New Teacher Orientation 2023
Welcome to Kativik Ilisarniliriniq
This page provides logistical information to all staff who are invited to attend Kativik Ilisarniliriniq’s 2023 Teacher Orientation Week. You should receive an official invitation letter to join this event at the of June 2023. If you are a new teacher for the 2023-2024 school year and did not receive this letter, please reach out to the Human Resources department to confirm.
The content of the Orientation week is complementary to the 3-Day Online Onboarding sessions. It is intended to deepen your understanding of the region, students and the support services, professionals and departments of the board who will be available to you during the year. There is also time for you to see the programs, materials and to start creating your initial teaching plan under the guidance of the Education Consultants. Most importantly, you will meet other new teachers from your village and other villages.
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1. Useful Information
🗓 Dates
The in-person New Teachers’ Orientation sessions take place from Monday, August 7th to Friday, August 11th.
📍 Location
Courtyard Marriott and Residence Inn
7000 Place Robert-Joncas,
Montréal (Saint-Laurent), QC H4M 2Z5
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📃 Schedule
The orientation schedule is now available.
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📍 Location
Location
The event will take place at the Courtyard by Marriott Montréal Airport, located in Montréal (Saint-Laurent).
Courtyard Marriott and Residence Inn
7000 Place Robert-Joncas
Montréal (Saint-Laurent), QC H4M 2Z5
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To take the shuttle from the airport to the hotel, go to Door #8 – Departures level (one floor up) with your luggage. There you will be able to call the Marriott shuttle. If you take a taxi, be sure to request a receipt in order to request reimbursement on your Social Travel Claim..
🅿️ Parking
Parking
For those who are staying at the hotel, your room card can be used to leave the parking lot each day.
For those who are driving from the local area, pick up a parking coupon from the Registration Table each day. The parking coupon may be used to leave and enter the parking lot multiple times on the same day. You will not need a pass to enter the lot, but it will be needed to exit the lot for lunch or at the end of the day so that Kativik Ilisarniliriniq can cover that cost.
🧾 Travel Claims
Travel Claims
You will be eligible to have many of your expenses reimbursed during your travel from your point of departure to the Orientation Week and also from the Orientation week to your Nunavik community.
If you are a new teacher hired in a Nunavik community, you will be able to be reimbursed for meals and incidentals according to the business travel policy. (For more information, consult the directive at www.kativik.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/FIN-02-Employee-Business-Travel-E-2022-10.pdf)
If you are a new teacher hired outside of Nunavik, you will complete a Social Travel claim for your meals, and other expenses incurred while en route to the event venue. Your dependents meals can also be claimed on a Social Travel claim. You will also be able to include meals and other expenses for you and your dependents, once you check out of the hotel on August 12th and continue your travel to the Nunavik community you will be working in. (For more information on the Social Travel Claim, consult the directive at: www.kativik.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/HR-01-Directive-Social-Travel-E-2022-10.pdf).)
During the Orientation week itself, your trip will be considered a business trip and you will be able to claim meals and incidentals according to our business procedures (with the exception of breakfast for those staying on the Residence Inn side of the hotel and the Community lunch for everyone, which will be provided on the Wednesday at noon). Until your check out date, your dependents are not eligible for the reimbursement of meals or incidentals, however they may stay in your hotel room with you and participate in the childcare services. (For more information, consult the directive at www.kativik.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/FIN-02-Employee-Business-Travel-E-2022-10.pdf)
Log into your Iniga account to access the electronic Travel Claim forms. Claims will be validated by school operations. You can contact them by email at school.operations@kativik.qc.ca.
🏨 Accommodations
Accommodations
If your point of departure is farther than 50 km from the event venue, a hotel room will be reserved for you (and your dependents, if applicable) with Check in on Sunday, August 6th and check out on Saturday, August 12th. Make sure to confirm with Human Resources if your dependents will be staying with you at the hotel, so the correct room type is reserved for you.
