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September 11, 2025 Update
Indigenous Student Services
The College Employer Council (CEC), which represents Ontario’s 24 public colleges, and OPSEU, the union representing full-time Support Staff workers at Ontario colleges, have failed to reach an agreement in time to avoid a strike. As of 12:01am Thursday, September 11, all full-time Support Staff are on strike. The college will remain open and classes will continue to run during the strike. Please continue to attend your classes as you normally would. The college will make every effort to maintain essential services and supports for students throughout the strike; however, it will not be business as usual. There may be delays and some services may not be available.
What does this mean for Indigenous Student Services?
There continues to be staff available to support students via appointments and by email Monday – Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm.
Please use the Indigenous Student Inquiry Form for any inquiries to Indigenous Student Services at Mohawk College related to support requests, appointment requests etc. during the strike.
A114 – Fennell Campus Lounge Access during a strike
Access to the Indigenous Student Services Lounge in A114 - Fennell Campus will be limited to 10:00am-2:00pm beginning Friday September 12, 2025. Admin and faculty team members are still available before and after this time for scheduled appointments or by email.
Satellite Campuses
Currently satellite campus visits are paused, however please reach out to our office via the Indigenous Student Inquiry Form for assistance and a staff member will get back to you.
Existing Appointments
You may have an upcoming appointment with a support staff team member in ISS who is no longer available at this time due to the current strike. If you need to connect with the team for support, please use the Indigenous Student Inquiry Form to connect with us.
Workshops & Activities
Many activities will be paused at this time. The team in ISS will share updates on any continuing or upcoming activities as they become available.
Counselling
If you have inquiries related to booking an appointment with the Indigenous counsellor, please visit our Indigenous Counselling webpage for more information.
Strike Inquiries
For strike inquiries and updates, please visit the Full-time Support Staff Contract Negotiations webpage . If you have a question that is not addressed by the information on this site, please email it to mohawkcommunications [at] mohawkcollege.ca (mohawkcommunications[at]mohawkcollege[dot]ca)
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Land Acknowledgement
Mohawk College is situated on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishnaabeg nations, within the lands protected by the Dish with One Spoon wampum agreement, and is currently home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island.
Learn more about the traditional territory where we live and work.
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Indigenous Student Services
Phone: 905-575-1212 ext. 3428
Fax: 905-575-2236
Email: iess [at] mohawkcollege.ca (Indigenous Student Services)
135 Fennell Avenue West
Hamilton, Ontario
L9C 0E5
Phone: 1-844-767-6871
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