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 […]

Mar 9, 2017

Phoenix: CPA reimbursements

Public Services and Procurement Canada notified ACFO that all 2016 CPA dues reimbursements have been processed and eligible members should […]

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 […]

Feb 15, 2017

Phoenix, mental health and maintaining work/life balance

The headlines surrounding Phoenix have, to this point, focused on pay problems. What has often been overlooked is the effect […]

Feb 1, 2017

Phoenix: Winter 2017 Impact Study results

The final results of the Winter 2017 FI Community Phoenix Impact Study are available for review on the ACFO website […]

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 […]

Jan 24, 2017

Phoenix Impact Study: Early results show little progress made

Last week, ACFO launched a FI Community Phoenix Impact Study follow-up survey to build on information gathered from the November study […]

Jan 19, 2017

Help us evaluate Phoenix’s progress

The FI Community Phoenix Impact Study ACFO conducted in November confirmed our worst fears about how many FIs have been […]

Jan 18, 2017

Phoenix: More transparency needed

ACFO continues to receive reports from the FI Community about ongoing Phoenix issues. The Phoenix debacle is not improving at […]

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 15, 2016

Richard: Financial officers tired of pay system “Russian roulette”

ACFO President Dany Richard was a guest on CTV’s national morning show Your Morning on December 15 to talk about ACFO’s […]