The board of governors at Capilano University and members of MoveUP have ratified an agreement reached under the Province’s Shared Recovery Mandate.

The board of the Post-Secondary Employers’ Association also approved the agreement which covers approximately 440 employees working at Capilano University in a variety of support staff positions including information technology and student services, finance and facilities.

Key priorities of the 2022 mandate include:

• protecting the services that people in British Columbia depend on;
• improving health care and preparing for future needs and challenges; and
• supporting a strong economic recovery that includes everyone in B.C.

These negotiations are focused on providing a fair and reasonable offer to public-sector workers that includes significant inflation protection, while ensuring that government has the resources to continue to invest in building a stronger province for everyone.

The ratified agreement includes:

• three-year term from July 1, 2022 until June 30, 2025;
• general wage increases:
  • year 1 – a flat increase of $0.25 per hour, which provides a greater percentage increase for lower paid employees, plus 3.24%;
  • year 2 – 5.5% plus a potential cost-of-living adjustment to a maximum of 6.75% (maximum 6.75% triggered as of March 21, 2023); and
  • year 3 – 2% plus a potential cost-of-living adjustment to a maximum of 3%.
• a negotiable flexibility allocation of up to 0.25% in years 1 and 2 to support mutually beneficial outcomes for both parties; and
• other achievements in this round of negotiations included ongoing funding for the support of the support staff innovation fund, which includes labour market adjustments and transit and carpooling subsidies, as well as a new wellness spending account of $300 per year.

Just over 386,000 or 96% of provincial public-sector employees are covered by tentative or ratified agreements reached under B.C.’s Shared Recovery Mandate.

Learn More:

To learn about public sector bargaining in B.C., visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employers/public-sector-employers/public-sector-bargaining