Bargaining
Capilano University – Tentative Agreement and Ratification Details
October 26, 2026
To: All MoveUP Members at CapilanoU
We are very excited to share the details of the tentative agreement we reached on Saturday evening. This new agreement contains strong monetary increases, language and benefit improvements.
Your bargaining committee is proud to unanimously recommend that you vote YES to ratify tentative agreement.
You can find the full Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) by clicking here.
Below are some of the highlights.
- Wage increases:
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- Retroactive to July 1, 2025 – 3% General Wage Increase
- Retroactive to July 1, 2026 – 3% General Wage Increase
- Effective July 1, 2027 – 3% General Wage Increase
- Effective July 1, 2028 – 3% General Wage Increase
- Reinforcement of lay-off protections so that seniority is always the primary consideration.
- New “Alternative Dispute Resolution” process to get your grievances in front of an arbitrator, faster.
- New Cross Training process to get experience in positions within the University to assist in career advancement.
- Commitments to the reasonable administration of hybrid office program, and the continuance of an accessible and fair appeal process.
- New statutory holiday substitution exchange for other faith-based or culturally significant holidays
- Increases to vacation entitlement, and qualifying for more vacation sooner for new employees.
- Reimbursed criminal record check fees codified into the agreement
- Benefits, effective January 1, 2027:
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- Psychologist: Increase coverage from $200 to $1,000 per year.
- Dental: Increase the combined annual maximum for preventive, maintenance and major restorative services from $1,750 to $2,500 per person.
- White fillings: Add coverage for white fillings on molars.
- Dental implants: Add coverage for dental implants.
- Dependent orthodontics: Increase the lifetime maximum for dependent children under age 19 from $2,500 to $3,000.
- Employee orthodontics: Add coverage at 50% reimbursement, to a lifetime maximum of $3,000.
- Deductible: Reduce the core plan deductible from $50 to $25.
- Continuous glucose monitoring: Add coverage for continuous blood glucose monitors and related supplies.
- Hearing aids: Increase coverage for hearing aids and repairs from $300 to $3,000 in any four consecutive years.
- Naturopathic services: Increase coverage from $300 to $500 per year.
- Additional benefit funding set aside for more improvements to the benefits effective January 1, 2027, such as increased RMT and Vision Care coverage.
- Benefits, effective January 1, 2028:
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- Fertility and family building: Add coverage for fertility drugs, fertility services and surrogacy-related expenses, to a combined lifetime maximum of $15,000 per family.
- Gender affirmation: Add coverage to a lifetime maximum of $25,000.
- Vaccinations: Add coverage for vaccinations, including the shingles vaccine.
- Tuition waivers for dependent children
- Increase public transit subsidy from $50.00 to $100.00 monthly, now including stored value purchases.
- A new targeted parking reimbursement project of up to $150.00 annually for employees in pay groups 20 and below.
- Increase to the Wellness Spending Account from $300 to $350, with new relaxed definitions to allow for reimbursement for fitness equipment and athletic wear, among other new coverages.
We will be holding a membership meeting this upcoming Tuesday to go over the agreement and answer any questions you may have.
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Place: HYBRID
Onsite: Cedar 148
Remote: Zoom (Link will be sent to your home email)
We thank all of you for your patience and solidarity throughout the bargaining process. Your support and engagement played an important part in helping us achieve this tentative agreement.
We are very proud to strongly recommend you vote YES to accepting the tentative agreement.
In Solidarity,
Your Bargaining Committee:
Eric Roberts, Job Steward
Farnoosh Sam, Executive Councillor
Dan Victor, Executive Councillor
Daniel Storms, Union Representative
Nathan Beausoleil, Senior Union Representative
Christy Slusarenko, Vice-President, Combined Units