Enhanced Disability Management Program

Contacts

If you are an employee and have questions about EDMP, please talk to your Employer and/or Union. If you are an Employer and have questions about EDMP, please log in to the HEABC members’ area to access member resources, talk to your Disability Management Department or EDMP provider, or consult with HEABC:

HEABC Disability Management Services
HEABC Labour Relations Consultant or Legal Counsel

What is EDMP?

EDMP is part of the collective agreement and provides proactive support to help employees’ timely and safe recovery when they are absent from work or struggling at work due to an illness or injury.

EDMP involves support from a Disability Management Professional and the union’s EDMP representative.

The employee’s customized plan may include:

Support and services to address medical, personal, workplace and vocational barriers
Quicker access to medical and rehabilitation services
Access to diagnostic services or treatments not covered by MSP or extended health plans
Return-to-work options: temporary assignments, flexible work, duty modifications, or alternate/sedentary work

Watch the "EDMP and You" tutorial for more information.

Who is eligible?

Participation is required for all full-time and part-time employees covered by the collective agreement who have:

Missed one shift due to work related illness or injury, or
Missed five consecutive shifts due to a non work-related illness or injury.

Regular employees who are struggling at work but do not meet the criteria, and casual employees, can self-refer into the program, however, services provided may vary.

Are you an employee with questions about your role in EDMP? Refer to "Participating in the Development of Your Treatment Plan."

Is privacy protected?

Medical information is kept in the strictest confidence, and is available to the Disability Management Professional and the EDMP union representative working directly with the employee. Information is provided to the employer on a need-to-know basis and is limited to the nature of an absence and any functional information relating to returning to work. The Disability Management Professional and the EDMP union representative are bound by the EDMP Confidentiality Policy.

There is a Confidentiality Policy for each bargaining association. Click below for the related policy:

Confidentiality Policy for CBA

Confidentiality Policy for FBA

Confidentiality Policy for NBA and HSPBA