The Government of Canada and the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers-Syndicat des Agents Correctionnels du Canada-Confédération des Syndicats Nationaux (UCCO-SACC-CSN) have reached a tentative agreement with the Correctional Services Group. Upon ratification, the four-year renewed collective agreement will apply to approximately 7,000 employees and will expire on May 31, 2026. The full release is available online. … Read more
On Sept. 6, 2023, the Government signed a settlement in the Bouchard class action for individuals who worked for the Government of Canada between February 2016 and March 2020 as a casual, student, term (less than three months), part-time worker working less than one-third of the normal schedule, or a Governor in Council appointee, and who experienced pay problems … Read more
Treasury Board President and Transport Minister Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) issued a statement: “Today, in the House of Commons, I tabled a Special Actuarial Report on the financial position of the Public Service Pension Fund as of March 31, 2024. With reference to this report, I have determined that the public service pension plan has … Read more
Treasury Board President and Transport Minister Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) tabled the Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024–25, in the House of Commons. These Supplementary Estimates are seeking parliamentary approval of $21.6 billion in proposed spending across 79 federal organizations that will support priorities for Canadians. This proposed spending includes $742.5 million for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, … Read more
Treasury Board President and Transport Minister Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) announced the first annual investment of $4.725 million to support the IT Community Training and Development Fund. The fund aims to support the professional development of over 20,000 IT practitioners in the Government of Canada (GC) and was established under the latest collective bargaining agreement … Read more
At the launch for Carbon Removal Canada’s Procuring with Purpose: Canada’s Opportunity to Shape the Carbon Removal Market report, Treasury Board President and Transport Minister Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) announced the Government of Canada’s commitment to purchase carbon dioxide removal services as part of the Greening Government Strategy. The federal government will purchase at least $10 … Read more
This past month, Treasury Board President and Transport Minister Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) joined 50 Black executives from two cohorts to celebrate the launch of a new stream of the Executive Leadership Development Program. Designed to address the historic underrepresentation of Black executives in the federal public service, this new stream equips Black executives with the … Read more
Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) launched public consultations on Canada’s first artificial intelligence (AI) strategy for the federal public service. This next phase of the public consultation process will gather insights from Canadians across the country on how artificial intelligence should, or shouldn’t, be used in the federal government. The public consultation will be … Read more
Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) and Shalanda Young, Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, met with stakeholders from Canada and the United States to discuss progress on Canada–United States Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) initiatives. This follows a meeting between RCC co-chairs that highlights the importance of a renewed commitment … Read more
Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) will launch a working group to examine productivity and inform the government’s economic plan. The working group will address barriers to achieving greater efficiencies for businesses so we can help increase productivity across the country. In addition, Anand and Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs … Read more
