Effective July 2001, Construction Labour Relations – Alberta was pleased to launch the first industry-wide Employee and Family Assistance Program benefit for the unionized construction industry. CEFAP is funded by Employer remittances on a per hour worked basis for all trades employed pursuant to the terms of the collective agreements negotiated by CLRa.
Notice of Rate Changes, February 1, 2011
Notice of Rate Changes, 03-01-2010
Human Solutions is our benefit services provider. Human Solutions provides counseling and guidance for a broad range of personal issues which may be causing distress. These may include marital or family problems, relationship problems/conflicts, stress, depression, financial and legal difficulties, problems with alcohol or drug use or gambling. For a complete list of professional services please refer to:
Description of Professional Services
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CLR receives information via our secure web base upload interface on affected employees from Contractors who make remittances to the plan as outlined in the CLR negotiated collective agreements. From the data received a master eligibility list if created on a monthly basis to provide benefits pursuant to the Plan Rules and Eligibility Criteria. This list is provided to Human Solutions for private and confidential identification for access to any of the provided services.
A unique feature of this plan is that CEFAP will pay a portion of the cost for an eligible employee (or family dependent) to attend an approved clinical rehabilitation program to deal with an alcohol or drug problem. For example, in Alberta, this will cover fees to attend most AADAC residential treatment programs for up to six weeks. Human Solutions, the employee, and the treatment center, work together to determine the need to participate in clinical rehabilitation.
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
One of the key benefits available through Human Solutions is Critical Incident Stress Debriefing. Should an unfortunate worksite critical incident occur, Human Solutions has a team of specialists available to come to a worksite to assist people in dealing with the stressful impact of a critical incident.
Orientation Workshops
Human Solutions has available a brief orientation to their Employee and Family Assistance Plan services. This workshop is designed to inform jobsite supervisors and job stewards about the workings of the plan and the range of benefits available. The workshop can be delivered at a project site or other contractor facilities.

Human Solutions
English: 1-800-663-1142
French: 1-866-398-9505
Hearing Impaired: 1-888-384-1152
any time of the day or week
Internet services are available at www.humansolutions.ca
The CEFAP web application (located at www.cefap.org) facilitates the ability to securely sign-in using the same technology as all major banks to upload your monthly data table. All you need is an internet connection. Once your monthly data is formatted (as specified in the updated Data Export Guide located on the Help menu) you will simply and securely import it to the CEFAP web application.
Rules and Eligibility Criteria
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Effective Date July 1, 2011
Voluntary Participation Application
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