Press Release Department: Non-Governmental - Canadian Association of Professional Employees

The Canadian government’s negative reaction to the recommendations of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages is only disappointing and insulting. Canadian Association of Professional Employees was expecting a response that would address the problems identified by a number of stakeholders regarding the Translation Bureau. Instead, the government’s response insults not only the parliamentarians … Read more

The Canadian Association of Professional Employees notes the departure of the Translation Bureau’s Chief Executive Officer, Donna Achimov, but believes that this change in Translation Bureau management presents the government with the ideal opportunity to adopt the recommendations made by CAPE to the Standing Committee on Official Languages, which were endorsed by that committee, and to change … Read more

The Canadian Association of Professional Employees welcomes the Canadian government for its desire to adopt measures requiring employers to eliminate systemic obstacles to pay equity in the workplace, it’s unfortunate that the government won’t be making its changes effective until 2018. “Canadian women experience pay inequity on a daily basis,” explain CAPE President Emmanuelle Tremblay. “The … Read more

The federal budget sent a clear signal that Canada’s economic growth can be strengthened by valuable public services. “What we heard today is that public services have value – that they can promote economic growth,” said Emmanuelle Tremblay, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees. “We heard that these services can be carried out … Read more

The Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) joins all federal public service unions in demanding that the federal government repeal the provisions of Bills C-59 and C-4, passed by the previous government, which unfairly altered the collective bargaining process in the federal public sector. This request was communicated to Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, … Read more

The Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) was relieved to see the results of the federal election close the curtain on the reign of Stephen Harper’s Conservatives and place the management of our country in the hands of a new Liberal majority government.“After nine years of dealing with a government that was openly hostile to … Read more

The members of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees elected a new president: Emmanuelle Tremblay. The online vote was held from November 3 to 21. A senior analyst at the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD), Ms. Tremblay has been a CAPE Local president for the past four years, first at the Canadian International Development … Read more

As the federal public service enters a new round of collective bargaining with their employers, and in response to various attacks, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees is publishing an update on this issue and wishes to make sure that certain facts are not overlooked. More information is available online. Call 613-236-9181.

Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) president Claude Poirier was critical of the federal budget that was unveiled in the House of Commons, labelling it a disappointment to Canadians who had hoped for a strong signal that the government intended to address the economic inequalities affecting Canadians. “This budget was the ideal opportunity for the government … Read more

The approximately 12,500 members of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) are being asked to vote on a proposed progressive increase in dues that would make it possible for the union to maintain services at the level of excellence to which members have become accustomed. The vote will be held from June 3 to … Read more