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Bartimaeus Contract Teaching Position
Bartimaeus, Québec has a contract teaching/tutoring position available immediately for a specialized program for Inuit youth. The Ulluriaq Adolescent Center, located in Rivières de Prairies, QC is a residential program housing 8 Inuit girls and 8 Inuit boys, ages 13-17. All students speak English as a second language. We are looking for an experienced educator/tutor to work with the girls, all of whom are IPL students, 3-5 years behind in their studies, and many of whom can present challenging behaviours. Curriculum is open for a professional interpretation and design based on students needs. This temporary full time position would begin immediately; 5 days a week, 6.4 hours/day for the balance of the school year. A contract renewal for next school year (2012-2013) is possible as well. Remuneration would be at $47.00 /hour. Interested candidates or for more information please contact Melinda Atkinson at 514-501-8438 or matkinson@bartimaeus.com. Bartimaeus Inc. has been supporting children and families throughout Ontario and Québec since 1988. We provide a wide range of accessible and flexible support in-home, at schools, in hospitals, and through social service organizations for children and adolescents experiencing mild to extreme behavioural difficulties. Job details
Tel: (514) 501-8438 Fax: (514) 489-8877
3551 boul St-Charles, Suite 228 Kirkland, QC H9H 3C4
Posted 30 January 2012
English teaching in China.
Just retired and seeking adventure and or change? Five cities to choose from: Beijing, Nanchang, Yantai, Dalian and Chongqing. Accommodation is provided. Summer, half year and full year contracts (airfare paid). University students. Curriculum provided and full staff support. Chance to travel. Short teaching hours. Contact billpeel48@gmail.com
I am a retired teacher from Ontario. Went off to Hong Kong for 4 years, then Qatar and into mainland China.
The company I work for tries to find qualified retired teachers to provide leadership and experience in providing English ESL teaching at 5 universities in China.
I live in Courtice Ontario. Give me a call if you want any more information 905-240-0927
Thanks
Bill
Posted 30 January 2012
Pension Plan Changes
Changes to the Canada Pension Plan commented on by Merle Lewis
First of all you need to go to QPP- Quebec Pension Plan not Canada Pension Plan (that's for the rest of Canada)
If you read down (in the ACER-CART message) you will see that the info does not apply to Quebec
Some of the changes proposed have already been implemented here for a while - such as contributing if you go back to work
Some of the changes coming to Quebec are meant to encourage people to wait longer before taking their QPP by increasing the reduction if you take it before 65 and increasing the payment if you take it after 65
This is the link to the QPP changes
www.rrq.gouv.qc.ca
Posted 23 December 2011
Pension Plan Changes from ACER-CART
Changes to the Canada Pension Plan that affect your members /
Changements apportés au Régime de pensions du Canada qui touchent vos
membres
As you may know, changes to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) will continue to
be introduced until 2016. However, many are coming into effect on January 1,
2012.
As an organization that provides guidance on your Web site, you may be
interested in informing your members about the following important changes
to the CPP.
What's new?
Here's an overview of the CPP changes:
· Individuals retiring before the age 65 will not have to stop working
to begin receiving the CPP retirement pension.
1 The new Post-Retirement Benefit comes into effect on January
1, 2012, which means that:
· If your members are under age 65 and working while receiving their
CPP retirement pensions, both the members and their employers will have to
make CPP contributions (these contributions will go toward the new
Post-Retirement Benefit, which will be added to the members' CPP retirement
pensions).
1 If your members are at least 65 but under 70
and working while receiving their CPP retirement pensions, they will make
CPP contributions that will go toward the Post-Retirement Benefit unless
they elect not to contribute.
· The monthly CPP retirement pension amount will increase by a larger
percentage if taken after age 65.
1 The monthly CPP retirement pension amount will decrease by a larger
percentage if taken before age 65.
2 The number of years of low or zero earnings that are automatically
dropped from the calculation of the CPP retirement pension will increase.
Note: These changes do not apply to the Quebec Pension Plan.
