HALIFAX — Unionized long-term care workers in Nova Scotia are expected to begin voting today on a tentative contract that could bring an end to a labour dispute now in its eighth week.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the tentative deal for 3,600 workers at 36 facilities was reached Sunday and picket lines across the province have been stood down.

If the lead bargaining unit, which represents workers at St. Vincent’s Nursing Home in Halifax, votes to approve the proposed deal it will then be presented to members across the province for a vote.

The union issued a statement Sunday saying its negotiators have unanimously recommended the workers should endorse the deal.

The employees’ collective agreements expired in October 2023 and they were pushing for higher wages, better benefits and other improvements.

The union says details of the agreement will not be made public until its members have voted on the deal.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 8, 2026.

The Canadian Press