12.04 In the appointment to TAships within the Bargaining Unit, the Employer shall follow the four level preference system outlined below. No TAships shall be offered to candidates in Group B until the qualified candidates in Group A have been exhausted. No TAships shall be offered to candidates in Group C until the qualified candidates in Group B have been exhausted. TAships may only be offered to candidates in Group D when there remain no qualified candidates in any other Group.
A. First Preference - Group A
Is for qualified graduate students registered as:
- students in a department or program in which the TAship will be offered; or
- students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources,
and for whom the TAship has been granted as part of the funding commitment offered by the Employer.
B. Second Preference - Group B (New)
Is for qualified graduate students registered as:
- students in a department or program in which the TAship will be offered; or
- students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources,
- and who are in their first unfunded year of their graduate studies program
and for who are in their first unfunded year of their graduate studies program.
C. Third Preference - Group C (Previously Group B)
Is for qualified graduate students registered as:
- students in a department or program in which the TAship will be offered; or
- students in an interdisciplinary program with TA budget resources,
and for whom
- the TAship will not form part of the funding commitment offered by the Employer; or
- there is currently no funding commitment provided by the Employer.
D. Fourth Preference - Group D (Previously Group C)
Is for qualified graduate students that have previously held a TAship or TFship for the Employer.
E. Fifth Preference - Group E (Previously Group D)
Is for qualified graduate students that have not met the criteria as set out in 12.04 A, B, C or D.