CapitalCare Bargaining Update #15 - Tentative Agreement Reached

Your Bargaining Committee is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement with CapitalCare.

We are confident that this agreement brings significant and positive improvements for our members.

The mediator’s recommendation has been endorsed by the HSAA Board of Directors, and your Bargaining Committee unanimously recommends ratification of the agreement. 

To review the tentative agreement/mediator's recommendation and the summary of changes click the links below:

On July 6, 2026, you will receive an email from Election Buddy, our online voting platform.

Watch your inbox carefully and check your junk or spam folders. To ensure delivery of this email, we recommend you add invitations@mail.electionbuddy.com to your safe sender list.

Voting Period

Voting opens on Thursday, July 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. and ends on Monday, July 13, 2026, at noon. 

Access Key

In the Election Buddy email, you will receive a personalized, 16-character access key. This key can only be used once.

This means:

  • You cannot forward your voting link to another member.
  • Each member must receive their own email to vote.

If you have any questions related to the tentative agreement, contact Labour Relations Officer Jodie Zaplotinsky at JZaplotinsky@hsaa.ca.

If you have any questions about the voting process OR you have not received the Election Buddy email by July 7, 2026, please contact ratification@hsaa.ca for assistance.

In solidarity,

Arpan Jassar, Pharmacist

Bruce Meldrum, Physiotherapist

Jodie Zaplotinsky, Labour Relations Officer, Lead Negotiator