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British Columbia’s health care system is facing deeper staffing shortages as hundreds of essential health care workers lose their path to permanent residency through the province’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Established to attract skilled workers …

Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) members working in rural and remote communities across the province will continue to receive support from the Provincial Recruitment and Retention Incentives (PRRI) program, after the B.C. Ministry of Health confirmed …

Late last year, the B.C. government signed an agreement with the Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) that will see more than 5,000 unionized long-term care and assisted living workers transition to the public-sector by 2028. This historic long-term care …

Guardian: Spring 2026 …

[VICTORIA, B.C.] –  With public health care under pressure across the country, B.C.’s Budget 2026 protects frontline health care services in British Columbia. The Hospital Employees’ Union (HEU) says government’s ongoing financial commitment is critical …

[Burnaby, BC] Members of the Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) have voted 54.2 per cent in favour of ratifying a renewed Facilities Subsector collective agreement following an online vote. The four-year agreement, effective April 1, 2025, includes …

The Provincial Recruitment and Retention Incentives (PRRI) program is getting extended once again for HEU members who work in the  Facilities and Community Health subsectors . The B.C. Ministry of Health notified HEU this week that the program will …