Policy Commentary

Private Industry Joins in Support of Public Servants

Public service employees have been under attack in the media by organizations such as the Canadian Federation of Independent Business […]

Government Operations Committee Recognizes Importance of Financial Officers

In their Tenth Report, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates formally recognized the concerns of […]

ACFO President Speaks to Committee on Government Operations

Remarks by Milt Isaacs, President Association of Canadian Financial Officers to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations […]

ACFO President Milt Isaacs concerned with Federal Budget

The Association of Canadian Financial Officers (ACFO) is concerned by some elements of the budget released today. The Association represents […]

ACFO President Milt Isaacs says bureaucrats the "scapegoats" in budget crunch

The federal government will table the 2010-2011 Budget on March 4th.  It is fair to say that it has already […]

ACFO questions C.D. HOWE Institute's report conclusions

The Association of Canadian Financial Officers (ACFO) joined with the 17 other unions representing Canada’s Public Service in starting a […]

ACFO President offers condolences to family of Michèle Demers

It was with deep sadness that we at ACFO learned about the passing of Michèle Demers, President of the Professional […]

Federal budget: Government's intentions still not clear

Yesterday’s federal budget did nothing to bring clarity to the governmen’s plan to ensure the predictability of federal public sector […]

ACFO Chair Milt Isaacs Speaks to Ontario Legislative Assembly for Pre-Budget Consultations

Good afternoon, my name is Milt Isaacs and I am a certified management accountant with over 30 years of combined […]

Share Your Stories For National Public Service Week

Share Your Stories For National Public Service Week OTTAWA – To coincide with National Public Service Week 2007, we would […]

Volume 3: In pursuit of Balance

In response to a series of scandals and instances of fiscal mismanagement, successive governments have imposed new regulations and policy […]

Volume 2: Accountability and Liability under the Financial Administration Act

It is government policy that departments must exercise sound comptrollership. In 1997 the Treasury Board Secretariat established the Comptrollership Modernization Initiative […]