2026 PSAC BC Treasury Board Mobilization Summit

To: ​​PSAC Treasury Board Locals/Branches in the B.C. Region

• Summit details: April 17-18, 2026 (in-person event)
• Summit location: Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel, 6083 McKay Ave, Burnaby, BC V5H 2W7
• Application Deadline Extended: Monday, February 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM Pacific Time Zone

We are pleased to inform members that the 2026 PSAC BC Treasury Board Mobilization Summit will be held in person from Friday, April 17 through Saturday, April 18, 2026.

All delegates are expected to attend the full Summit.

More information about travel and loss of salary will be available as part of the full delegate’s package, which you will receive on confirmation of registration.

We encourage you to personally inform PSAC Treasury Board members in your area to ensure they are made aware of this Summit. In workplaces where members continue to work from home, please share with your contacts or ask to post the information on the Union’s electronic bulletin board (if there is one at your workplace).

Summit Objectives

PSAC BC Treasury Board members will gather to meet, learn together, and show solidarity across the BC Region.

By the end of the Summit, participants will:

• Strengthen understanding of collective action and worker-to-worker solidarity.
• Build strategic awareness of escalation aligned with bargaining milestones.
• Develop practical organizing skills, with a focus on workplace mapping to be taken back to locals/ branches for completion.
• Strengthen leadership capacity and peer networks to support long-term mobilization.

The objectivees reflect national mobilization guidance and support the development of a membership capable of sustaining pressure throughout bargaining.

We hope to invite engaging spakers, offer relevant and action-oriented workshops, and other additional activities.

Summit Information

The Summit will begin Friday, April 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM Pacific at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel with registration taking place from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The Summit will recess for the day at 5:00 PM.

The Summit will resume Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM and will adjourn at 5:00 PM Pacific.

Delegates who reside within 60 kilometres of the venue:

• Will be entitled to claim loss of salary for Friday (and Saturday if normally scheduled to work). There will be no overtime compensation;
• Delegates will be entitled to claim the following:
  • Friday: Ground transportation (mileaege or public transportation costs) and self-parking costs, if incurred
  • Saturday: Delegates will be eligible to claim a $50 per day allowance (or actual cost if higher) to cover the cost of travel (including self-parking) and meals;
• Hotel accommodation will not be provided.

Delegates who reside more than 60 kilometres from the venue will be considered as in travel status, which means the following costs will be covered:

• Will be entitled to salary for Friday (and Saturday if normally scheduled to work). There will be no overtime compensation;
• Travel costs, including ground transportation;
• Meal and incidental allowances (except those provided) as per the PSAC Travel Policy;
• Hotel accommodation costs at the Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel;
• Hotel self-parking. Delegates must register their vehicle license plate with the hotel.

Accommodation for disabilities

The PSAC Accommodation Policy strives to ensure that PSAC events are barrier-free for members with disabilities. Members are asked to specify their accommodation needs to facilitate their participation at the PSAC BC Treasury Board Mobilization Summit on the delegate application form.

Family care

The objective of the PSAC Family Care Policy is to remove one of the barriers which prevents participants from attending Union activities and which provides for the reimbursement of family care expenses. A copy of the policy is available on the PSAC website here.

On-site childcare is intended to remove a barrier to a participant’s ability to attend at the Summit and is provided only for those who could not otherwise attend, had the service not been available. Requests must be identified within the application and will be confirmed if selected as a delegate.

PSAC policies: Anti-Harassment and Environmental Sensitivities

During the Summit, and at all events associated with the Summit, the PSAC Anti-Harassment and Environmental Sensitivities policies will be in effect. Please refrain from using scented products of any type.

If you have any questions with respect to the Summit, please contact Angela George (GeorgeA@psac-afpc.com / (250) 953-1050) or Julie Diels-Neufeld (NeufelJ@psac-afpc.com / ​​​(778) 383-1747).

Selection of Delegates

• Delegates must be Treasury Board members in good standing from the EB, PA, SV, or TC units; 
• At least one representative per Local/Branch with TB members; and    
• If multiple applications are received from Local/Branches, the Executive may be contacted to assist in choosing a representative. Selection parameters of the Local/Branch are encouraged to have an equity lens. 

If you are selected as a delegate to this Summit, you will be advised by email and/or telephone call. Please ensure you provide us with your contact information that you will have access to during the months of February, March and April 2026.

We look forward to having Treasury Board members in the PSAC BC Region gather to meet, learn together, and show solidarity.

In Solidarity,

Jamey Mills ​​​​
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Regional Executive Vice-President, BC​​

Please apply for the PSAC BC Treasury Board Summit using the form below. The application deadline has been extended to Monday, February 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM Pacific.

