Our focus is you.
The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) is Manitoba’s union of allied health.
Our membership is educated, professional, and specialized, and they are committed to excellence in care, patient and client-centredness, ongoing learning, and innovation. View a list of the professional members we serve.
About MAHCP
MAHCP is a member-driven, democratic union of more than 7,500 allied health professionals (and growing). We are the only labour union in Manitoba solely dedicated to professional/technical and paramedical occupational groups, and we represent almost 90% of all Manitoba’s allied health professionals.
You’ll find our members delivering high-quality patient, client, and resident care in 50+ distinct professions across hundreds of classifications, including in diagnostics, assessment, rehabilitation, treatment, and therapy. In labs, hospitals, clinics, long-term care, and community, MAHCP members are focused on you: Your care, your comfort, and your outcomes.
MAHCP is governed by an Executive Council of elected members and lead by an elected President, Jason Linklater.
Mission
The MAHCP is a democratic, member-driven union of allied health professionals committed to enhancing the well-being of its members and advocating for a healthier Manitoba.
Values
- Accountability: responsible for our actions.
- Solidarity: we accomplish more when we work together.
- Respect: creating a culture of diversity, dignity, and inclusiveness.
Our History
On October 22, 1970, the founding meeting was held at the Winnipeg General Hospital of the Manitoba Association of Medical Laboratory Technologists (MAMLT); 74 members.
By 1975, membership had grown to 500 and the First Executive Director is hired – Lorne Renaul.
On June 12, 1975, we changed our name to The Manitoba Paramedical Association (MPA) to reflect our membership, which now included Physiotherapists, Radiology Technologists, Respiratory Therapists, EKG Technologists and Technicians.
In 1985, the Association once again changed its name to better reflect its diverse membership which had grown to 948. The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals (MAHCP) continued to grow, attract new disciplines and occupations to its fold such as Medical Sonographers, Occupational Therapists, and Pharmacists.
By 1995, the membership had grown to 1,300 in more than 30 disciplines.
By 1997, representation rose to approximately 1,400 members in 33 professions, in 29 individual healthcare facilities.
By the year 2000, MAHCP membership had grown considerably to approximately 2,100 members across diverse professions, including Audiologists, Dietitians, Case Coordinators, Resource Coordinators, Mental Health Workers, Pastoral/Spiritual Care Workers, Psychologists, Recreation Therapists, and Social Workers in both the community and facility settings.
Urban votes in 2002 increased membership to 3,400 members.
In October of 2005 at the AGM, the membership carried a vote for a full-time President.
In May 2018, the Manitoba government of then-Premier Brian Pallister proclaimed Bill 29: The Health Sector Bargaining Unit Review Act, which mandated the consolidation of bargaining units and lead to union representation votes.
On Aug. 22, 2019, representation vote results were made public and MAHCP won both the Shared Health and WRHA Professional/Technical/Paramedical votes, significantly expanding our membership.
On April 1, 2022, healthcare professionals from Cadham Provincial Laboratory, Addictions Foundation of Manitoba, and Selkirk Mental Health Centre expanded our membership further.
Currently, the Association represents more than 7,500 allied health employees in 50+ professions and hundreds of classifications across the province, and the Association is lead by president Jason Linklater.