ACFO-ACAF President speaks to MPs about value of CT Community

On Tuesday, March 5, ACFO-ACAF President Dany Richard appeared in front of the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Public […]

ACFO in the news: President Dany Richard argues for consistent remote work in Policy Options

ACFO-ACAF President told Policy Options recently that the government needs to be more clear and consistent on their stance in […]

ACFO in the news: President Dany Richard Published in Policy Options

Policy Options recently published an article written by ACFO-ACAF President Dany Richard that highlighted three ways to make government spending […]

ACFO in the news: President comments on the future of telework in the public service

ACFO President Dany Richard was recently interviewed by The Institute of Research on Public Policy (IRPP) about the direction in […]

Budget 2021 highlights critical role of public service finance and audit workers now and in the future

With pandemic financial supports to Canadians being extended and many spending initiatives including a major new childcare program announced, it is more important than ever that the […]

Richard: Want to make government spending more accountable? Protect whistleblowers

“While the work of enforcing financial controls and reconciling balance sheets is rarely the stuff of newspaper headlines, it’s vital […]

CLC in the news: President Hassan Yussuff praises public servants

Canadian Labour Congress President Hassan Yussuff published an op-ed in National Newswatch earlier today praising the work of Canada’s public […]

Aug 28, 2019

ACFO-ACAF on Budget 2020: Integrity, accountability and judicious investment

ACFO-ACAF recently submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance as part of the committee’s 2020 pre-budget consultations. In our submission, we identified judicious investment […]

Jul 29, 2019

Non-advertised competitions and FI Community survey results

After feedback from individual members detailing their frustration with the growing trend of non-advertised staffing competitions, ACFO-ACAF added a question […]

Mar 20, 2019

Budget 2019: Phoenix, tax fairness and more

The 2019 federal budget includes several measures of interest to ACFO-ACAF and our community of financial professionals, including more money […]

ACFO recommends improvements to staffing and contracting rules

ACFO President Dany Richard and Labour Relations Advisor Nicolas Brunette-D’Souza were invited to appear the House of Commons Standing Committee […]

Sep 19, 2018

AFB 2019: Invest in public servants, demand accountability from contractors

In the 2019 Alternative Federal Budget, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) makes the case for greater investment in […]