2026 PEL Schedule

PEL Schedule - Port Elgin

May - December, 2026

To Register: @email

June 21-26, 2026                                                                              Registration Deadline: May 8, 2026

Conflict Resolution

Health & Safety

Unifor Foundations

ONSITE CHILD CARE ***Child Care Registration Deadline (0-12 years): May 8/26

July 5-10, 2026                                                                                  Registration Deadline: May 29, 2026

Human Rights FULL

PEL Week 2

Turtle Island: A First Peoples Awareness for Union Activists and Leaders FULL

ONSITE CHILD CARE/TEEN PROGRAM ***Child Care/Teen Registration Deadline (0-18 years): May 29/26

August 23-28, 2026                                                                          Registration Deadline: July 10, 2026

Collective Bargaining

Conflict Resolution FULL

Grievance Handling & Workplace Leadership FULL

Health & Safety FULL

Human Rights

Stress: The Workplace Hazard

September 13-18, 2026                                                                   Registration Deadline: July 31, 2026

Black, Indigenous & Workers of Colour Leadership Program - Week 1

Collective Bargaining

Health & Safety

Turtle Island: A First Peoples Awareness for Union Activists and Leaders FULL

ONSITE CHILD CARE ***Child Care Registration Deadline (0-12 years): July 31/26

September 27-October 2, 2026                                                      Registration Deadline: August 14, 2026

Conflict Resolution

Human Rights

PEL Week 3

ONSITE CHILD CARE ***Child Care Registration Deadline (0-12 years): August 14/26

October 18-23, 2026                                                                       Registration Deadline: September 4, 2026

Accident & Incident Investigation

Arbitration for Leadership (Pre-requisite: Grievance Handling & Workplace Leadership)

Grievance Handling & Workplace Leadership

Human Rights

Local Union Executive Board Training (Pre-requisite: must currently hold an elected or appointed position on your Local Union Executive Board)

October 25-30, 2026                                                                      Registration Deadline: September 11, 2026

Collective Bargaining

Human Rights

Health & Safety

Stress: The Workplace Hazard

Worker Referral Assistance Program - Level 2 (Pre-requisite: Worker Referral Assistance Program - Level 1)

WSIB Appeals (Workplace Safety & Insurance Board ON Only) (Pre-requisite: WSIB Compensation for ON Workers)

November 1-6, 2026                                                                     Registration Deadline: September 18, 2026

Campaigns to Candidacy: Leadership in Electoral Politics

Racial Justice Advocate Program (Bargained Advocates Only - Locals will receive Call Letter)

ONSITE CHILD CARE ***Child Care Registration Deadline (0-12 years): September 18/26

November 8-13, 2026                                                                     Registration Deadline: September 26, 2026

Planning for Your Future for Women

Women Activists

Women's Advocate Basic Training 40 hr (Bargained Advocates Only - Locals will receive Call Letter)

Women in Leadership (Pre-requisite: Unifor's Women Activists Program (5-day or 3-day) or other relevant experience in the union or local community.)

Young Worker Activist for Women

ONSITE CHILD CARE/TEEN PROGRAM ***Child Care Registration Deadline (0-18 years): September 26/26

November 22-27, 2026                                                                   Registration Deadline: October 9, 2026

Black, Indigenous & Workers of Colour Leadership Program - Week 2 (Pre-requisite: BIWOC Week 1)

Grievance Handling & Workplace Leadership

Health & Safety

Human Rights

PEL Week 4

ONSITE CHILD CARE ***Child Care Registration Deadline (0-12 years): October 9/26

November 29-December 4, 2026                                                 Registration Deadline: October 16, 2026

Canada and the World

Communications for Local Unions

Community Environment

Conflict Resolution

Human Rights

December 6-11, 2026                                                                     Registration Deadline: October 23, 2026

Collective Bargaining

Health & Safety

Local Union Executive Board Training (Pre-requisite: must currently hold an elected or appointed position on your Local Union Executive Board)

Planning For Your Future/Pre-Retirement

ONSITE CHILD CARE ***Child Care Registration Deadline (0-12 years): October 23/26

Child Care Registration: When on-site Child Care is offered, you must register at the time you submit your application. Deadline for Child Care is the same as the course and is a FIRM deadline. Please contact the FEC Child Care Department for the registration form at @email, or call Laurie Wright at 1-800-265-3735 ext. 3233.

Please send ALL PEL applications to @email