I am a PSAC B.C. Treasury Board member in good standing from the EB, PA, SV or TC units *

• Yes

Only members who are Treasury Board members from the above-noted units can attend this Summit.

Personal information

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Delegate Profile

I hold a Union position.

• Yes
• No

Please note: Applicants are not required to hold a union position. This infomration is simply to assist with Summit planning.

If yes, please specify which position.

Equity self-ID

PSAC members who belong to the following groups are invited to self-identify. This information is voluntary and kept confidential and will be used for the purposes of supporting our equity initiatives and programs. Please check all that apply.

I am a person with a disability

• Yes

For equity purposes, “person with disabilities” means persons who experience barriers arising from impairments of a physical, mental, sensory, psychiatric or learning nature.

I am an Indigenous person

• Yes

An Indigenous Person is a member of a First Nation, a Métis or an Inuit community.

I self-identify as a woman

• Yes

I am a racialized person

• Yes

A racialized person in Canada is non-white in colour or race, regardless of place of birth.

I am a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

• Yes

Two-Spirited, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Persons, Queer, Intersex, Asexual

I am 35 years of age and under

• Yes

If you are 35 years of age and under, what is your year of birth?

Other, please specify:

Pronouns

Please indicate your pronouns (she, he, they, zhe, etc) below. More information on pronouns and building trans-inclusive workspaces can be found here.

PSAC Contact Lists

• Please add my name and contact information to one or more of our respective PSAC Equity and other PSAC Regional Committee contact lists.
• Please add my name and contact information to the PSAC B.C. Regional Newsletter distribution list.

Loss of salary and expenses

The following information will only be used if you are selected as a delegate to the Summit.

Please identify if you will require loss of salary to be covered. In most cases, a full day will be needed to arrive in time for the program on Friday.

If you require Loss of Salary for Saturday, please indicate below (for budget tracking purposes).

If selected as a delegate, I will require an advance for expenses (including loss of salary) associated with this Summit. *

• Yes
• No

I will need approximately $:

Classification/Step or Hourly Wage

Number of Hours Loss of Salary Required

Which day(s) do you require loss of salary?

Accommodation for disabilities

The following information will only be used if you are selected as a delegate to the Summit.

The PSAC Accommodation Policy strives to ensure that PSAC events are barrier-free for members with disabilities. Once selected as a delegate, members will be asked to specify their accommodation needs in order to facilitate their participation at this Summit.

I am a member with a disability and require accommodation.

• Yes

You may be required to provide relevant medical documentation that will assist us to respond to your request. This information will not be disclosed except where necessary to respond to your request for accommodation.

What are the functional limitations arising from your disability?

You are not obliged to disclose your diagnosis, only your functional limitations.

• I require that the PSAC arrange for a personal care attendant to assist me in order for me to fully participate at the Summit.
• I require documentation in alternative media.
• I require sound amplification.
• I require sign language interpretation.
• I require an oral interpretation.
• I require that the PSAC arrange for a Reader (for a person with a visually related disability) to assist me in order for me to fully participate at the Summit.
• I will be using animal assistance (i.e. guide dog) at the Summit.

If you have dietary requirements or allergies that the PSAC should be aware of, specify them here

If you require specific accommodation for a disability in your hotel room, specify here

The PSAC has reserved a block of rooms at the Hyatt Regency Hotel for delegates in travel status. This hotel is unionized and accessible.

Family care

The objective of the PSAC Family Care Policy is to remove one of the barriers which prevents members from participating fully in Union activities and which provides for the reimbursement of family care expenses. A copy of the policy is available on the PSAC website at www.psacunion.ca/family-care-policy.

On-site childcare is intended to remove a barrier to participation at the Summit and is provided only for those who could not otherwise attend, had the service not been available. Requests must be received no later than Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific.

If there are any requests by participants, on-site childcare will be provided at the Summit for the activities outlined in the agenda.

I require on-site child care

• Yes

Enter the number of children, their names and ages here.

We will follow-up for additional information.

Mode of Transportation

Please indicate your preferred mode of travel. Delegates are expected to travel by the most direct, economical means.

Mode of Transportation

• Air
• Bus
• Ferry
• Personal Motor Vehicle
• Carpool

Details

Please provide any relevant details here.

Emergency contact

Name

Emergency contact phone number

Relationship to the delegate

Last Section

Is there anything else you would like to add to your application?

With this application, I agree that, if selected, I will attend and participate in all sessions of the PSAC BC Treasury Board Mobilization Summit scheduled for Friday, April 17 through Saturday, April 18, 2026.

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