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 […]

Feb 22, 2018

ACFO welcomes CCPA call for smarter investments in the public service

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released its 2018 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) today in Ottawa. ACFO is part of […]

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, […]

Dec 12, 2017

House finance committee endorses ACFO recommendation on departmental reviews

The House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance has endorsed ACFO’s recommendation that public servants, not outside consultants, should carry […]

Changes to harassment legislation

On November 7, the government introduced Bill C-65, which makes changes to harassment provisions in the Canada Labour Code. The […]

Tentative agreement reached with NAV Canada

ACFO is pleased to announce that we have reached a tentative agreement for the members of the FI Community at […]

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 […]

Sep 28, 2017

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 […]

NAV Canada collective bargaining update

ACFO’s bargaining team met with the team at NAV Canada for negotiations last week. The discussions between the two groups […]

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 […]