CUPE Education Workshop Calendar (Ontario)

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LET - Recording Secretaries

October 23 - 24, 2026 | CUPE Local 1022 Office,, Belleville, Ontario | English
Recording Secretaries play a vital role in keeping local unions strong. Learn how to: • take clear and accurate meeting minutes; • organize files; • process and write correspondence; and • communicate effectively with members. NOTE: Please bring your local bylaws, sample meeting notices, sample me...

Health and Safety - An Introduction - Part Two (OLS)

November 2, 2026 | ONLINE, Ontario | English
This 2-part online workshop serves as an introduction into the world of health and safety and explores different basic concepts such as the: • identification of hazards; • hierarchy of controls; • basic role of health and safety committees; • basics on the right to refuse. NOTE: Completion of Part...

Sault Ste Marie District CUPE Council School

November 16 - 20, 2026 | CUPE Sault Ste Marie Area Office, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | English | $150 (Affiliate) | $150 (Non-affiliate)
Please note that the SLS workshops will be held at the: Delta Hotel 208 St. Mary's River Dr. Sault Ste Marie ON P6A 5V4 and LET workshops will be held at the CUPE Sault Ste Marie Office.

WSIB Level 4 Return to Work

November 16 - 20, 2026 | CUPE North Bay Area Office, North Bay, Ontario | English | $150 (Affiliate) | $150 (Non-affiliate)
This 30 hour course is for those who work as or desire to work as Return to Work Specialists. The course focuses on the process of helping injured workers return to work as quickly and safely as possible, with dignity and job security. Topics include: identifying and overcoming barriers in the RTW p...

Navigating Conflict

November 16 - 20, 2026 | CUPE Windsor Area Office, Windsor, Ontario | English | $250 (Affiliate) | $300 (Non-affiliate)
Conflict is a part of our lives – at work, in the union, and at home. In this workshop we’ll build our conflict skills by looking at: • How our beliefs about conflict and our conflict style affect what happens in a conflict. • Sources of conflict in the union and at work. • Conflict dynamics, cultur...

Introduction to Stewarding

November 20 - 21, 2026 | CUPE Local 1974, Kingston, Ontario | English
What does a CUPE steward do? If you are a new steward and want to learn how to help CUPE members solve workplace problems, this introductory workshop is for you! In this 9-hour workshop, you will learn: • investigating workplace problems; • filing a grievance; • meeting with management; • dealing...

WHSC-Health and Safety Level 1

November 23 - 27, 2026 | CUPE Ottawa Area Office, Ottawa, Ontario | English
This course embraces an entire gamut of health and safety issues by focusing on hazard recognition and the rights and responsibilities of the workplace parties, as prescribed by existing legislation. This 30-hour key program consists of 10 modules which include seven core modules that identify the r...

LET - Essentials for Inclusive Unions

November 26, 2026 | CUPE Ottawa Valley Area Office, Pembroke, Ontario | English
As activists in our unions, we often ask why members are not more involved. This workshop asks a different question: Who is involved and who isn't and what might be some reasons why? How might our unconscious biases contribute to this? How can we represent members in a way that invites those on the ...

LET - Trustee Orientation (OLS)

December 7, 2026 | ONLINE, Ontario | English
This online workshop will help new trustees understand their role and responsibilities. You will leave the workshop with a better understanding of union finances, financial controls, and financial terms as well as the basics of the trustees' audit.

Windsor District CUPE Council Weeklong

December 7 - 11, 2026 | CUPE Windsor Area Office, Windsor, Ontario | English | $250 (Affiliate) | $300 (Non-affiliate)
Windsor District CUPE Council Weeklong

WHSC-Health and Safety Level 1

December 14 - 18, 2026 | CUPE North Bay Area Office, North Bay, Ontario | English
This course embraces an entire gamut of health and safety issues by focusing on hazard recognition and the rights and responsibilities of the workplace parties, as prescribed by existing legislation. This 30-hour key program consists of 10 modules which include seven core modules that identify the r...