Social Services Conference (SSWCC) 2025 Registration Page

CUPE Ontario 2025 SSWCC Conference

SHERATON CENTRE TORONTO
123 Queen Street W. Toronto, ON M5H 2M9

Please use the following form to register for the CUPE Ontario SSWCC Conference on March 24 – 27, 2025. If you have any questions or issues regarding registration, please contact Winnie Lau at [email protected]

ASL and French language deadline February 24, 2025. FINAL Registration deadline is March 16, 2025.

Standing for Election at the SSWCC Conference

In order to be eligible to run in an election at the SSWCC Conference, a delegate must be a voting delegate from an affiliated local and registered as such. Anyone nominating a candidate to stand for election should also be a voting delegate.

Voting Delegates

While SSWCC’s by-laws allow locals to register an unlimited number of delegates to attend the Conference, there are criteria for, and limits on, the number of voting delegates each affiliated local is entitled to send.

Number of Local Members	Voting Delegates
Up to 100	2
101 to 250	3
251 to 400	4
Each additional 150 members	1
District Council	1

Important Conference Documents:

SSWCC Bylaws

SSWCC 2025 Education Day

Education Day is scheduled for Wednesday, March 26, 2025 from 9:00am – 4:30pm.

Please note if you are selecting the full-day workshop from Group A, you cannot choose any workshop from Group B.

Group A – Full Day Workshop

9:00am – 4:30pm

*Please choose one workshop below

1. Pay Equity, Joint Job Evaluation and Maintenance in the Workplace – 50 Spots

Spots remaining: 32

This workshop will provide participants with the fundamentals and walkthroughs of Pay Equity and Joint Job Evaluation process, as well as Pay Equity Maintenance.

What is Pay Equity and Joint Job Evaluation and how does it benefit members and the workplace? Why Pay Equity Maintenance is important? And how can our Local implement the Pay Equity and Pay Equity Maintenance process in the workplace.

If your local does not have a Pay Equity plan or if your local does have a Pay Equity plan but it has not been maintained in several years, then this workshop is for you.

2. Preparing for Retirement – What you and every member should know? – 50 Spots

Spots remaining: 41

Whether you are preparing to retire in the next few years or still have a few more decades to go before retiring, this workshop will identify and highlight some of the real-life challenges and obstacles of retiring. Workshop instructors from CUPE Ontario Retirees Network will provide lived experience, knowledge and wisdom on how to navigate towards and through retirement and share things they wish they knew before they retired. This is one workshop you don’t want to miss!

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Group B -Morning and Afternoon Workshop

Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm

Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm

*Please choose one workshop in the morning, one workshop in the afternoon. If you already choose workshop from Group A, you cannot pick any workshop from Group B.

1. SLS-Creating accommodation-friendly workplaces – 35 Spots

AM Spots remaining: 25

PM Spots remaining: 30

Learn the legal framework for the duty to accommodate, what a good accommodation process and plan look like, and what to do if the employer is not willing to provide reasonable accommodation.

NOTE: Please bring your Steward Handbook to the workshop.

2. SLS-Disability and ableism in the workplace – 35 Spots

AM Spots remaining: 35

PM Spots remaining: 33

Explore what ableism is, how to recognize it, and ways to address it. Learn about how to make your workplace and union accessible to workers with visible and invisible disabilities.

3. SLS-Duty of fair representation – 35 Spots

AM Spots remaining: 28

PM Spots remaining: 27

Learn about where stewards get their authority in the workplace, the duty of fair representation, and other labour laws that cover the workplace.

NOTE: Please bring your Steward Handbook to the workshop.

4. SLS-Growing our mobilizing power – 35 Spots

AM Spots remaining: 29

PM Spots remaining: 32

Stewards can play a key role when the union needs to mobilize our members – whether it’s to support the bargaining committee, or stop the employer’s attempt to contract out our work. Learn basic mobilization theory and explore how stewards can tackle workplace problems in ways that engage more members and build the union’s power.

5. SLS-HS-Preventing mental Injuries at work – 35 Spots

AM Spots remaining: 24

PM Spots remaining: 35

New forms of work, job insecurity, work intensification, high demands, violence and a resulting poor work-life balance are resulting in psychosocial and mental health problems in CUPE workplaces. This module focuses on the workplace as the cause or a contributor to mental health issues, and not the individual. Discuss strategies and actions that actually help make workplaces psychologically healthier and safer.

6. SLS-Mediating member-to-member conflict – 35 Spots

AM Spots remaining: 26

PM Spots remaining: 25

Practice coaching members who are in conflict with other members, and work with a four-step approach to basic mediation.

7. SLS-Taking on privatization – 35 Spots

AM Spots remaining: 33

PM Spots remaining: 32

Learn about different forms of privatization in CUPE workplaces, how it impacts our members, services, and the public, and what stewards can do about it.

8. SLS-Understanding mental health – 35 Spots

AM Spots remaining: 27

PM Spots remaining: 27

Explore the steward’s role in supporting and representing members dealing with mental health issues. Learn how to challenge stigma, and how to approach a conversation with a member about a possible mental health issue.

