In the last round of bargaining, the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association negotiated an agreement to complete the design and implementation of a new profiles-based classification system. This new system will help modernize the health care system, ensure members’ roles in the system are clearly recognized, and confirm that members’ are classified and paid appropriately.

Please see our HSPBA Classifications Review FAQ page for more information about the process.

The new profile-based classification system is based on two types of classification profiles: working professionals and supervisory/leadership, which can be found below.

WORKING PROFESSIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS

The working professional classification profiles are divided into the P1 and P2 profiles.

P1 Working Professional profiles encompass what was formerly called the grade 1 or staff level but also includes responsibilities such as sole charge, supervision of students, and working without general supervision. The majority of health science professional jobs fall within a P1 profile.

There are 18 professional groupings covering all health science professions. Click here to see a chart listing which professions are in each professional grouping. Each of the 18 professional groupings has a specific P1 Working Professional profile, which is linked below:

• Biomedical Technology
• Dental
• Dietitian
• Electrodiagnostic
• Expressive Therapy
• Health Information
• Infant/Child Development and Special Needs Education
• Laboratory
• Medical Imaging and Radiation
• Pharmacy
• Psychology
• Public and Environmental Health, Control, and Prevention
• Research
• Social Service and Counselling
• Surgical and Respiratory Services
• Technical
• Rehabilitation/Therapeutic
• Vision

P2 Advanced Working Professional profiles have six classifications/subclassifications. The P2 profiles encompass the many former classifications that were above what is now the P1 level.

The six advanced working level classifications/subclassifications are:

• P2A = Special procedures
• P2B(E) = Clinical education/student training programs
• P2B(S) = Specialized clinical and/or technical consultation
• P2B(I) = Specialized information systems and applications
• P2B(Q) = Quality control programs
• P2B(R) = Research and development activities

SUPERVISORY/LEADERSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS

The supervisory/leadership classifications include four profiles, which are based upon the classification level of staff supervised:

• S1 (Supervisory/Leadership 1) – supervisor of non-health science professionals
• S2 (Supervisory/Leadership 2) – supervisor of P1 and/or P2A and/or S1 staff; may also supervise non-health science professional staff
• S3 (Supervisory/Leadership 3) – supervisor of S2 and/or P2B staff; may also supervise non-health science professional and/or P1 and/or P2A staff
• S4 (Supervisory/Leadership 4) – supervisor of S3 staff; may also supervise any other staff

The four profiles each have four pay levels, which are based upon the number of full-time equivalent staff (FTEs) supervised. The pay levels are:

• Up to 8 FTE
• More than 8 FTE and up to 16 FTE
• More than 16 FTE and up to 24 FTE
• More than 24 FTE