What we have to help you
We have developed several tools to provide information to your members, such
as:
* Web graphic links to information we've posted on the Service Canada
Web site;
* written text of varying lengths to include in your Web content,
newsletters, etc.; and
* a Post-Retirement Benefit information leaflet.
Service Canada is also available until March 2012 to provide a technical
information session on the recent CPP changes to your membership. If you are
interested, please send a return e-mail requesting more information.
You will receive a follow-up telephone call from Nadine Barakat of Service
Canada Marketing to answer any questions you may have, or to discuss your
use of the marketing tools. If you would like to discuss this sooner, please
do not hesitate to contact Nadine Barakat by e-mail at
CPP_INFO_RPC@servicecanada.gc.ca or by telephone at 613-960-7841.
Posted 23 December 2011
President's Fall Welcome
October 2011
Dear Members,
On behalf of the Board of Directors of QPARSE we would like to extend to you a welcome to the 2011-2012 Program year. We sincerely hope you have had an enjoyable summer and are ready to join us for an exciting program of lectures, workshops and lunches, plus outings to places of interest near and far.
The first of this year's events is our Fall Reception for Retirees. This will be held on Wednesday, October 19th 2011 at 12:45p.m. in the Patterson Room at the English Montreal School Board, 6000 Fielding Ave., Cote St. Luc. There will be no events held in the months of November 2011 and January 2012. We hope you will make an effort to support the balance of 6 events which will be held either at EMSB or Carmine’s Tuscany Grill Restaurant.
As indicated in our Spring Newsletter there will be only two Newsletters, Autumn 2011 and in the Spring of 2012. Two flyers will be inserted to keep you up to date on programming information. This was necessitated by the cost of mailing as there are only a third of our members who have email addresses.
Please join us for a light lunch and a glass of wine at our Fall Reception. (“free will” donation) Hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Sandra K. Aird
President,
QPARSE
Posted 4 October 2011
Bill 23 Pension Indexing Protest
Below is an English version of the protest letter - however you should send the french version to the minister.
October ?, 2011
Michelle Courchesne
President of the Treasury Board
Minister responsible for Government Administration
Treasury Board
875 Grande Allée East, 4th Floor, Sector 100
Québec QC G1R 5R8
Dear Minister
I am one of approximately 274 000 retirees in Quebec affected by the de-indexation of pension plans for employees in the public and parapublic sectors. On June 8, your announcement on the establishment of the Consultative Committee on services to retirees and the issues of indexing had given hope to the retirees for a solution to this situation that has lasted nearly 30 years.
But what a disappointment to learn about proposed Bill 23, which eliminates the possibility of a correction of the indexation even before (the start of the work of) the Committee has begun its deliberations. The clause requiring a 20% surplus before any correction is undertaken is frankly unrealistic and just delays the possibility of a resolution to the situation within my lifetime.
In addition, Bill 23 does not apply to the PPMP, the CSSP, the TPP or the PPCT, threatening to exclude the 80,000 retirees in the plans of any possibility of correction.
I ask you to withdraw Bill 23 and wait for the report from the Consultative Committee before applying any correction of indexation in a bill.
Twenty-nine years after being first subjected to the effects of de-indexation, four years after joining forces with the Groupe de travail des associations de retraités (GTAR) to try to put a stop to the detrimental and escalating loses in our purchasing power, after participating in public demonstrations in Montreal and Quebec, fifteen months after the hearings held on this issue by the Parliamentary Commission on Public Finances, twelve months after this Parliamentary Commission published its interim report, CARRA’s Board of Directors finally struck the Consultative Committee to examine the issues related to indexation of the pension plans.
You will recall that in its interim report, the Parliamentary Commission on Public Finances, on which sit members from all parties in the National Assembly, recognized the need to diminish, if not to eliminate, the loss in purchasing power of retirees who have been subjected to de-indexation of their pensions for the years 1982- 1999. The Commission recommended the creation of a Consultative Committee, within CARRA, to examine services to retirees and the parameters of indexation.
