Easy and confidential
Our Employee Assistance program (EAP) is managed by LifeWorks and is designed to help you find the support, advice and resources you need – no question is too small, no issue is too big.
Parenting
Financial
Health
Work
Education
The program provides confidential counselling, personal support, referrals to community resources, Life Articles, booklets, audiotapes, CD’s, and LifeWorks Online, an informative Web site featuring thousands of online resources. It’s fast, easy to use and completely confidential. It’s also available to you and your immediate family at no cost. Best of all, it’s there for you any time of the day or night, wherever you are.
Be empowered every day.
A healthy balance between your work and personal life is important. LifeWorks can help you to lead a healthier, happier and more productive life. LifeWorks can provide you with support, advice and information on a wide range of every day issues including:
- Parenting & child care
- Education
- Older adults
- Midlife & retirement
- Disability
- Financial
- Legal
- Everyday issues
- Work
- Managing people
- Health
- Emotional well-being
- Grief & loss
- Addiction & recovery
LifeWorks offers you:
- Free service to you and your immediate family
- Confidential, personal support available in more than 140 languages
- English and French counsellors available through a toll free number 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year
- LifeWorks Online – an informative Web site that gives you direct access to required information and resources
- Abundance of resources and tools including booklets, recordings and Life Articles • Referrals to resources, services and support in your community
- A commitment to always being there when you have a question or need help To find out more about how
LifeWorks can help, call to speak with a LifeWorks consultant anytime at 877-207-8833, or visit the LifeWorks Web site at www.lifeworks.com User id: MBT; password: Performers
BC Formulary
BC Pharmacare
Brand Name vs Generic
BC Formulary: A list of drugs approved for coverage by BC Pharmacare. This list is used as the basis of coverage for our drug plan and is part of the Fair Pharmacare program.
BC PharmaCare: One of the most comprehensive drug programs in Canada, it provides reasonable access to drug therapy through seven drug plans. The largest is the income-based Fair PharmaCare plan.
Brand Name vs. Generic: Generic drugs contain the same medicinal ingredients as brand name drugs and are considered to be therapeutic equivalents. The binding ingredients used in generic drugs differ from those used in brand name drugs. Generic drugs are strictly regulated and must meet rigorous clinical standards in order to be approved by Health Canada
Special Authority Approval Process: In some circumstances you may be prescribed a drug that is not automatically covered under the BC Formulary. In these situations your Doctor can apply to BC Pharmacare through the Special Authority Process to request approval (How to Access PharmaCare’s Special Authority Program). A copy of the BC Pharmacare approval must be submitted to the MBT so that the specific medication can be added to your individual Green Shield coverage.
