Budget 2017: Proposed changes to parental benefits

In addition to some of the proposals highlighted in ACFO’s policy recap of the 2017 budget, it has become clear […]

Budget 2017: Positive messaging but limited action

The 2017 federal budget contains encouraging messaging about several of ACFO’s priority areas but the plan is short on the […]

"Clear choices" for a better Canada

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released their 2017 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) with a series of common sense […]

Moving forward on International Women’s Day

This January the world watched as millions of women united for the Women’s March, a massive global demonstration in support […]

ACFO in the News: President Dany Richard criticizes slow movement on Phoenix

ACFO President Dany Richard was quoted in an article in Metro Ottawa talking about the results of the latest FI […]

Dec 19, 2016

Federal government announces asbestos ban for 2018

Late last week government representatives including Science Minister Kirsty Duncan, Health Minister Jane Philpott and Minister of Public Services and […]

Dec 18, 2016

Best wishes for the holidays

I suppose it’s sort of fitting that my first message to the FI Community since my election as president is […]

Dec 14, 2016

Clarification on Bill C-27 and your pension

A number of FIs have contacted ACFO to ask questions about Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Pension Benefits […]

Dec 9, 2016

Changes to the ACFO Board of Directors

The ACFO Board of Directors hereby informs the membership that Louise Amyot has joined the board effective immediately. Marcel Boulianne has […]

Phoenix: Final impact study results

The final results of the FI Community Phoenix Impact Study are available for review here. This four-page analysis of the survey […]

Nov 28, 2016

AGM recap and full voting results

The 27th ACFO Annual General Meeting was held on November 24 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, marking the end […]

AGM: Preliminary election results

The ACFO Annual General Meeting was held on November 24 with elections for president and two director-at-large positions, along with […]