Nominations have been completed and the committee is composed of a Chair, 8 retirees and 8 union reps. Representatives from the Treasury Board as well as from the pension administrator, CARRA, will also participate in the discussions of the committee. Of the 8 retirees, 4 have been nominated by GTAR and are: Louise Charlebois (AREQ), André Goulet (AAR), Gisèle Goulet (RIIRS), and Madeleine Michaud (AQRP). The other four retirees are: Arlette Bouchard (RRAME); Rodrigue Dubé (ADR); Rosaire Quévillon (ADR – RRAME); and Jean Turgeon (AQDER). The Chair is François Turenne, recently retired Deputy-minister.
The Consultative Committee’s mandate is to discuss and propose solutions concerning indexation of the pension plans. While no timeline has been determined at this moment, it begins its deliberations on September 8, 2011. Please note that this is the first time that retirees have been invited on a parity basis as official partners in discussions to determine the future of their pension plans. Finally, the first step in the right direction, that of setting into motion long-term solutions to this recurrent problem.
Posted 22 August 2011
NICE Study
National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly:
is doing a
study about abuse and is asking for participants.
Posted 14 May 2011
restore funding for a Canadian Teacher's Federation Project Sign the Petition
The proposal to stop funding CTF's Project Overseas has shocked Canadian teachers (active and retired) and teacher organizations in developing countries where Project Overseas has operated. It has been so important to support volunteer teachers to interact directly with teachers in other countries while providing them with teacher inservicing. The cost of Project Overseas is much less than the security at G8 and G20 meetings of one week or less.
If you click on http://www.ctf-fce.ca/ you will see that there is a petition which CTF is asking us to sign. On the left hand side of screen you will see Support CTF International Programs - Sign our Petition which you can click and sign the petition for support. On the home page you will also see a spot where you can see comments sent by various individuals and even representatives of some of the organizations CTF helped.
Passed on from ACER-CART by our representative Renate
When We Play is looking for committed volunteers to help build this non-profit organization from the ground up.
When We Play provides accessible artistic education for youth. We are confident that it can help shape a better Canada by teaching youth new skills, developing creativity and bonding people together through art.
WWP is looking for people with the following skill sets:
· Business and Administration
· Accounting and Book Keeping
· Website and Graphic Design
· Anyone passionate about helping children with art.
WWP is also looking for people to fill the following roles:
· Board of Directors
· Fundraisers and Event Planners
· Committee Leaders
Please contact us with your interests and questions. We will be happy to discuss how you can become apart of our committed team of volunteers.
CONTACT INFO:
When We Play
5144 Papineau Avenue Montreal H2H-1W2
438-881-7511
whenweplay.quandonjoue@gmail.com
Lori Schubert
Executive Director
Quebec Writers' Federation
1200 Atwater Avenue, Suite 3
Westmount, Quebec H3Z 1X4
514-933-0878
admin@qwf.org
www.qwf.org
Posted 11 December 2010
Paying job Part-time tutor to assist with homework
Looking for a Part-time paying job? Would you like to work with kids again?
Willingdon School's Homework Programme might be just what you're looking for.
The work:
Part-time tutor to assist with homework assignments from grades 1 to 6
French Immersion Programme:
Cycle One: grades 1 and 2 - instruction (and homework) in French
Cycle Two and Three: grades 3 to 6 - instruction (and homework) in French and/or English
The location and time:
at Willingdon School - 5870 Terrebonne Avenue in N.D.G., Montreal (514-484-2881)
from Monday to Thursday (choose one to four days)
two blocks each day: 3:30 - 4:30 and 4:30 - 5:30 (choose one or both blocks)
Candidates choose:
the hours and days they wish to work
the language of instruction (French and/or English)
The pay:
20$ an hour (potential of 8 hours or 160$ per week)
Candidates will be interviewed by Mr. Lino Buttino, Vice Principal.
Please contact: Shelagh Glover (Coordinator) at shelaghglover@gmail.com or phone 514-489-6907
Pssst...pass it on: If you aren't interested, but know of someone at least 18 years old with high school leaving certificate who might be, please pass this message along. Thanks!
Posted 27 November 2010
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