News & Updates

The new 2025-2029 HSPBA collective agreement came into effect April 1, and members can expect to see their pay rate going up to reflect the negotiated pay increase of 3% per year retroactive to 2025. Your employer is responsible for making sure this happens effective the first pay period after April 1, but some of them may not succeed in...

When the new profile-based classification system was implemented at the end of 2024, the employers designated many jobs as “anomalous/unique”. For members working in these jobs, this meant that their classification and rate of pay needed to be determined through discussion between the union and the employers’ association. Now that collective agreement bargaining has concluded, your union is moving forward...

The “P2A process” is shorthand for the provisions in the new profile-based classification system that allow your union to advocate to add new types of work to the P2A Special Procedures profile, recognizing and compensating the specialized work of many union members who have jobs that are currently matched with the P1 profile. To date, your union has received and...

Now that the 2025-2029 HSPBA collective agreement has been ratified, HSA members like you will soon have access to new professional development funds. As you likely know from the comprehensive report and ratification meetings, there are new professional development funds included in this collective agreement: April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026: $400,000 Professional Development Fund April 1, 2026 to...

We are writing to advise members of an important update regarding the new Qualification Differential for P1 Pharmacists under 10.3 of the Classification Manual. If you believe you may be entitled to this differential, it is important you contact your employer as soon as possible to avoid any delay in receiving this compensation. Who is Eligible? Under 10.3 of the...

Nominations are now open for one (1) Member-at-Large (MAL) Alternate position for Region 8. Elections for this position will take place at the Region 8 meeting at Convention, April 15, 2026. To be eligible to run for the position of MAL Alternate, a nominee must have been a member of HSA for at least one year immediately prior to election...

Nominations are now open for one (1) Member-at-Large (MAL) Alternate position for Region 6. Elections for this position will take place at the Region 6 meeting at Convention, April 15, 2026. To be eligible to run for the position of MAL Alternate, a nominee must have been a member of HSA for at least one year immediately prior to election...

Nominations are now open for two (2) Member-at-Large (MAL) Alternate positions for Region 2. Elections for these two positions will take place at the Region 2 meeting at Convention, April 15. To be eligible to run for the position of MAL Alternate, a nominee must have been a member of HSA for at least one year immediately prior to election...

Nominations are now open for seven (7) members to sit on the HSA Trial Committee. Elections for all seven (7) positions are held during the Annual Convention, on Friday, April 17. HSA's Trial Committee plays an integral role in the union's internal dispute resolution process. To be eligible to run for the Trial Committee, a candidate must have been a...

We are pleased to announce the results of the 2026 HSA Regional Director Elections. Online voting for these elections was conducted from March 16 to 30. ELECTED Kyle Collins, Region 2 Kirn Sanghera, Region 6 Tiger Ye, Region 8 ACCLAIMED Hannah Allen, Region 4 Kieran Shoker, Region 10 All five incoming directors will officially join the HSA Board of Directors...