Policy Commentary

Changes to the Public Service Health Care Plan

The Association of Canadian Financial Officers, in conjunction with the other federal public service bargaining agents, have reached an agreement […]

Budget 2014 - Not Worthy of the Podium

Fellow FIs, The federal government has disclosed its Economic Action Release plans for 2014, and at a time when Canadian […]

ACFO Position on Area of Selection

Area of Selection and its impact on career mobility and advancement is a key issue for our members. The Public Service […]

Solution to A.G.'s Concerns is More FI Capacity

The 2013 Fall Report of the Auditor General of Canada was tabled in Parliament this morning. This government should be very concerned […]

Income Inequality is Hurting the Economy

History is repeating itself and we have yet to learn from it. Our society is being pulled apart. Growing income […]

Denouncing Back-Door Changes to Labour Legislation

Fellow FIs, On October 22, 2013, Bill C-4 was tabled in Parliament.  This bill proposes substantial amendments to the Public Service Labour Relations […]

Throne Speech: Failing Working Families

While consumer protection measures are needed, they do not address the real challenges that Canadians are dealing with.  The challenges […]

PBO Report Confirms ACFO's Findings

Fellow FIs, The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) has just released a report aimed to explain the $7.8 billion increase […]

G20 Summit Missed Opportunity to Toughen Global Anti-corruption Measures

On September 5 and 6, 2013, the Canadian government attended the G20 Leaders Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia to advance […]

Labour Day Message from the President

Labour Day is an opportunity for each of us to recognize our achievements as Canadian workers. Take pride in the […]

Holding our Corporate Suppliers Accountable

ACFO sent the following letter to George Cope, President and CEO of Bell Canada seeking the company’s position in regards […]

Evaluating the New Performance Management Directive

Recently, Treasury Board President Tony Clement announced a new Directive on Performance Management. The Directive calls for the standardization of regular […]