Career Progress Increments (CPI) are awarded according to agreed guidelines to eligible members who demonstrate satisfactory career progress. 

Increases for members of UBC's Faculty Association are negotiated with the University and normally are effective July 1 of each year.  

Following are the general wage increases for members of the bargaining unit effective each July 1:

• 2024: 3%
• 2023: 6.75%
• 2022: Flat $520 (annual) and 3.24%
• 2021: 2%
• 2020: 2%
• 2019: 2%
• 2016, 2017 & 2018 July 1: 1.5% plus a Mutually Beneficial Gains Increase of 0.5%
• 2015 July 1: 2.0%
• 2014 July 1: 2.0%
• 2013 July 1: 2.4%
• 2012 July 1: 2.45%
• 2011 July 1: no GWI
• 2010 July 1: no GWI

The Length of Service (LOS) Career Progress (CP) award was established in 2011 with the first awards being processed effective July 1, 2011.  This financial award is paid to those members eligible for Career Progress (CP) Increments with service in a CPI eligible rank for 20 and 25 years.

In addition to annual increases to salary eligible Faculty Association members will receive a lump sum payment of 1% of salary. This is as per Article 6 of Part 2 of the Collective Agreement. To be eligible the individual must be active or on paid leave as of June 30th. Members who are on unpaid personal leave as of June 30 are not eligible for the lump sum.

For regular faculty members the lump sum is based on the annual salary as of June 30th and is processed on a June 30th paycheque.  

For sessional lecturers the lump sum is based on earnings between July 1st of the previous year and and June 30th of the current year and is paid on the September 30th paycheque.

Merit allocations are communicated individually to each Faculty by Faculty Relations. 

Merit is effective July 1 and is based on a 12-month review period is April 1 to March 31.  The dollar amount of the Merit unit varies from year to year. Refer to the Merit page for further information include unit value amount..

Performance Salary Adjustments (PSA) allocations are communicated individually to each unit by UBC Faculty Relations. 

Recommendations for PSA awards are made having regard to overall performance. The factors that should be taken into account are:

performance over a period of time which is worthy of recognition
the relationship of a faculty member’s salary to that of other faculty taking into consideration total years of service at UBC, and
market considerations.
PSA awards must be based on these three factors and may not be used as additional merit dollars. 

UBC may allocate funds for the purpose of dealing with the retention of faculty members in accordance with Article 15 of Part 1 of the collective agreement.

Retention fund amount:

On an annual basis the university may allocate up to 0.20% of salaries for those members of the bargaining unit on June 30th of the preceding academic year. 

Eligibility for retention

All academic ranks (Professor, associate professor, assistant professor, professor of teaching, assistant professor of teaching, associate professor of teaching) and lecturers are eligible to be considered for retention fund increases.

Processing retention

Recommendations for retention increases should be communicated to the Dean. Dean’s offices at UBCV will inform Faculty Relations (Nicole Hyatt) of the award, who will arrange the retention increases. At UBCO Retention awards require approval from Human Resources and the Provost. Please forward retention award requests to Angela McLean  and Rehan Sadiq via email. Departments and faculties are not required to process retention increases.

Confirming retention

Once the retention award has been processed the Dean should inform the Head of Academic. The Head of Academic Unit must then arrange for a list of those faculty members who are awarded retention to be distributed individually to all members of the unit. The list should contain the names only and not the value of the award.

• Both heads and the dean must approve the arrangement, and if it is across faculties, both deans must also approve.
• A letter should be provided to the Associate Member outlining the arrangement.
• No formal appointment nor approval by Faculty Relations is required. The arrangement can be done interdepartmentally by letter only.

Vice-presidents and the deputy vice-chancellor report to the president and are currently responsible for the following: Academic, Students, Finance & Operations, Research, Development & Alumni Engagement and External Relations. Such appointments are governed by Policy AP12 – Academic Administrator Appointment and Policy AP6 – Academic Administrator Extension.

The appointees are not members of the Faculty Association. If a Vice President also holds an academic appointment, they are exempt from membership in the Faculty Association for the duration of the term.

The university librarian is the person who is responsible for UBC’s overall library system across both UBC Okanagan and UBC Vancouver. The position reports to the provost. According to a board of governors regulation, the “University Librarian allocates duties within the Library.” This appointment is governed by Policy AP11 – Registrar/Librarian Appointment.

The appointee is not a member of the Faculty Association. If the university librarian also hold a librarian appointment, they are exempt from membership in the Faculty Association for the duration of the term.

Deans and principals are responsible for leading their respective faculty or equivalent unit subject to the provisions of the University Act. Such appointments are governed by Policy AP5 – Deans/Principals Appointment and Policy AP8 – Deans Extension.

Please note that, according to a regulation made by the Board of Governors, the “Head of the Department (or Dean in a Faculty without Departments) shall allocate teaching and other duties within the Department.”

If the dean is new to the university and is a not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, please submit the necessary forms  – see the recruiting foreign academics page for details  – to Faculty Relations to process a labour market opinion.

The appointees are exempt from membership in the Faculty Association for the duration of the term.

Associate deans are responsible for assisting the dean in leading a faculty. Each dean is responsible for appointing his or her associate deans.

Associate deans are normally appointed internally. Please review the documentation checklist in order to process the appointment request. Such appointments are subject to the approval of the Provost.

Associate Deans will receive an administrative stipend and may also be granted a teaching release, and possible research funding. Please note that there is no salary scale, minimum or maximum.

As of January 2011 associate deans are exempt from the Faculty Association. This means that both the associate dean position and the professorial appointment are exempt for the duration of the administrative appointment.

Rules for the Appointment and Extension of Appointments for Associate Deans of Faculties at UBC are found on the Appointment Guidelines and Policies page of the UBC Vancouver Provost's Office website. These rules are issued jointly by the Provost and Vice-President, Academic (UBC Vancouver), and Provost and Vice-President, Academic (UBC Okanagan).  Please check these rules prior to offering an Associate Dean position. 

Heads are responsible for leading an academic department and report to the dean of the relevant faculty. According to a board of governors regulation, the “Head of the Department (or Dean in a Faculty without Departments) shall allocate teaching and other duties within the Department.”

The appointment of heads of academic units is governed by Policy AP9 – Academic Heads.

Please review the documentation checklist in order to process the appointment request, and please see the template offer letter for heads of academic units (doc). Such appointments are subject to the approval of the provost.

If the head is new to the university and is a not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, please submit the necessary forms  – see the recruiting foreign academics page for details – to Faculty Relations to process a labour market impact assessment.

An administrative stipend may be provided. Please note that there is no salary scale, however there is a minimum – refer to Policy AP9 – Academic Heads.

The appointees are or continue to be members of the Faculty Association. However, the head position itself is not subject to membership.

Directors are responsible for leading academic schools and report to the dean of the relevant faculty. According to a board of governors regulation, the “Head of the Department (or Dean in a Faculty without Departments) shall allocate teaching and other duties within the Department.”

The appointment of directors is governed by Policy AP9 – Academic Heads.

Please review the documentation checklist in order to process the appointment request, and please see the template offer letter for heads of academic units (doc). Such appointments are subject to the approval of the provost.

If the director is new to the university and is a not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, please submit the necessary forms – see the recruiting foreign academics page for details –  to Faculty Relations to process a labour market impact assessment.

An administrative stipend may be provided. Please note that there is no salary scale, however there is a minimum – refer to Policy AP9 – Academic Heads.

The appointees are or continue to be members of the Faculty Association; however, the director position itself is not subject to membership.