Ontario’s 24 colleges and the union representing part-time support staff are currently negotiating a collective agreement.
As a provincial college, Centennial does not bargain directly with its unionized employees. The province mandates that the College Employer Council (CEC) act as an agent representing colleges (the employers) in centralized collective bargaining with unionized staff. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) represents college part-time support staff at colleges across Ontario.
On June 11, 2025, a formal agreement was reached between the CEC and OPSEU that if mediation was not successful and the Union had received a positive strike vote from their membership, a strike could occur 16 days afterwards.
Negotiations update October 17, 2025
The CEC has released the following update following the results of the planned part-time support staff strike vote.
Read the October 17 Update.
Negotiations update October 9, 2025
The CEC has released the following update ahead of the planned part-time support staff strike vote.
Read the October 9 Update.