As you may know, the Act respecting equal access to employment in public bodies (R.S.Q., c. A-2.01) came into force on April 1, 2001. As part of our commitment to employment equity, and in accordance with the Act, Dawson College maintains an Equal Access to Employment Program (Programme d’accès à l’égalité en emploi — PAÉE). To ensure…
Support Staff Training Day will begin at 8:45 AM on Wednesday, June 10. The daylong program will offer a variety of workshops in response to interests expressed by Dawson's support staff community.
Keynote speaker Nogol Madani will speak about “Building Dynamics that Unlock Collective Potential.” This session will explore some of the challenges employees are navigating in today’s world of work and offers a path forward rooted in psychological safety, a facilitative leadership mindset, and collective intelligence.
Nogol Madani is a future-focused workplace expert, speaker, and facilitator. She is the founder and CEO of a company dedicated to helping leaders build high-performing, inclusive, future-ready teams through psychological safety.
Nogol started her career as an engineer, and as a first-generation immigrant and female professional, she experienced firsthand in the workplace how many leaders weren’t unlocking potential, they were stifling it. This realization sparked her mission to help develop workplaces where people thrive. Nogol has earned the trust of organizations like Google, SAP, Rio Tinto, BeaverTails, C2 Montreal, and Desjardins, guiding them to collaborate, communicate, and create better together. She is also a faculty member at the McGill Executive Institute, where she shares her expertise on leadership and team dynamics.
To register for the keynote and any of the workshops, look for an invitation via email from Pascahl Scott, Director of Human Resources.
Do you know a Dawson teacher who goes above and beyond to inspire and support their students, contribute to the Dawson community, advance pedagogy?
Nominate them for the Teaching Excellence Award (2025–2026) before Sunday, May 3 at 11 PM. Nominations can be received by students and colleagues.
It only takes 5 minutes:
Please note that effective January 1, 2026, employees that have questions about medical/disability leave, or need to send medical or health-related documents to Human Resources related to a medical/disability leave must use the following new email: medicalhr@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
This email has been set up to ensure your information is treated promptly and confidentially.
Kindly stop using the Benefits email for disability/medical matters going forward. If you have already sent documents to Human Resources via any other email, no further action is needed. The Benefits email is for non-medical (or disability leave) issues.
Did you know that as an employee you can sign up to see interesting presentations during Social Science Week? Once again, Student Services and Human Resources have teamed up with the organizers of Social Science Week, Philip Lagace and Mark Beauchamp, to offer (or make known) interesting presentations about topics related to sexual violence prevention…
Please note that the College has received new group insurance rates from Beneva (formerly SSQ and LaCapitale) for Faculty, Professionals, Support Staff and Managers for 2026. These new rates, where applicable, will come into effect for most people on the pay of January 15, 2026.
The College asks that everyone take a moment to review the various benefit deductions on their January 15th, 2026 pay (please keep in mind that the listed premium rates from Beneva and SSQ do not include the mandatory 9% sales tax).
If you do notice a discrepancy, kindly contact us as soon as possible.
Staff with group insurance coverage can find all pertinent information (rates, information brochures, etc.) on Dawson’s new employee portal : Employee Insurance and Benefits or Assurance et avantages sociaux des employés. Choose among the employment categories available and then scroll down for the rates.
If you have any questions, please contact the Benefits team at benefits@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Have you completed your sexual violence prevention training yet?
Take a little over 15 minutes this week during a workday to do this mandatory training. Faculty members, why don’t you carve out some time on Ped Day this Friday, Nov. 7 to do it?
All employees must take sexual violence prevention training each year as part of the College’s legal commitment to preventing sexual violence and as laid out in the Policy on Sexual Violence.
To access the training:
We appreciate your cooperation, active participation and dedication to making our workplace a safe and supportive space for everyone.
Visiting a museum, going for an urban hike and playing games are some of the activities that Dawson employees have enjoyed during their workdays over the past year. The College’s Human Resources team launched weekly Well-Being Hours in the fall of 2024. Every employee may spend one hour of worktime each week focusing on their personal well-being.
“It has made me really appreciate our Dawson community and all the new initiatives the College has offered in the last couple of years to work on well-being and community building,” said Sophie La Font, Project Coordinator in the Office of Sustainability. “I have met a lot of lovely new people that work outside my typical work sphere. These activities have helped me to feel more engaged and refreshed.”
For some resources and ideas, check out the HR well-being Sharepoint page.
Visit the link to read about other colleagues' experiences using the well-being hours in the homepage news story.
Dawson College has released a new training module for the prevention of sexual violence: Recognizing Attitudes, Changing Behaviours.
As part of the College’s legal commitment to preventing sexual violence and as laid out in the Policy on Sexual Violence, all employees and students are required to take a training once every year.
All employees, faculty, staff and management, are expected to complete the 18-minute training hosted on the Moodle platform by end of day October 7, 2025. Please note that you are required to complete only one version of the training, either in English or French (it will show as 50% completion).
Please note that the College expects this training to be completed during your working hours.
To access the training:
We appreciate your cooperation, active participation and dedication to making our workplace a safe and supportive space for everyone.
The Human Resources team is excited to announce that we are moving from CV Manager to Atlas, our new and improved hiring platform designed to give job applicants a faster, smoother experience. This upgrade is all about making the hiring process simpler, smarter, and more accessible for everyone. All new opportunities for teachers, support staff, professionals, and managers will continue to be posted directly on the Dawson Career page.
Until the full migration to Omnivox is complete, for internal postings only, employees will receive direct communications from HR.
Last Modified: May 14, 2026
