The certification process

Workers have the right to join a union and choose the union to represent them dealing with their employer.

In Canada, the certification process is mostly of provincial jurisdiction, and differs from one province to another. Click below to learn more about the certification process in each province.

Alberta: The five steps to local certification

Read more about the certification process in Alberta and contact a CUPE organizer in your area.

British Columbia: The five steps to local certification

Read more about the certification process in British Columbia and contact a CUPE organizer in your area.

Manitoba: The five steps to local certification

Read more about the certification process in Manitoba and contact a CUPE organizer in your area.

New Brunswick: The five steps to local certification

Read more about the Certification process in New Brunswick and contact a CUPE organizer in your area.

Newfoundland and Labrador: 5 steps to local certification

Read more about the certification process in Newfoundland and Labrador and contact a CUPE organizer in your area.

Nova Scotia: 5 steps to local certification

Read more about the Certification process in Nova Scotia and contact a CUPE organizer in your area.

Ontario: The five steps to local certification

Read more about the certification process in Ontario and contact a CUPE organizer in your area.

Prince Edward Island: The five steps to local certification

Read more about the certification process in Prince Edward Island and contact a CUPE organizer in your area.

Quebec: The five steps to local certification

Read more about the certification process in Quebec and contact a CUPE organizer in your area.

Saskatchewan: The five steps to local certification

Read more about the Certification process in Saskatchewan and contact a CUPE organizer in your area.

Federal sector: 5 steps to local certification

Read more about the certification process in the federal sector and contact a CUPE organizer.

Join CUPE

Join CUPE

Unions make the lives of workers better, both in the workplace and beyond. Unions offer workers a collective voice. Membership in a union leads to better wages, pensions, working conditions and protection on the job. When people join CUPE, they join Canada’s largest union with 800,000 members working toward common goals. Talk to your colleagues and start organizing today.

Contact an organizer

To join CUPE, contact an organizer in your province.