Affiliates

Canadian Association of University Teachers 

The APUO is an active member of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), a national advocacy group defending academic freedom, shared governance, fair employment and fair copyright alongside its 75,000 members. 

For more information on CAUT and their work, please consult their website.

CAUT Defence Fund

The CAUT Defence Fund provides financial assistance to academic staff unions dealing with strikes or lockouts and includes 66 member unions, including the APUO, representing 37,000 academic staff across Canada. The APUO is an active member of the Fund and has three appointed Directors that represent members’ interests.

For more information on the CAUT Defence Fund and their work, please consult their website.

Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations

The APUO is an active member of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). OCUFA is the voice of 17,000 university faculty and academic librarians across Ontario. Their mandate is to maintain and enhance the quality of Ontario’s post-secondary education system and to advance the professional and economic interests of its members.  

For more information on OCUFA and their work, please consult their website.

Scholars at Risk

Scholars at Risk is an international network of institutions and individuals whose mission it is to protect scholars and promote academic freedom. By arranging temporary academic positions at member universities and colleges, Scholars at Risk offers safety to scholars facing grave threats, so scholars’ ideas are not lost and they can keep working until conditions improve and they are able to return to their home countries.

For more information on Scholars at Risk and their work, please consult their website.