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 […]

Jun 13, 2019

Agreement signed to resolve public service pay equity dispute

ACFO-ACAF and the employer have reached an agreement for a joint study that will resolve our pay equity complaint in […]

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 […]

Nov 6, 2018

Pay equity: much to celebrate but work still to do

As you have no doubt heard, last week the government tabled new pay equity legislation. This is good news for […]

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 […]

ACFO on Budget 2019: Sustainable public services and strong financial controls

This week ACFO submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance as part of the committee’s […]

#IWD2018: Pay equity finally within our grasp

Last week’s federal budget has once again brought the important issue of equal pay for work of equal value to […]

Budget 2018: Progress on Phoenix, pay equity and tax fairness

In the 2018 federal budget, the government has announced some positive movement on a few of ACFO’s priorities including Phoenix and […]

Feb 22, 2018

ACFO welcomes CCPA call for smarter investments in the public service

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released its 2018 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) today in Ottawa. ACFO is part of […]

Dec 12, 2017

House finance committee endorses ACFO recommendation on departmental reviews

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance has endorsed ACFO’s recommendation that public servants, not outside consultants, should carry […]

Changes to harassment legislation

On November 7, the government introduced Bill C-65, which makes changes to harassment provisions in the Canada Labour Code. The […]