General Updates

Your rights and responsibilities as a public servant during the federal election

With the 2019 federal election well underway, we want to ensure that all ACFO-ACAF public service members are aware of […]

ACFO-ACAF reaches agreement for RCMP Civilian Members

ACFO-ACAF is pleased to announce that we recently reached an agreement with Treasury Board establishing terms for transition of RCMP Civilian Members of the SPS-FIN group into the ACFO-ACAF public service collective agreement.   The terms of transition […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Phoenix damages agreement signed

The agreement reached between public service bargaining agents, including ACFO-ACAF, and the employer on May 3 regarding damages associated with […]

In the news: ACFO-ACAF president discusses Phoenix damages settlement

ACFO-ACAF President Dany Richard was recently featured on Radio-Canada discussing the Phoenix damages settlement. His comments are translated below (hear […]

FAQ: Phoenix damages agreement

Updated May 10, 2019 General questions about the agreement 1. I wasn’t affected directly by Phoenix, does this agreement apply […]

Joint Statement: Federal unions approve agreement on Phoenix damages

Late last week, a subcommittee of federal public service unions and employer representatives reached a tentative agreement to provide damages […]

Tentative agreement reached on Phoenix damages

A tentative agreement has been reached with Treasury Board to provide for compensation for every ACFO-ACAF public service member in recognition of the frustration […]

ACFO-ACAF Vice President Tony Bourque announces his retirement

After more than a decade of service to his union, ACFO-ACAF Vice President Tony Bourque has announced his retirement from […]