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Our Members
Who are CSSEA members?
Our members are contract service providers that deliver social services in British Columbia to the following groups:
- People with developmental disabilities
- Vulnerable families and children
- People in community justice services, including correction services and victim assistance programs
- Women and their families in transition houses or sexual assault centres
- Aboriginal peoples
- Individuals involved in community projects and employment training programs
- Multicultural, settlement and immigrant services
Membership criteria
CSSEA members are social services agencies that:
- are 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
- are not 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
- are eligible under Information Appendix D - Continuity of Service and Employment Memorandum signed August 13, 2011.
Organizations meeting all these criteria are designated as members of CSSEA by Order in Council. If your agency is not already a member but meet these criteria, go to Becoming a Member to find out about the services our members receive and how to apply.
Members vs. associates
If your organization does not meet the criteria for membership, you may still access CSSEA services as an associate. Find out about the benefits of being a CSSEA associate and how to apply under Becoming an Associate.
Statistics
 Membership statistics,
as of May 2011.
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