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 […]

May 7, 2019

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 […]

May 7, 2019

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 […]

May 3, 2019

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 […]

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 […]

No automatic cash out of leave

Treasury Board has confirmed that, once again, public service members won’t have their vacation, compensatory, lieu days, lieu hours or […]

Mar 8, 2019

Phoenix: ACFO-ACAF presents concerns to new PSPC DM

On March 1, ACFO-ACAF President Dany Richard met with the new Deputy Minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada, Bill […]

Mar 7, 2019

Update on 2018 tax slips and Phoenix

As you may know, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has begun issuing 2018 tax slips. ACFO-ACAF anticipates that Phoenix-related […]

Jan 24, 2019

Resolving your Phoenix union dues issues

Many FIs have contacted us to report an issue with their ACFO-ACAF union dues. Much like other Phoenix issues, for […]

Reminder: Best practices for dealing with a Phoenix pay issue

In recent communications on Phoenix, ACFO has voiced our concerns on threats to the integrity of government financial information and […]

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 […]