News & Updates
Allied Health Provincial Consultation Survey
June 24, 2021
Members,
The Ministry of Health has launched an Allied Health Provincial Consultation. As part of this consultation, the Ministry has developed an online survey to collect information from Health Science Professionals in seven focus areas: identity and recognition, workforce and practice optimization, leadership, education and training, recruitment, retention, and partnerships and collaboration.
On National Indigenous Peoples Day, HSA calls again on governments to act on Truth and Reconciliation commitments
June 21, 2021
Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. For many years this day has served to recognize the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples in Canada.
But this year is different.
FINAL REMINDER - HSA nurses eligible for college fee reimbursement: Details on how to apply to HSA by June 30, 2021
June 16, 2021
As part of the Nurses Bargaining Association 2019-2022 collective agreement, HSA’s Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Registered Nurses are eligible for partial reimbursement of fees paid to the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
How to Organize a Pension Webinar
June 16, 2021
We are pleased to let stewards know that HSA is once again working with the Municipal Pension Plan to provide webinars for HSA members. Two webinars are available:
Making the Most of Your Pension: Are you establishing your career or several years away from retirement? Learn how the decisions you make throughout your career can affect your pension when you retire.
HSA Donating To Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society
June 14, 2021
HSA Donating TO INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS SURVIVORS SOCIETY
As people across this country pause to reflect on the horrors inflicted by the Canadian residential school program for Indigenous Peoples, and the ongoing trauma suffered by the families and communities affected, HSA is donating $25,000 to the Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society, an organization with a twenty-year history of providing essential services to Residential School Survivors, their families, and those dealing with Intergenerational traumas.
Kane Tse Elected HSA President
June 4, 2021
Delegates to HSA’s 50th annual convention have elected Kane Tse, an Assistant Bioinformatics Coordinator at Vancouver Cancer Centre, to serve as President.
“We have a lot of things to accomplish in front of us,” Tse told delegates. “Some of them are going to be challenging, some are going to be rewarding. But we’re going to get through them together, and most importantly, they’re going to be ours to celebrate.”
50 Years of Growth and Solidarity: New Website and Video
June 3, 2021
Today at HSA's 50th annual convention, we were proud to premiere a video showing how much HSA's members have accomplished over the past 50 years.
HSA and BC Government Agree on New Funding for Professional Development
June 3, 2021
Working in partnership with the government of British Columbia, Health Sciences Association of BC has secured $3 million in new funding to support professional development for members covered by the Health Sciences Professional Bargaining Association collective agreement. The funding, provided by the BC Ministry of Health, will allow members to pursue further specialization of skills in key professions.
Friday, May 28 is World Menstrual Hygiene Day!
May 28, 2021
Periods are a fact of life. That’s why HSA, in partnership with the United Way, has long advocated for free access to necessary menstrual products.
Recording Available: Telephone Town Hall with Candidates for HSA President
May 26, 2021
Five union members are running to replace outgoing president Val Avery at HSA’s annual convention on June 2 - 4, and they answered questions from members around the province during a telephone town hall on the evening of March 25, 2021.