The Canterbury Foundation

Edmonton (180 servers, dishwasher, housekeeping, maintenance staff, driver, receptionist, aides, cooks, clerks, coordinators, nurses) and the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE), Local 047 Chapter 013

Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Ratified on May 31, 2018. Signed on Oct. 29, 2018.
Wage adjustments: 
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: Wage re-opener for wage grid only
Shift premium: $2.25 per hour (previously $2 per hour) for all hours worked between 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. provided more than 2 hours are worked in this period. $2.75 per hour (previously $2.50 per hour) for all hours worked between 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. provided more than 2 hours are worked in this period. $2 per hour (previously $1.75 per hour) for all hours worked between 3 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Monday provided more than 2 hours are worked in this period.
Paid holidays: 11 days. 
Vacations with pay: 10 days or 4% after 1 year, 15 days or 6% after 5 years, 20 days or 8% after 10 years, 25 days or 10% after 15 years, 30 days or 12% after 20 years. 
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.75 hours per day or 77.75 hours per 14-day period. 
Medical benefits: Employer pays 55% of premiums, employee pays 45% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 55% of premiums, employee pays 45% of premiums.
Sick leave: 1 day per month, maximum 12 days.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Employer will contribute matching funds of 2%, 3%, 4%, 5% to employer administered, employee self-directed RRSP for employees.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse (same or opposite gender including common-law who has co-habitated with employee for at least 1 year), child, parent, stepparent, siblings, stepbrother, stepsister, current in-law relationships (including mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter), grandparents, grandchildren). 1 day for death of other relative. Additional 2 days for travel in excess of 500 kilometres 1 way. 
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. 
Probationary period: 522 regular hours worked, exclusive of overtime hours. 
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Severance: 1 week after 3 months of service; 2 weeks after 2 years of service; 4 weeks after 4 years of service; 5 weeks after 6 years of service; 7 weeks after 8 years of service; 10 weeks after 10 years of service.
Safety shoes: $100 per year for CSA-approved safety footwear.
Uniforms/clothing: If employer requires employees to wear special apparel (colour/style) employer will pay $40 per year to each employee on July 1 of each year.
Sample rates of pay (current):
Dining room/summer relief/student dining room servers
Step 1: $14.74 
Step 2: $15.49 
Step 3: $16.05 
Step 4: $16.64 
Step 5: $17.23 
Step 6: $17.85 
Step 7: $18.54
Dishwasher/housekeeping 
Step 1: $15.49 
Step 2: $16.05 
Step 3: $16.64 
Step 4: $17.23 
Step 5: $17.85 
Step 6: $18.54
Custodian/junior maintenance technician 
Step 1: $15.97 
Step 2: $16.56 
Step 3: $17.16 
Step 4: $17.80 
Step 5: $18.45 
Step 6: $19.14
Beauty salon/driver (activities)/receptionist/non-medical companion 
Step 1: $17.56 
Step 2: $18.22 
Step 3: $18.87 
Step 4: $19.60 
Step 5: $20.33 
Step 6: $21.07
Home care aides (HCA)/station cooks/unit clerks
Step 1: $19.26 
Step 2: $19.94 
Step 3: $20.61 
Step 4: $21.34 
Step 5: $22.07 
Step 6: $22.84 
Step 7: $23.61
Accounting clerk/activities coordinator
Step 1: $19.91 
Step 2: $20.64 
Step 3: $21.39 
Step 4: $22.36 
Step 5: $23.04 
Step 6: $23.92
Activities coordinator (degree)/maintenance technician
Step 1: $22.32 
Step 2: $23.16 
Step 3: $24.03 
Step 4: $24.95 
Step 5: $25.90 
Step 6: $26.85
LPN
Step 1: $27.50 
Step 2: $28.70 
Step 3: $29.84 
Step 4: $31.01 
Step 5: $32.17 
Step 6: $33.30 
Step 7: $34.64 
Step 8: $36.02
Graduate nurse
Step 1: $36.03 
Step 2: $37.16 
Step 3: $37.92 
Step 4: $39.84 
Step 5: $39.25 
Step 6: $40.05 
Step 7: $41.33 
Step 8: $42.52 
Step 9: $44.01
Registered nurse
Step 1: $39.38 
Step 2: $40.90 
Step 3: $42.40 
Step 4: $43.93 
Step 5: $45.45 
Step 6: $46.96 
Step 7: $48.47 
Step 8: $49.91 
Step 9: $51.69
Editor’s notes: Professional fees: Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses will be reimbursed for dues paid to professional college or association, maximum $200 (previously $150). On-call: $25 per day. Minimum 3 hours of pay at time and one-half.
 

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