Welcome to CUPE’s 32nd biennial National Convention!
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We are thrilled to welcome you to our National Convention in Toronto, that will shape our future for the next two years.
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Toronto is on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.
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Together, over the coming week, we will:
- Debate policy resolutions and amendments from across the country;
- Hear reports on the wide range of work our members, committees and leaders have done over the last two years;
- Listen to inspiring speakers who can help shape our conversations;
- Build a network of contacts within the labour movement across the country;
- Discuss upcoming issues related to public services and government interference in union rights.
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Locals are encouraged to join these meetings and take advantage of the opportunity to meet, share strategies, challenges, and stories with others from your sector across the country.
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The Pension forum will look at where we’ve been and where we’re going in the fight for retirement security for all workers. A panel with pension leaders both inside and outside of CUPE will focus on how to take on employer efforts to cut unions out of pension decision-making.
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Community Intervention training
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We all want to help make our union safer for all members. But when we see someone being harmed, oppressed or injured, it can sometimes be hard to know the best way to help. This training sessions will teach the skills you need to practice community intervention to offer support during or after an incident of harassment.
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Our Convention kicks off with a welcome reception featuring music by Aerialists.
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Find everything that's happening at Convention, and where, with the online schedule.
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We've got an app for that
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Browse the agenda, download Convention documents and check the rooms for your meetings with our Convention app.
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Who's coming to Convention?
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Over the next week, we'll have several opportunities to hear from some amazing guests with a wide range of experiences - at our forums, as part of our cultural program, and on the convention floor. Don't miss these opportunities to meet inspiring people!
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Come to the CUPE Village to meet exhibitors providing services to CUPE locals, as well as to learn more about everything that's happening inside CUPE. The Village is on Level 800, in Hall F.
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CUPE is committed to creating a union that is inclusive, welcome and free from harassment, discrimination, and all types of bullying and intimidation.
During this National Convention, there is an ombuds team on-site to respond to concerns about behaviour that does not align with CUPE’s Code of Conduct.
CUPE ombudspeople have been trained to listen and help resolve conflicts, creating conditions that support delegates’ participation in any convention-related event.
How to contact the event ombuds program
Daytime: Click on this link
After 11 pm: Text or leave a voicemail at 613-809-7747.
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When CUPE flight attendants stood up to Air Canada, they weren’t just fighting for fair pay — they were defending their right to strike.
Air Canada counted on the government to use Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to shut it down. And it worked.
This law allows the government to step in, suspend the right to strike, and tip the scales in favour of powerful corporations — all behind closed doors, with no accountability.
It’s wrong. It’s unconstitutional. And if we don’t act, it could be used again — against anyone.
Add your name and demand that the government repeal Section 107.
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