Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) issued a statement: “The Government of Canada is committed to keeping government information secure. We regularly monitor our systems and take action to address risks. Effective Feb. 28, 2023, the TikTok application will be removed from government-issued mobile devices. Users of these devices will also be blocked from downloading the … Read more
The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board’s Public Interest Commission has now published reports for all four Public Service Alliance of Canada bargaining units in the Core Public Administration that declared impasse last spring, with the final report for the Program and Administrative Services (PA) group released this week. Notably, the PA report recommends wage … Read more
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) tabled in the House of Commons the Supplementary Estimates (C), 2022-23, and Main Estimates, 2023-24, on behalf of Government of Canada departments and agencies. The full release is available online. Call 343-551-6020.
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat issued a statement: “The Government is disappointed that the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) has chosen to call for strike votes instead of focusing on negotiating collective agreements for their members. In the process of collective bargaining, strikes are a last resort. We believe there is lots of … Read more
The Government of Canada filed a complaint with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board against the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) for breaching its duty to bargain in good faith. The Government of Canada has been clear in its commitment to achieving a positive outcome at the bargaining table for the … Read more
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) tabled the Government’s report on the Access to Information Review: “Access to information (ATI) is essential for our democracy and must reflect all citizen’s expectations for accessible, timely and trustworthy information. Given the importance of this review, the Government consulted broadly with Canadians, Indigenous peoples, experts, and key … Read more
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) tabled the annual Departmental Results Reports. The full release is available online. Call 343-551-6020.
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) announced the appointment of an external task force that will explore revisions to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act. The nine-member task force’s review will consider opportunities to enhance the federal disclosure process and strengthen protections and supports for public servants who come forward to disclose wrongdoing. It will … Read more
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) tabled the Supplementary Estimates (B), 2022–23, in the House of Commons. These Supplementary Estimates propose $20.8 billion in voted budgetary spending across 87 federal organizations. The Supplementary Estimates also show, for information purposes, forecasted statutory expenditures of $5.0 billion, for items such as the Canada Health Transfer, COVID‑19 testing, … Read more
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.), Minister of Public Services and Procurement Helena Jaczek (Markham-Stouffville, Ont.) and National Defence Minister Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) issued the following statement in response to the Auditor General’s audit report on Cybersecurity of Personal Information in the Cloud: “Protecting Canadians’ data and privacy is a priority for the … Read more
