MRFA Key Documents

Collective Agreement and Related Forms & Policies

• Collective Agreement (2024-2028)

MRFA Governing Documents

• MRFA Bylaws (approved April 2025)
• MRFA Policies and Procedures
  • Proposed DRAFT Policy and Bylaw Amendments and Member Comment Form
  • MRFA Member Policy Proposal Form

MRFA Information

• 2025-2026 MRFA At-a-Glance
• Introduction to the MRFA (MRFA 101)
  • Fall 2025 Version for Introduction for Full Time Faculty
  • Fall 2024 Version for Introduction for New Contract Faculty.
• MRFA Org Chart
• Get involved in the MRFA (Information about Nominations and Appointments and other ways to get involved in the Association)
• MRFA Communications (CASL) Consent Form
• Grievance Information
• MRFA Diversity and Equity Self-Identification Form
• MRFA Audited Financial Statements – 2024 – 2025

Other MRFA Documents

• Contained within University Policy:
  • Process for Workplace Accommodation Requests.
  • Procedures for Investigating Discipline [Article 25.3.2].Reallocation of Dean Duties in Student Counselling. Policy outlining the Board’s commitment to maintain keep in force an adequate policy or policies insuring all Employees against liability in respect of any claim for damages or personal injury when acting in the course of their employment [Article 16.4].
  • Professional Development Funds
    • Guidelines for Assessment of Professional Development Applications – Faculty Development Committees and Funds
    • Professional Development Expense Claim Form (Individual PD Allotments).
• Contained within Federal Legislation:
  • Bereavement and Compassionate Care Leave.
  • Copyright Act (Canada), R.S.C. 1985, C. C42.
  • Employment Insurance (EI).
  • University’s Supplementary Unemployment Benefit (SUB Plan).
• Contained within Provincial Legislation:
  • Alberta Human Rights Act (8 December 2021).
  • Employment Standards Code (2 December 2021).
  • Employment Standards Regulations (1 November 2020).
  • Employment Standards (COVID-19 Leave) Regulation (23 June 2021).
  • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) (9 December 2020)
  • Labour Relations Code (1 February 2022).
  • Occupational Health and Safety Act (1 December 2021).
  • Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (1 December 2021).
  • Occupational Health and Safety Code (1 December 2021).
  • Post-Secondary Learning Act (1 February 2022).
• Contained within Other External Documents:
  • Extended Health Care and Dental Plan (Full-time Faculty) [1 November 2020].
  • Extended Health Care and Dental Plan (Contract Faculty) [1 January 2020]
  • Local Authorities Pension Plan (LAPP).
  • University’s Basic Life Insurance Plan.
  • Universities Canada Accredited Institutions.
• Tenure and Promotion
  • Tenure and Promotion Handbook [16 April 2020]
  • Institutional Tenure and Promotion Criteria [1 July 2017].
  • Tenure Forms
  • Promotion Forms
  • Timelines
  • RPT Dossier for Promotion to Full Professor
• Faculty Evaluation: Forms and Links from mymru.ca Faculty Page:
  • Faculty Annual Report System (Faculty180)
  • Fixed Term Evaluation Forms and Guidelines
  • Contract Evaluation Forms and Guidelines
  • Lab Instructor Evaluation Forms and Guidelines
  • Senior Lecturer Evaluation Forms and Guidelines
  • Faculty Who Have Completed Peer Evaluation Training
• Hiring:
  • Guidelines for Hiring Faculty [June 2018].
  • Required Academic Credentials (approved by General Faculties Council and the board of Governors).

Other Resources/Documents/External Links

• Please use the list below to easily access additional documents/items that are explicitly referenced within the Collective Agreement, but are contained outside of the agreement. Note, this list does not contain all of the items that a implicitly referred to and/or constitute the implied terms of the collective agreement.
• Contained within Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) between the Association and the Board:
  • MOU on Handling Workplace Harassment Complaints and Grievances [17 April 2023]
  • MoU on Pay Equity [14 February 2023 – Active and amended]
    • Amendment to the MoU on Pay Equity (24 November 2023 – Active)
  • MoU Regarding the Creation of Vice Dean Positions [30 January 2023 – Active].
  • MOU re Sabbatical Applications and Tenure and Promotion Dossier Handling [3 January 2023 – Active].
  • MOU re. the Handling of Dossiers during the transition from the current Blackboard Learn LMS to the RPT System [1 February 2022 – Active].
  • MOU re. Extending Timelines in Article 12.3.2 and related Clauses [15 October 2021 – Active].
  • MOU re. Externally Funded Two-year Half-time Position for A Faculty Lead in Simulation in the School of Nursing and Midwifery (2021-23) [14 June 2021 – Active].