Who is the JFBT and why are they in charge of my benefits?

The Joint Facilities Benefits Trust (JFBT) was established on April 1, 2017, to provide employee benefits to members of the Health Services & Support Facilities Bargaining Association (FBA) of BC and their dependents. The JFBT is jointly sponsored by the FBA and the Health Employers Association of BC (HEABC). The JFBT is governed by a Board of Trustees with equal representation from both unions and employers. The Trustees have a duty to act in the best interests of the JFBT and its 90,000+ beneficiaries. The Trustees’ role is to ensure that the JFBT Plan is administered fairly, equitably, and in a cost-effective manner, ensuring the long-term sustainability of the plan for all members.

The JFBT is the result of an agreement reached between the FBA and HEABC in the 2014 round of collective bargaining and subsequently ratified by the parties.