Applications to the Community Social Services Labour Adjustment and Education Fund (LAEF) are presently
closed. The parties are attempting to address an unanticipated fund administration matter and hope this
pause on applications will be temporary. As you may know, the LAEF is jointly administered by the
Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA) and the Community Social Services Employers’
Association (CSSEA).
Here’s what this may mean for CUPE members:
If you applied to LAEF and received notice
your application was approved…
No change. Approval of your application still stands, and
reimbursement of eligible expenses will occur as usual.
If you applied to LAEF and did not receive
notification your application was approved
or rejected…
This depends on how far along your application was in
the process. All applicants should have received an email
from LAEF indicating either:
a) that your application is on hold and you will
receive an update when there is more to
communicate (for applications that were far along
in the process), or
b) that applications are closed and you will need to
resubmit an application when they reopen (for
applications that were at the start of the process).
If you intend to apply for LAEF… Please do not apply until applications are reopened.
We will send another bulletin and update the LAEF website when there is more to report.
Thank you for your patience and understanding and sorry for the inconvenience.