Teacher Collective Bargaining

The previous Provincial Collective Agreement between BCPSEA and the BCTF expired on June 30, 2025. Bargaining for a renewed Provincial Collective Agreement for teachers began in March 2025 and concluded in March 2026.

Teacher Collective Agreement

The current Provincial Collective Agreement between BCPSEA and the BCTF has a term of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2029.

Support Staff Collective Bargaining

All current support staff collective agreements expired June 30, 2025. For the 2025 bargaining round, Provincial Framework Agreement bargaining began in April 2025 and concluded in April 2026. Local support staff bargaining began in March 2025.

Support Staff Collective Agreements

All 69 support staff collective agreements have terms of July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025.

2026-2027 schedule

The 2026-2027 course schedule for BCPSEA’s Oncore professional learning program is now available.

BCPSEA Additional General Meeting

Under BCPSEA’s revised bylaws (approved in January 2026), BCPSEA holds two general meetings each year – an Annual General Meeting (AGM) in June and an Additional General Meeting (Additional GM) in February.

The BCPSEA Additional General Meeting is scheduled for February 5, 2027. The Additional GM will be held online via Microsoft Teams. The Additional GM includes election of Directors, resolutions, approval of the annual budget, report of the Directors, and other business as required.

BCPSEA Symposium 2026

The BCPSEA 2026 learning Symposium will be held in Vancouver at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel on Monday, November 30, 2026, and Tuesday, December 1, 2026. This year’s theme is Practical Labour Relations and Human Resources: Strategies, Tools, and Trusted Practices. Program details will be shared following the summer break.

Early bird registration is now open and available until September 25, 2026, via our online registration site.

District Liaisons

BCPSEA directly supports school districts through a team of labour relations professionals.

Safety and Wellness

BCPSEA supports the public education sector to maintain safe and healthy workplaces.

Make a Future is the job postings website for jobs in BC’s K-12 education sector.

Employment Data and Analysis System (EDAS)

EDAS is a human resource information database used by BCPSEA and the Ministry of Education and Child Care to improve the accessibility and quality of employment data.