The Health Employers Association (HEABC) has reached a tentative agreement with members of the Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA).

The tentative agreement is based on the Balanced Measures Mandate and includes additional funding to support service delivery and improve working conditions for NBA members. Details about the agreement will be available after the ratification process for the union members and the sector-based employers is complete.

The NBA Provincial Collective Agreement covers about 62,600 registered, psychiatric and licensed practical nurses in B.C. The vast majority of the nurses in the NBA are represented by the BC Nurses’ Union and by the Health Sciences Association. The Canadian Union for Public Employees, the Hospital Employees’ Union and the British Columbia General Employees’ Union also represent some members. Nurses work predominantly in hospitals, but also in long-term care, community and public health, home support and mental health throughout the province. 

Negotiations under the 2025 Balanced Measures Mandate support government’s key priorities to protect and strengthen critical services in B.C.’s public sector, to maintain labour stability in a complex round of bargaining and to support the Province’s efforts to find operational efficiencies that preserve front-line services.

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To learn more about public sector bargaining in B.C., visit: www.gov.bc.ca/psecbargaining