learn more about your union? If yes, we invite you to apply for the PSAC BC An Introduction to the PSAC for Indigenous Members course.

(Please note: All participants must self-identify as Indigenous persons.)

The Intro to the PSAC for Indigenous Members course is for Indigenous PSAC members who have had little or no exposure to their union and would like to learn more about it. This 2.5-day training will provide members with a way of empowering themselves to effect change in their workplaces, communities and union.

Hours of Session:

Day 1: Friday, June 12 – 2 PM to 5 PM
Day 2: Saturday, June 13 – 9 AM to 5 PM
Day 3: Sunday, June 14 – 9 AM to 3:30 PM

Please note: Hours of session for this course will be updated by the end of April 2026. Travel will begin on the Friday morning and the course will begin on the Friday afternoon. The course will conclude around 3:30 PM on the Sunday.

Please apply for this course below. The application deadline is Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 4 PM Pacific.

Approved applicants will receive a letter with details for travel and hotel in the third week of May.

Catchment: Regionwide

Personal information

Name *

First

Last

Email *

Personal, not employer email please

PSAC ID number *

Component / DCL *

Local 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

Country

Workplace information

Worksite address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Country

if you’re working remotely due to Covid, enter your usual or pre-pandemic workplace

What bargaining unit do you belong to? *

Indigenous Self-Identification

All participants must self-identify as Indigenous persons.

Do you self-identifiy as an Indigenous Person? *

An Indigenous person is a members of a First Nation, a Métis or an Inuit Community.

What Nation or Community are your from?

(Optional)

Loss of salary and materials

Will you be claiming loss of salary OR leave with pay as specified by the Treasury Board, Parks and CFIA collective agreements?

If yes, please specify the date(s) and times(s)

Do you require any accommodation for disabilities?

If yes, please specify

Please confirm that you will receive handouts and relevant readings electronically for the course by checking this box *

PSAC Education is committed to greening our events and would like to reduce the amount of paper waste produced at our education events. Climate change, global warming and the protection of our environment are union issues. Conventions, conferences and meetings all have an impact on our environment. We can help reduce this impact by adopting environmentally-friendly practices.

If you require printed materials, as a part of an accommodation, please check this box

Emergency Contact

Name

Emergency contact phone number

Optional Equity Self-ID (copy)

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 35 years of age and under

If yes, what is your date of birth?

I am a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

I am a racialized person

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

I am a person with a disability

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

I self-identify as a woman

I am an Indigenous person