EDUCATION – NBCNHU

NBCNHU Education Section

In this section, you will find the various articles that local sections can use to apply for an education-related discount.

Please note the following conditions:

Submission of reimbursement requests
We encourage local sections to submit their reimbursement requests for incurred expenses as soon as possible.
Any request submitted more than forty-five (45) days after the date of the expense will be automatically denied.
Required form
Please complete the form below and provide all the requested information.

The education fund will provide a grant of $250.00 / member for two members per local who complete any CUPE two-day course. Should a course be cancelled in a region because of low registration and a member had applied to attend that course, and should the same course be offered in a closer region, the education fund will provide a grant of $300.00 / member for two members per local who complete any CUPE two-day course
A one-day workshop will be organized the day prior to the Council’s Annual meeting and a grant of up to $400.00 will be given to each local registering at least one delegate. An additional $200.00 will be reserved for locals with thirty (30) beds or less.
A grant of up to $1,000.00 will be given to each local sending at least one delegate to the Annual Maritimes Weeklong School. An additional grant of up to $1,000.00 will be reserved for one member of the Provincial Executive who will be selected to attend this training session
A grant of $50.00 will be offered to each local to assist with the cost of Organizing Nursing Home Pension Workshops for their members.
An amount of $7,500.00 will be set aside to create a fund which will be used to help locals send delegates to the next National Convention. This amount will be equally divided among eligible locals, to a maximum of $1,000 per eligible locals. Locals receiving assistance from the National Convention are not eligible. Not to exceed the maximum budget amount of $7,500.00
Pension to cover the cost of pension facilitator for regional session. Priority will be given to region that did not yet receive
The education fund will provide a one-time grant of $600.00 within this budget year of 2025-2026 for locals who attend a provincial one-day education session organized by NBCNHU.
The education fund will set aside the amount of $10,000 for the executive to use for education as needed. Not to include National Convention
The education fund will provide a one-time grant of $50.00 per year to any local who sends a member on any non-CUPE education or an LPN to their annual general conference.

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NBCNHU Education Section

A one-day workshop will be organized the day prior to the Council’s Annual meeting and a grant of up to $400.00 will be given to each local registering at least one delegate. An additional $200.00 will be reserved for locals with thirty (30) beds or less.

A grant of up to $1,000.00 will be given to each local sending at least one delegate to the Annual Maritimes Weeklong School. An additional grant of up to $1,000.00 will be reserved for one member of the Provincial Executive who will be selected to attend this training session

A grant of $50.00 will be offered to each local to assist with the cost of Organizing Nursing Home Pension Workshops for their members.

Pension to cover the cost of pension facilitator for regional session. Priority will be given to region that did not yet receive

The education fund will provide a one-time grant of $600.00 within this budget year of 2025-2026 for locals who attend a provincial one-day education session organized by NBCNHU.

The education fund will set aside the amount of $10,000 for the executive to use for education as needed. Not to include National Convention

The education fund will provide a one-time grant of $50.00 per year to any local who sends a member on any non-CUPE education or an LPN to their annual general conference.