Aug 30, 2019

Reflecting on the value of a strong, professional union on Labour Day

This year, I want to take Labour Day as an opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and […]

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 […]

ACFO-ACAF launches new CV inventory tool for FIs

After the success of the inaugural FI career fair at this year’s Spring Tune Up and based on demand from […]

Reminder: FI-exclusive access to Kevin Page’s course behind the curtain of the financial cycle

Don’t miss your chance to register for the special offering of the IFSD 360° program developed by former Parliamentary Budget […]

Collective bargaining signing and implementation timeline

ACFO-ACAF is pleased to announce that the public service FI Collective Agreement was signed on August 1, 2019. With a […]

Learn what it takes to be a CFO with CPA de l’Outaouais – September 5

ACFO-ACAF will be sponsoring a social mixer in Ottawa on September 5, 2019, starting at 5:00 pm at 3 Brewers […]

Joint Career Development Program: Complete list of recipients

As you may know, ACFO-ACAF in partnership with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG) launched applications for the third […]

Jul 29, 2019

Information on the Canadian Armed Forces sexual misconduct class action settlement

By now, current and former Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and employees of the Department of National Defence (DND) and/or […]

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 […]

PD Opportunity: Increasing your workplace influence

There are still a few spots left for the August offerings of Political Skills: Increasing the Impact of Your Influence – a course […]

Collective bargaining update

Since our public service membership overwhelmingly voted to ratify the new collective agreement, ACFO-ACAF has been working closely with the […]

Important information about claiming long-term disability premiums

Many employees receiving long-term disability insurance (DI) are unaware that they are entitled to a tax deduction on their portion of previously–paid DI premiums.  More specifically, if an employee becomes eligible for DI benefits, your employee portion of premiums paid over the course of your employment may be deducted from your […]