Deadline for SAFA Dependent Scholarship
2025-11-03 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Edmonton)
Please have all applications sent to SAFA via email at either : kathie.dann@sait.ca or safa@sait.ca. Please find the criteria and application linked for your convenience.

SAFA Election - Electronic Voting 2020
2020-05-07 10:00 - 16:00
Watch your email for a personalized link to vote in the SAFA Electronic Election. The emails for the Electronic Voting will be sent on the day of the Electronic Election; Thursday, May 07, 2020. Your personalized link for voting will be valid from 10 am to 4 pm (MST) on Thursday, May 07, 2020 only.
Please contact the SAFA office ASAP if you do not receive an email from SAFA/Survey Monkey to vote or if you have difficulties voting.
The positions up for election this year are:
SAFA President, SAFA Secretary-Treasurer, Table of Officers (currently SAFA Executive), SAFA Executive (currently Faculty Council), Six (6) Academic Council members, Faculty Board of Governors representative, and, Health & Safety Environment Council.

LAPP information session Thursday, May 23, 2019 - click to RSVP
2019-05-23 12:00 - 13:00 | NR112, Senator Burns Building
Ann Murtagh will be hosting a LAPP session on Thursday, May 23rd from 12:00 – 1:00/ Senator Burns room NR112.
You are encouraged to bring your 2019 LAPP Annual Statements to the meeting.
Please use this link to RVSP for this session. Please RSVP by end of day Monday, May 20, 2019.

SAFA Election - Electronic Voting 2019
2019-05-22 10:00 - 16:00
Watch your email for a personalized link to vote in the SAFA Electronic Election. The emails for the Electronic Voting will be sent on the day of the Electronic Election; Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Your personalized link for voting will be valid from 10 am to 4 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 only.

Note: You will not receive an email to vote in the SAFA Electronic Election if you have already voted on one of the Advance Poll days.

The positions up for election this year are:

Academic Council – One Representative for Division I, Division II, Division III & Division IV. Only members from the respective Divisions may nominate and vote. These positions are for a two year term. (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021)

Board of Governor – One Representative for a two year term. (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021) The Faculty Board of Governors representatives also serve on, and are full voting members of Faculty Council. All members may nominate and vote.

SAFA Election - Second Advance Poll
2019-05-13 10:00 - 16:00 | SAFA Office, NN201, NN201, Senator Burns Building, Calgary, Alberta, T2M 0L4, Canada
Voting on an Advance Poll day is done by paper ballot(s) in the SAFA Office, NN201, Senator Burns Building.

This is the final Advance Poll day.

The date of the Electronic Election is Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Provided you haven’t voted in the Advanced Polls, you will receive an email from SAFA/Survey Monkey that provides a unique link to vote (unique to you). The link is good from 10 am to 4 pm on the day of Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

The positions up for election this year are:

Academic Council – One Representative for Division I, Division II, Division III & Division IV. Only members from the respective Divisions may nominate and vote. These positions are for a two year term. (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021)

Board of Governor – One Representative for a two year term. (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021) The Faculty Board of Governors representatives also serve on, and are full voting members of Faculty Council. All members may nominate and vote.

SAFA Election - First Advance Poll
2019-05-02 10:00 - 16:00 | SAFA Office, NN201, NN201, Senator Burns Building, Calgary, Alberta, T2M 0L4, Canada
Voting on an Advance Poll day is done by paper ballot(s) in the SAFA Office, NN201, Senator Burns Building.

There are two Advance Poll days, Thursday, May 02, 2019 and Monday, May 13, 2019.

The date of the Electronic Election is Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Provided you haven’t voted in the Advanced Polls, you will receive an email from SAFA/Survey Monkey that provides a unique link to vote (unique to you). The link is good from 10 am to 4 pm on the day of Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

The positions up for election this year are:

Academic Council – One Representative for Division I, Division II, Division III & Division IV. Only members from the respective Divisions may nominate and vote. These positions are for a two year term. (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021)

Board of Governor – One Representative for a two year term. (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021) The Faculty Board of Governors representatives also serve on, and are full voting members of Faculty Council. All members may nominate and vote.

SAFA Christmas Floater Day
2018-12-24
The SAFA Floater day falls on Monday, December 24, 2018 this year. Return to work Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

Ratification Meeting
2018-06-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Orpheus Theatre, 1301 16 Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2M 0L4, Canada
A Ratification meeting will be held regarding the 2017 – 2020 SAIT/SAFA Collective Agreement.
Paper ballots will be given out at the meeting to those who attend. For Members who are not able to attend – electronic voting will be available from June 22, 2018 – June 28, 2018.
Watch for an information package to come out approximately June 19.
Questions may be directed to the Negotiations Committee by calling the SAFA office at (403) 284 -8321.

SAFA AGM
2018-06-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Orpheus Theatre, 1301 16 Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2M 0L4, Canada
The SAFA Annual General Meeting will be on:
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 4:00p.m. in the Orpheus Theatre.
If quorum is not met at 4:00pm, the meeting will reconvene at 4:15pm.
All SAFA members are encouraged to attend, this includes all Fee-for-Service and Grant Funded members.

SAFA Electronic Election
2018-05-03 10:30 - 16:30
Watch your email for a personalized link to vote in the SAFA Electronic Election. There will be two Advance Poll days, Monday, April 16, 2018 and Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Voting on an Advance Poll day is done by paper ballot(s) in the SAFA Office, NN201. The emails for the Electronic Voting will be sent on the day of the Electronic Election, Thursday, May 3.

2017 Annual General Meeting
2017-05-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Orpheus Theatre, 1301 16 Ave NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2M 0L4, Canada
All SAFA Members are encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting.
Please note: Sub-section 7.01 of the Constitution states that “15% of the membership constitutes quorum at all general meetings. If quorum is not present, then a date is selected within two weeks and the members there shall constitute a quorum”.
Therefore, take notice that if a quorum is not present at the AGM at 4:00 pm Thursday, May 18, 2017, a second AGM is scheduled for 4:15 pm Thursday, May 18, 2017.
There will be a reception following the AGM for the Members who attend the AGM. You will be asked to present your AGM quorum count number in order to attend the reception.
