The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat issued a statement: “Yesterday, the Public Interest Commission (PIC) released its recommendations for reaching an agreement between the Treasury Board Secretariat and the Public Service Alliance of Canada for the Border Services Group. Importantly, the PIC recommends that both sides resume negotiations immediately and start to reduce the number of outstanding issues. The Commission … Read more
Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) announced new mandatory procedures as part of the Directive on the Management of Procurement. The procedures provide an additional check and balance for public service managers to ensure that they are clear about their responsibilities and accountabilities when undertaking professional services procurement activities related to oversight, conflict of interest and … Read more
Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) and Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien (Toronto Centre, Ont.) highlighted funding of more than $800 million for third-party science and research organizations through the Strategic Science Fund. The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation, were also … Read more
The Public Service Alliance of Canada informed the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat that it has received a positive strike vote from the membership of the Border Services group. The government is fully committed to reaching a fair and reasonable agreement for border services employees. We have already signed renewed agreements with more than 80 … Read more
Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) tabled the Supplementary Estimates (A), 2024–25, in the House of Commons. These Supplementary Estimates propose $11.2 billion in voted budgetary spending across 23 federal organizations. These Estimates also provide $411.2 million for interim health care and $314.5 million for interim housing to support newcomers, and $600 million toward incentives for Canadians for the … Read more
Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) released the Government of Canada’s first Enterprise Cyber Security Strategy. The strategy is supported by Budget 2024’s investment of $11.1 million over five years to support its implementation. The full release is available online. Contact myah.tomasi@tbs-sct.gc.ca.
Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) concluded a series of meetings with key businesses and officials in Chicago and Washington to advance regulatory cooperation as part of Team Canada USA. The full release is available online. Call 343-543-7210.
Treasury Board President Anita Anand (Oakville, Ont.) and Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) issued a statement: “We share the concerns of Public Service Health Care Plan members posted abroad who have faced long wait times to reach an agent at the MSH International contact centre and who are continuing to … Read more
This week, as part of the conciliation process, the Government of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) are entering into Public Interest Commission (PIC) hearings for the Border Services group. This will allow for both parties to provide their information and arguments about the matters in dispute. Following these hearings, the PIC, an independent … Read more
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat issued a statement: “The government is committed to reaching an agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) that is fair for employees and reasonable for Canadians […] it is disappointing to see that PSAC has chosen to call a strike vote for employees from the Canada Border … Read more
