As part of its implementation of the agreement on damages caused by Phoenix, the government launched a process by which former employees can request the general compensation for damages, which is a payment equivalent to the leave credited to current employees. This is part of the joint agreement co-developed with federal public service unions in … Read more
The government announced that it will invest $117 million to co-design and deliver pilot projects for the Next Generation human resources and pay solution. These pilot projects will test potential solutions against the real complexities of the federal government’s human resources and pay systems. This investment re-affirms the Budget 2019 commitment to move away from the Phoenix … Read more
Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced the release of the new Policy on Service and Digital. The new policy sets out concrete direction, enabling digital government that is grounded in people-centered service design and delivery. By modernizing government operations and improving our capacity to innovate and experiment with … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) that finalized amendments to the Official Languages Regulations were published today in the Canada Gazette, Part II. These amendments will provide enhanced access for Canadians to federal services in both official languages. The full release is available online. Call 613-369-3170.
The Government of Canada continues to bargain in good faith with employee representatives and has reached new tentative collective agreements with groups represented by the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, and the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers. A total of 18 tentative agreements have now … Read more
The Government of Canada and 15 public service unions finalized a joint agreement to compensate more than 146,000 current and former employees who may have been impacted by the Phoenix pay system. The full release is available online. Call 613-369-3170.
Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced the release of four Regulatory Roadmaps for targeted high-growth sectors, including agri-food and aquaculture, health and bio-sciences, transportation, and infrastructure. These sectors were identified for Regulatory Reviews in Budget 2018. The full release is available online. Call 613-369-3170.
As part of the 2019 OGP Global Summit, Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) and Nathaniel Heller, civil society co-chair, met with the Open Government Partnership Steering Committee to issue a strong call to action on strengthening democracy at home and around the world by working with government partners and … Read more
The government has reached 5 tentative agreements with groups of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, the Association of Canadian Financial Officers and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. If ratified, the agreements will apply to close to 30,000 federal public service employees. The full release is available online. Call 613-369-3170.
Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) issued the following statement on the reports tabled by the Auditor General: “We thank the Auditor General for his work. The recommendations put forward will help us deliver on our plan to grow the middle class and people working hard to join it, … Read more
