Posting Reason:
New Position
Location:
Main Campus
Academic Period:
2026 Fall Semester
Faculty:
Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences
Academic Unit:
École d’études politiques \\ School of Political Studies
Course Title:
Introduction to Canadian Politics / Introduction à la politique canadienne
Course Code:
POL2101/2501
Section:
PP00
Course Description:
Description officielle du cours:
«Fondements de l'espace politique canadien. Constitution, parlementarisme et fédéralisme. Partis politiques et élections. Aperçu des forces politiques (classes, groupes, mouvements).
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Foundations of the Canadian political space. Constitution, parliamentary government, federalism. Political parties and elections. Overview of political forces (classes, groups, movements). »
Posting limited to:
Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor
Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/04/29
Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/08/03
Expected Enrolment:
45
Approval date:
2026/06/30
Number of credits:
3
Work Hours:
39
Hourly Rate:
Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025)
The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.
These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.
These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.
Course type:
C
Posting type:
Régulier / Regular
Language of instruction:
Anglais | English, Français | French
Competence in second language:
Active
Course Schedule:
Jeudi | Thursday 19:00-22:00 - -
Requirements:
Doctorat ou scolarité de doctorat dans le domaine du cours annoncé. Expérience d'enseignement dans le domaine
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Ph.D. or Ph.D. course work in the field of the above course. Teaching experience
in the field.
Le cours sera offert en présentiel. Il est possible que le mode d’enseignement change pour des raisons sanitaires ou pour toutes autres raisons.
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The course will be offered in person. Teaching method might be modified due to public health measures or other reasons.
Commentaires additionnels:
- Ce cours est strictement réservé aux étudiant(e)s qui occuperont à l'automne un poste de page à la Chambre des communes du Parlement du Canada.
- Ce cours vise à fournir des connaissances fondamentales et des outils d’analyse permettant de mieux comprendre la vie politique canadienne. Il propose un survol des idées, des événements, des institutions et des acteurs ayant façonné l’évolution de la société politique du Canada, en mettant l’accent sur la politique intérieure.
- L’enseignement alterne selon le thème entre le français et l’anglais. Les étudiant(e)s peuvent participer à chaque séance dans la langue officielle de leur choix.
Additional comments:
- Enrollment in this course is exclusively reserved for students who will be serving as pages in the House of Commons of the Parliament of Canada during the Fall term.
- The course aims to provide students with essential knowledge and analytical tools to better understand Canadian political life. It offers an overview of the ideas, events, institutions, and key actors that have shaped and continue to influence Canada’s political society, with a specific focus on domestic politics.
- Teaching will alternate between French and English under a major theme. Students can participate in each session in the official language of their choice.
Additional Information and/or Comments:
An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.
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