ACFO in the news: President comments on government’s plan for managing Phoenix

ACFO President Dany Richard was recently quoted in two articles in iPolitics about the federal government’s plans to bypass internal […]

Mar 27, 2018

A message from the president for fiscal year end

Fiscal year end can be hectic for FIs which can lead to not paying proper attention to completing your performance […]

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 […]

Budget 2018: Progress on Phoenix, pay equity and tax fairness

In the 2018 federal budget, the government has announced some positive movement on a few of ACFO’s priorities including Phoenix and […]

Jan 9, 2018

PSPC update on Phoenix overpayments

Public Service and Procurement Canada (PSPC) provided an update last week on overpayments resulting from the ongoing Phoenix pay system […]

Dec 20, 2017

Happy holidays from ACFO

On behalf of the entire ACFO team, I hope you have a peaceful and joyous holiday season. Dany Richard, MBA, […]

Phoenix: A few updates

As many of you are aware, the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system is still causing issues for many public servants, whether […]

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 […]

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 […]

Apr 25, 2017

ACFO presents Phoenix Impact Study results to PSPC Deputy Minister Lemay

Last week, ACFO President Dany Richard met with Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Deputy Minister Marie Lemay to present […]