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Cost-Sharing Models
eHLbc Licensing Models Overview
To meet the needs of its diverse membership, eHLbc's licensing cost-sharing model takes into account the differences between health and post-secondary communities to achieve a cohesive pricing model that is equitable, rational, and coherent.
Post-Secondary institutions are grouped by (1) type of institution, and then (2) FTE (full-time equivalent students).
The Health Authorities cost-sharing model is based on the Patient Safety & Learning System Cost Sharing Formula, used by the Ministry of Health to allocate the global BC health care budget.
Government & Health Professional Organizations are priced by headcount and often align with the groups used in the post-secondary sector.
Pricing models are a key point of negotiation with vendors. Typically vendors come to the negotiating table with their company's “standard” pricing model. eHLbc’s approach, whenever possible, is to encourage vendors to accept an eHLbc licensing model as the way to determine prices for individual member organizations.
eHLbc Groupings and Definitions
Post-Secondary Structure
The eHLbc model groups post-secondary libraries based on:
- Type of institution and then,
- FTE (full-time equivalent students).
Many cost-sharing models used by both vendors and other consortia follow this approach. Typically they recognize two basic "types" of institutions, two-year academics (colleges) and four-year academics (universities). Two-year academics are priced at a discount to reflect the fact that the student body includes a significant proportion of students in non-academic programs who will make little use of standard licensed electronic resources.
The following represent post-secondary members within the criteria above. Current academic FTEs are in effect for products licensed from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
Institution
FTE
Alexander College
2,580
Camosun College
7,260
Coast Mountain College
1,718
College of New Caledonia
3,327
College of the Rockies
1,782
Columbia Bible College
261
Douglas College
8,422
Justice Institute of British Columbia
2,393
Langara College
7,158
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
625
North Island College
2,385
Northern Lights College
1,628
Okanagan College
5,041
Selkirk College
2,483
Vancouver Community College
6,679
Institution
FTE
British Columbia Institute of Technology
12,956
Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
620
Capilano University
5,669
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
9,290
Simon Fraser University
20,216
Thompson Rivers University
8,335
Trinity Western University
3,767
University of British Columbia
43,655
University of Northern British Columbia
3,773
University of the Fraser Valley
6,761
University of Victoria
6,573
Vancouver Island University
6,726
Yukon University
516
The full-time enrolment figures correspond to funded FTEs and are taken from institutional budget letters supplied by the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (whenever possible).
Health Authority Structure
The Health Sector licensing cost-sharing is based on the BC Ministry of Health's allocation of the global health care budget.
These percentages are in effect for products licensed from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2026.
Organization | Percentage |
Tier 1: Small health authority receiving <10% of BC's global health care spending | |
Northern Health Authority | 5.1% |
Tier 2: Medium health authority receiving between 10 and 20% of BC's global health care spending | |
Interior Health Authority | 14.3% |
Island Health Authority | 16.1% |
Provincial Health Services Authority | 17.3% |
Tier 3: Large health authority receiving >20% of of BC's global health care spending | |
Fraser Health Authority | 23.7% |
Vancouver Coastal Health/Providence Health Care |
23.5% |
Health Authorities: Bed Counts
These bed counts come from the Health Sector Information, Analysis, and Reporting Division, BC Ministry of Health. They are in effect until March 31, 2025.
Health Authority | Total |
---|---|
Interior Health Authority | 1,606 |
Fraser Health Authority | 2,846 |
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority | 2,118 |
Vancouver Island Health Authority | 1,876 |
Northern Health Authority | 584 |
Provincial Health Services Authority | 520 |
Government and Professional Health Organizations Tier Structure
The pricing model used is based on FTEs or tiers or may vary depending on the licensed product and vendor agreement.
Current FTEs are in effect for products licensed from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2026.