Registration Information

Your Name *

Local Number *0 / 8

Your Position in your local *

Phone *0 / 10

Your Email Address *Used to send you a registration receipt.

I am authorized on behalf of my local to submit registration *

Yes

Is your local affiliated to CUPE Ontario? *

YesNo

How many Voting Delegates are you registering? *

How many Non-Voting Delegates are you registering? *

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Please note that you must be from an affiliated local to have voting rights at the SSWCC conference.

Delegate 1 First Name *

Delegate 1 Last Name *

Delegate 1 Group *Please note if you are selecting the full-day workshop from Group A, you cannot choose any workshop from Group B.

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Delegate 1

Delegate 2 First Name *

Delegate 2 Last Name *

Delegate 2 Group *Please note if you are selecting the full-day workshop from Group A, you cannot choose any workshop from Group B.

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Delegate 2

Delegate 3 First Name *

Delegate 3 Last Name *

Delegate 3 Group *Please note if you are selecting the full-day workshop from Group A, you cannot choose any workshop from Group B.

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Delegate 3

Delegate 4 First Name *

Delegate 4 Last Name *

Delegate 4 Group *

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Delegate 4

Delegate 5 First Name *

Delegate 5 Last Name *

Delegate 5 Group *

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Delegate 5

Delegate 6 First Name *

Delegate 6 Last Name *

Delegate 6 Group *

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Delegate 6

Delegate 7 First Name *

Delegate 7 Last Name *

Delegate 7 Group *

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Delegate 7

Delegate 8 First Name *

Delegate 8 Last Name *

Delegate 8 Group *

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Delegate 8

Delegate 9 First Name *

Delegate 9 Last Name *

Delegate 9 Group *

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Delegate 9

Delegate 10 First Name *

Delegate 10 Last Name *

Delegate 10 Group *

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Delegate 10

Non-Voting Delegate 1 First Name *

Non-Voting Delegate 1 Last Name *

Non-Voting Delegate 1 Group *

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Non-Voting Delegate 1

Non-Voting Delegate 2 First Name *

Non-Voting Delegate 2 Last Name *

Non-Voting Delegate 2 Group *

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Non-Voting Delegate 2

Non-Voting Delegate 3 First Name *

Non-Voting Delegate 3 Last Name *

Non-Voting Delegate 3 Group *

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Non-Voting Delegate 3

Non-Voting Delegate 4 First Name *

Non-Voting Delegate 4 Last Name *

Non-Voting Delegate 4 Group *

Group A Full Day Workshop *9:00am – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop below

Group B - Morning Workshop *Morning 9:00am – 12:00pm *Please choose one workshop in the morning

Group B - Afternoon Workshop *Afternoon 1:30pm – 4:30pm *Please choose one workshop in the afternoon

Fee Non-Voting Delegate 4

Payment Method *

I will submit payment using a credit card online nowI will submit payment by mailing in a cheque made payable to CUPE Ontario

Credit Card Information *

Total Fee to Charge to Credit Card

Cheque information

Please send your cheque, addressed to CUPE Ontario, to:

CUPE Ontario, 80 Commerce Valley Drive East, Suite 1, Markham, ON, L3T 0B2

Total Fee to be Paid by Cheque

Problems or Issues

If you are having any problems with this registration form, please contact Winnie Lau at [email protected]

CUPE Ontario 2025 SSWCC Conference

SSWCC 2025 Education Day

Group A – Full Day Workshop

Group B -Morning and Afternoon Workshop

Registration Information

I am authorized on behalf of my local to submit registration *

Is your local affiliated to CUPE Ontario? *

Delegate 1 Subsector *

Delegate 2 Subsector *

Delegate 3 Subsector *

Delegate 4 Subsector *

Delegate 5 Subsector *

Delegate 6 Subsector *

Delegate 7 Subsector *

Delegate 8 Subsector *

Delegate 9 Subsector *

Delegate 10 Subsector *

Non-Voting Delegate 1 Subsector *

Non-Voting Delegate 2 Subsector *

Non-Voting Delegate 3 Subsector *

Non-Voting Delegate 4 Subsector *

Payment Method *

Social Services Conference (SSWCC) 2025 Registration Page

CUPE Ontario 2025 SSWCC Conference

SSWCC 2025 Education Day

Group A – Full Day Workshop

Group B -Morning and Afternoon Workshop

Registration Information

I am authorized on behalf of my local to submit registration *

Is your local affiliated to CUPE Ontario? *

Delegate 1 Subsector *

Delegate 2 Subsector *

Delegate 3 Subsector *

Delegate 4 Subsector *

Delegate 5 Subsector *

Delegate 6 Subsector *

Delegate 7 Subsector *

Delegate 8 Subsector *

Delegate 9 Subsector *

Delegate 10 Subsector *

Non-Voting Delegate 1 Subsector *

Non-Voting Delegate 2 Subsector *

Non-Voting Delegate 3 Subsector *

Non-Voting Delegate 4 Subsector *

Payment Method *

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