Summer Office Hours

Excluding STAT holidays:
July 2nd—July 12th, 2024: 9:00am—3:00pm
August 19th—September 3rd, 2024: 9:00am –3:00pm

National Indigenous History Month!

June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, a time to recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

National Indigenous Peoples Day – June 21

National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly National Aboriginal Day) is celebrated June 21st each year in Canada. This day is to recognize and celebrate the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Indigenous peoples of Canada. ...

June is International Pride Month!

June kicks off the start of Pride Season! We support our 2SLGBTQIA+ members and continue to work towards positively impacting the professional lives of queer educators. When speaking of Pride, the Stonewall Riots are usually the first historical event mentioned....

Reminder! Update your Contact Information

Please ensure the VSTA has your current address, phone number, non-employer email address and your current school if you have changed schools since last year. Update here

Planning to Retire?

On March 1st, 2023 from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, VSTA will be hosting a Retirees Workshop. Click here to register, registration will be closing on February 22……

Pacific Blue Cross Information Session Recording

On February 13th, 2023 an information session was hosted by the Pacific Blue Cross. Please click here to watch the recorded session…

Annual Women’s Memorial March – February 14th!

The first women’s memorial march was held in 1992 in response to the murder of a woman on Powell Street in Vancouver. Out of this sense of hopelessness and anger came an annual march on Valentine’s Day to express compassion, community, and caring for all women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside on unceded Coast Salish territories.

Pacific Blue Cross Information Session!

Since our recently ratified contract brought improvements to the Provincial Extended Health Benefits plan, we will be holding two information sessions and finally a vote to decide whether to move permanently from our local Vancouver plan to the Provincial Plan. Click here for the first information session from the Pacific Blue Cross…