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ACFO: Give FIs a voice in departmental reviews
ACFO President Dany Richard and General Counsel Scott Chamberlain appeared before the House of Commons Finance Committee September 27, asking […]
Former Assistant PBO calls for greater role for Financial Officers
Sahir Khan, the former Assistant Parliamentary Budget Officer, was part of a CBC Radio feature on the ongoing Phoenix pay […]
Reflecting on the value of the public service on Labour Day
Every Labour Day, we at ACFO take the opportunity to reflect on the past year and to look to the […]
ACFO on Budget 2018: Leveraging our public resources
ACFO recently submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance as part of the committee’s 2018 […]
Bill C-4 receives Royal Assent
Image: ACFO President Dany Richard and Senator Diane Bellemare celebrate the Royal Assent of Bill C-4. Senator Bellemare championed Bill […]
ACFO welcomes report on whistleblower protection, calls on government to implement quickly
ACFO recommendations feature prominently in a new report from the House Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates and the […]
ACFO congratulates the government on ratifying ILO Convention 98
On June 14, 2017, the Canadian government ratified the International Labour Organization’s Convention 98, which provides protection at an international […]
On celebrating the value in serving Canadians
My fellow FIs, Another successful Spring Tune Up event has come and gone and I’m once again reminded of the […]
ACFO in the news: President Dany Richard addresses rising Phoenix costs
ACFO President Dany Richard was recently featured in media coverage discussing the rising cost of the Phoenix payroll system following […]
ACFO Victory at the ILO
In September 2015, ACFO led the charge in drafting a complaint against the Harper Government that was filed at the […]
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 […]