WFA notification: affected vs surplus status

Receiving a work force adjustment (WFA) notification does not always mean that your position has been eliminated. During the early […]

Mar 30, 2012

Report Summary for the 2012 Federal Budget

On Thursday, March 29th, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tabled the 2012 Federal Budget.  The following is a summary of key […]

Mar 29, 2012

Financial Officers Remind Government of Need for Proper Financial Capacity

OTTAWA, March 29, 2012 – Following the release of the 2012 Federal Budget, the Association of Canadian Financial Officers reminded […]

Mar 8, 2012

It's that time of year again, have you claimed your overtime?

ACFO frequently hears that FIs feel pressured by managers not to claim overtime. You should not feel intimidated by those […]

Mar 7, 2012

New podcast: Episode 15 - Sitting on your rights

Sitting on your rights Article Date: 2012-03-05T00:00:00  

Mar 7, 2012

ACFO President Milt Isaacs meets with Commons Committee MPs

In a series of meetings on Parliament Hill on March 1, 2012, ACFO President Milt Isaacs made a strong case […]

Collective bargaining update: first bargaining session

Representatives from ACFO and Treasury Board bargaining teams met in Ottawa on February 6th to exchange proposals.  The full bargaining […]

Feb 24, 2012

Supreme Court Hears Appeal in Pension Surplus Appropriation Case

On February 9th 2012, public service unions appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the Ontario Court of Appeal’s ruling […]

Feb 24, 2012

ACFO President Milt Isaacs calls on government to retain financial capacity

ACFO President Milt Isaacs is calling on the federal government to consider the implications to financial oversight and accountability as […]

Collective Bargaining Update

Both the Public Service and NAV CANADA collective agreements expired on November 6th, 2011.   As previously reported, ACFO has completed […]

Feb 24, 2012

Nominations now open for the 2012 Comptrollership Awards

The 2012 Award of Excellence for Comptrollership in the Public Sector is now accepting nominations. The annual awards program celebrates […]

Collective Bargaining Update - Public Service, NAV CANADA teams and proposals set

The ACFO Board of Directors has appointed the Public Service negotiating team from among Collective Bargaining Committee members.  The following […]