Sunday, December 7, 2025
ADVT 
National

B.C.'s 45,000 Teachers Reach Tentative Agreement

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 27 Mar, 2020 08:13 PM

    VANCOUVER - A tentative agreement has been reached with British Columbia's 45,000 public school teachers.

     

    The provincial government announced in news release the deal focuses on improving services for students and offering fair and affordable compensation.

     

    Details of the contract won't be released until after it's ratified, although the government says the deal was reached under the guidelines of its sustainable services negotiating mandate.

     

    In 2019, that mandate included two-per-cent wage increase over each of three years.

     

    The tentative agreement covers just over 45,000 teachers represented by the BC Teachers' Federation who deliver education to students in the province's 60 school districts.

     

    A tweet by the teachers' federation says the executive committee is recommending that the agreement be accepted.

     

    MORE National ARTICLES

    'We Need To Stay Apart:' Saskatchewan Declares Emergency As COVID Cases Double

    'We Need To Stay Apart:' Saskatchewan Declares Emergency As COVID Cases Double
    REGINA - Saskatchewan declared a provincial state of emergency Wednesday as the number of COVID-19 cases in the province doubled to 16.    

    'We Need To Stay Apart:' Saskatchewan Declares Emergency As COVID Cases Double

    Stranded Canadians Struggle To Return Home—And Get Refunds For Cancelled Flights

    Stranded Canadians Struggle To Return Home—And Get Refunds For Cancelled Flights
    Canadians abroad are raising concerns about compensation as they try to find a way back home, with some stranded as borders close and airlines cut flights due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.    

    Stranded Canadians Struggle To Return Home—And Get Refunds For Cancelled Flights

    Domestic Violence Shelters Adapt As Covid-19 Forces Families Home

    Domestic Violence Shelters Adapt As Covid-19 Forces Families Home
    CALGARY - Women's shelters are adjusting to ensure they can help anyone experiencing domestic violence as the COVID-19 pandemic forces families to stay home together, worsens economic hardship and upsets routines.    

    Domestic Violence Shelters Adapt As Covid-19 Forces Families Home

    B.C. Declares State Of Emergency Over Covid-19 To Help Maintain Services

    B.C. Declares State Of Emergency Over Covid-19 To Help Maintain Services
    Farnworth said it will also allow for the delivery of federal, provincial and local resources in a co-ordinated way.

    B.C. Declares State Of Emergency Over Covid-19 To Help Maintain Services

    HSBC Bank Canada Drops Prime Lending Rate To 2.95 Per Cent, Matching Others

    HSBC Bank Canada Drops Prime Lending Rate To 2.95 Per Cent, Matching Others
     HSBC Bank Canada says it will lower its prime lending rate by 50 basis points effective tomorrow.

    HSBC Bank Canada Drops Prime Lending Rate To 2.95 Per Cent, Matching Others

    Five Things To Know About Ottawa's COVID-19 Financial Aid Package

    OTTAWA - Five things to know about Ottawa's $82-billion financial-aid package announced Wednesday to help weather the COVID-19 pandemic:

    Five Things To Know About Ottawa's COVID-19 Financial Aid Package