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Becoming a Member


To become a CSSEA member, an agency must meet a set of membership criteria and have been designated a member by Order in Council.

Members benefit from a specialized set of resources and services all provided under one roof: a personal HRLR Consultant, a collective bargaining negotiator and up-to-the-minute sectoral news. CSSEA provides members with a crucial link to developments in the social services sector and assists them in achieving their own organizational goals.

What are the membership criteria?

To become a member of CSSEA, your organization must:
  • be unionized

  • receive at least 50 percent of its total agency revenue from provincial ministries and/or authorities through ongoing, direct service contracts, including provincial fee-for-service contracts

  • receive at least 50 percent of its provincial contract revenue from non-health ministries or authorities

  • not be a stand alone alcohol and drug service provider

  • have a community of interest with the community social services sector

  • have its unionized component including related management/administration receive at least $250,000 from provincial ministries and/or authorities through ongoing, direct service contracts, including provincial fee-for-service contracts, excluding:
    • revenue for parent/provincial government shared-cost daycare programs

    • revenue from a federal/provincial funding transfer agreement where service contracts continue to be directly with the federal government. This revenue will be included when the service contracts are converted to the Province; and

    • grants, bequests, interest or other revenues generated by the agency; or

  • be eligible under Information Appendix D - Continuity of Service and Employment Memorandum signed August 13, 2011.

What if we don't meet this criteria?

You may be eligible for associate status. Look under Becoming an Associate for more information.

What are the membership fees?

There are currently no fees for membership in CSSEA.

Services to members

Human resources

CSSEA provides our members with advice and assistance in the areas of:
  • interpretation of employment standards, human rights and WorkSafeBC
  • discipline and dismissal
  • attendance management
  • harassment in the workplace
  • performance management
  • recruitment and selection

Labour relations

CSSEA is the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for our members and provides advice on:
  • certification, decertification and other proceedings at the Labour Relations Board
  • group collective bargaining
  • collective agreement interpretation and administration
  • dispute resolution through the Labour Relations Board

Other services

  • health and welfare issues
  • management training
  • management and excluded staff compensation and benefits

Becoming a member

How do we join?

You can request a membership information form by contacting CSSEA's Manager, Membership and Communications, at 604.687.7220 or toll-free at 1.800.377.3340.

What happens after we've submitted the form?

CSSEA reviews the information provided and if your organization meets the criteria for membership, it is assigned to one of three membership divisions: aboriginal services, community living services, or general services that best meets its needs and community of interest.

You will then be sent an introductory letter with all of the information and resources you need to start off, including the names of the HRLR Consultants assigned to service your organization.

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Email: cssea@cssea.bc.ca | Phone: 604.687.7220 | Fax: 604.687.7266 | Toll Free: 1.800.377.3340