Once you have your flight confirmations to Nunavik, please verify the date you are departing as you might need to book an additional night or two if there is no flight availability on the 12th. Any required additional nights would then be part of your social travel claim.
🍽 Meals
Meals
During orientation week, light breakfast and snacks during breaks will be provided for attending teachers during the workshop days.
Lunch and dinner are not provided for attending teachers, except for the Community Lunch with your school team on Tuesday for all Orientation Participants and for those who are staying on the Residence Inn side of the hotel breakfast is included. The exceptions may not be claimed on your Business Travel Claim.
Per diem rates
Breakfast: 15$
Lunch: 21$
Dinner: 34$
💲Compensation
Compensation
The orientation week will be paid as it is highly recommended for your integration and onboarding at Kativik Ilisarniliriniq and to prepare you properly for the classroom and students.
Attendance will be taken every morning and afternoon at the Registration Tables or in each individual workshop on Wednesday and Thursday.
A daily monetary compensation will be paid only with confirmation of attendance of the workshops. This will be included on one of your pay cheques in August or September. If you have not seen the compensation by the end of September, you could reach out to HR for verification.
👧 Daycare
Daycare
Day care services for children 12 and under is available at the hotel in the HOSPITALITY room. The services will be provided by a partner, Kidtabulous Event Childcare (www.kidtabulous.com).
Children at the daycare might use the indoor pool. Please bring any lifejacket or floatation device used by your children.
Day care services must be booked in advance, priority will be given for those who book before July 6th, use this form: https://forms.office.com/r/swZfx8mtRu (which was sent out with the Invitation emails). Please bring Identification and be prepared to sign a waiver on the first day.
🐕 Pets
Pets
If you are traveling with pets you must inform your Human Relations agent in advance. A pet-friendly room will be reserved on the Residence Inn side of the hotel for you. Please note that you will be held responsible if your pet causes damage to your room. No pet care services are provided. Also, if you are traveling with pets, it is extremely important to call the airlines, as soon as you receive your flight information to book a place for your pet on the flight. There is limited cargo space on some flights so the earlier the better.
🧳 Excess Cargo
Excess Cargo
Any excess baggage will be picked up at the hotel by KI transportation team on Wednesday, August 9th between 7:30 and 9:00 am to be shipped to the respective communities. They will be located in the hallway outside the meeting rooms of the Courtyard Marriott hotel.
All baggage must be properly and clearly labelled with the name of the teacher and the community assigned.
No refrigerated or frozen food will be picked up. You will have to bring your refrigerated or frozen items directly to the Air Inuit Cargo (800 Bd Stuart Graham Suite 110, Dorval, QC).
If you have any questions about cargo, you can contact Rakesh Awasthi, the transport manager, at Rakesh.Awasthi@kativik.qc.ca.
🚌 Shuttle
Shuttle
If you need to take a shuttle from the hotel to the airport to catch your flight to Nunavik, please complete the following form.
✈️ Travel to Nunavik
Travel to Nunavik
Travel to your destination community will be arranged on Saturday, August 12th, or Sunday, August 13th.
Be sure to confirm your flight reservations from KI transport department before the orientation week begins.
2. Schedule
Schedule varies based on the sector and language you will be teaching this year in Nunavik. Please refer to the corresponding schedule. This information can be found on your Orientation ID card.
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3. Meet the Team
Youth Sector Department
Education, Complementary and Compassionate Services
Inuktitut Curriculum
English and French Curriculum
Vacant
Math & Science (primary French)
Compassionate and Special Education Services
Psychosocial Support
4. Curriculum
English as a Second Language
Secondary Social Studies
Work Oriented Training Path
French as a Second Language
Career and Community Development
Physical Education and Health
Contact us
For any question specific to the orientation itself, please send us a message at ki_orientation@kativik.qc.ca. We will come back to you shortly.