TEACHERS

Teacher collective bargaining

BCPSEA is the accredited bargaining agent for the province’s 60 public boards of education. The BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) is the certified bargaining agent for BC’s public school teachers. Teacher collective bargaining has a two-tier bargaining process: provincial and local. Local matters are negotiated at the school district level, while compensation and other provincial matters – including all cost items – are bargained by BCPSEA and the BCTF at the provincial level.

The current Teacher Collective Agreement between BCPSEA and BCTF is for the term July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025.

For the 2025 bargaining round, local teacher bargaining occurred first. Local bargaining tables were open from November 4, 2024, to February 28, 2025.

Provincial teacher bargaining has not yet commenced.

Please visit the 2025 Teacher Provincial Collective Bargaining page for information about the current round of negotiations.