Government Submissions and Policy Briefs
HSA provides policy analysis and makes recommendations to government as part of its member advocacy efforts. The following is a list of recent submissions.
2024
- Submission on Procurement and Non-Profit Funding Reform Options for Health and Social Services in BC, April 2024
- National Union of Public and General Employees' Submission for the Pre-budget Consultations for the 2025 Federal Budget, August 2024
- Building on What Works - Child Development Centres and the Future of CYSN Services, December 2024
2023
- National Union of Public and General Employees’ Submission for the Pre-budget Consultations for the 2024 Federal Budget, August 2023
- Submission to the BC Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services: Budget 2024 Consultation, June 2023
- Under the Microscope: Medical Laboratory Technologists in BC, October 2023
2022
- HSA submission to BC Government COVID-19 Lessons Learned Review
- NUPGE submission to Federal Government 2022 Budget Consultation
- Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services: Budget 2023 Consultation, June 2021
2021
- Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services: Budget 2022 Consultation, September 2021
- HSA submission to BC Ministry of Labour Paid Sick Leave Consultation
- NUPGE submission to Federal Government 2021 Budget Consultation
- We're Chronically Understaffed: A Report on Public Rehabilitative Care in BC
2020
- Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services Budget 2021 Consultation, June 2020
- Submission to the Steering Committee on Modernization of Health Professional Regulation, January 2020
- (NUPGE submission): Exposure Draft of Section PS 3160, Public Private Partnerships, February 2020
2019
- Submission on Paid Leave for Workers Facing Domestic and Sexual Violence, October 2019
- Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services for Budget 2020 Consultation, June 2019
- Good Wages, Strong Economy: Closing the gap between the minimum wage and the living wage
Submission to the Fair Wages Commission, May 2019 - Submission to the Minister of Labour on the Modernization of the Employment Standards Act, March 2019
2018
- Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services for Budget 2019 Consultation, October 2018
- Submission to the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare, September 2018
- Achieving High-Performing Primary and Community Care: The Critical Role of Health Science Professions [Full Report and Recommendations] [Executive Summary and Recommendations], July 2018
- Bringing Back Balance to Labour Relations in British Columbia.
Submission to the Labour Relations Code Review Panel, March 2018 - Submission on the Electoral Reform Process to the Ministry of Attorney General, February 2018
- A Fair Path to Eliminating MSP Premiums and Replacing Revenue.
Submission to the MSP Task Force, January 2018
2017
- Reducing Poverty and Health Inequalities: The Public Health Case for a $15 Minimum Wage.
Submission to the Fair Wages Commission, December 2017 - Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services for Budget 2018 Consultation, October 2017