Each year, YUFA members receive a professional expense reimbursement (PER) amount that is negotiated as part of our Collective Agreement.  The funds are deposited annually into  members’ PER cost centres.  These cost centres can be seen in eReports. 

 The next deposit of $2,275 (for the May 2026 to April 2027, period) will be made on or around May 1, 2026. 

YUFA members who were hired before April 2018 may still have two PER cost centres: one titled “OLD PER (for 7 years)” and the other titled “Professional Expense Reimburse”.   Any unspent amounts remaining in “OLD PER” accounts as of April 30, 2026 will be reallocated to general conference travel and research grant funds.   (See Article 25.08 of our Collective Agreement.)   Members with funds remaining in their “OLD PER” cost centre are encouraged to spend the funds before April 30, 2026 and file a Concur claim before this date, to avoid the loss of all remaining funds in the cost centre. 

Members hired after April 2018 have a “Professional Expense Reimburse” cost centre.

Funds in the “Professional Expense Reimburse” cost centre can be carried forward (that is, left unspent in the cost centre) for up to four (4) years, to a maximum of $9,000. Any amounts over $9,000 as of May 1 each  year will be reallocated on a 50/50 basis to the Conference Travel and the Faculty/Library Research Grants Fund.    Members are advised to ensure that the balance in their “Professional Expense Reimburse” cost centre remains below $9,000 to avoid the loss of funds over this amount. Since $2,275 will shortly be deposited to the PER cost centre, members are encouraged to ensure that they have $6,725 or less in their PER cost centre by the time the $2,275 amount is deposited. Doing so will avoid funds being reallocated from the PER cost centre.    If your balance is over $6,725, you may submit a Concur expense claim before April 30, 2026, to bring the remaining balance to below $6,725.