This glossary consists of descriptions of acronyms and commonly used terms on www.makeafuture.ca
ASSOCIATIONS
BCPSEA
British Columbia Public School Employers’ Association is a multi-employer association and the accredited bargaining agent for all 60 public school boards, including the Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique. As a human resource service agency, BCPSEA's core purpose is to support public education through innovative human resource practices, partnerships, and services.
Website: www.bcpsea.bc.ca
BCPVPA
British Columbia Principals’and Vice-Principals Association is the professional association for principals and vice-principals in most districts in British Columbia.
Website: www.bcpvpa.bc.ca
BCASBO
British Columbia Association of School Business Officials
BCSSA
The British Columbia School Superintendent’s Association is a professional association which represents more than 250 members which include Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Directors of Instruction, etc.
Website: www.bcssa.org
BCSTA
The British Columbia School Trustees’ Association is an advocacy association for locally elected school trustees. It advocates for effective public boards of education and quality public education in British Columbia.
Website: www.bcsta.org
CSSEA
Community Social Services Employers’ Association
Website: www.cssea.bc.ca
HEABC
Health Employers’ Association of British Columbia
Website: www.heabc.bc.ca
VASSA
The Vancouver Association of Secondary School Administrators is the professional association for principals and vice-principals in Vancouver secondary schools.
VEPVPA
The Vancouver Elementary Principals and Vice-Principals Association is the professional association for principals and vice-principals in Vancouver elementary schools.
TRADE UNIONS & EMPLOYEES’ REPRESENTATIVES
Bargaining Council of Vancouver School Board Construction and Maintenance Trades Unions
A council of trade unions in the Vancouver School District that comprised of trades employees
BCGEU
British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union
BCTF
The British Columbia Teachers’ Federation BCTF is the trade union of that represents the province’s public school teachers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. All public school teachers belong to the BCTF and their local teachers' association.
Website: www.bctf.ca
CUPE
Canadian Union of Public Employees represents the majority of support staff employees in the public education sector – this includes trades, clerical, IT, maintenance and student support workers.
Website: www.cupe.bc.ca
CMAW
Construction, Maintenance and Allied Workers’
Website: www.cmaw.ca
IBT
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Website: www.teamsters.org
IUOE
International Union of Operating Engineers Non-Teaching Staff Association Represents support staff employees United Steelworkers Represents support staff employees
WVMEA
West Vancouver Municipal Employees’ Association
OTHER COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS
AIT
The Agreement on Internal Trade is an governmental trade agreement aiming to to reduce and eliminate, to the extent possible, barriers to the free movement of persons, goods, services, and investment within Canada and to establish an open, efficient, and stable domestic market.
BCCT
The British Columbia College of Teachers is professional independent body responsible for teacher certification and professional standards.
Website: www.bcct.ca
TILMA
Trade, Investment, and Labour Mobility Agreement is a partnership between the government of Alberta and British Columbia designed to give each province greater and more secure access to the other's market for business, investors, and workers.
TOC
Teacher On Call, in other parts of Canada sometimes referred to as a substitute teacher, supply teacher or occasional teachers, replace teachers during short-term absences.
The Teacher Qualification Service is an organization whose primary function is to assist teachers and their employing school boards in establishing the qualifications of teachers for salary purposes.
Website: www.tqs.bc.ca
ESA
Employment Standards Act
FOIPPA
Freedom Of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
LRC
Labour Relations Code
WorkSafeBC
BC Agency dedicated to promoting workplace health and safety for the workers and employers of British Columbia
Website: www.worksafebc.com
VILRC
Vancouver Island Labour Relations Council
OLRC
Okanagan Labour Relations Council
