Jun 20, 2017

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 […]

NAV Canada collective bargaining update

The Association of Canadian Financial Officers (ACFO) and NAV Canada have agreed to enter negotiations to extend the current collective […]

Update on retro payments

It appears that several departments have begun to make preparations for retroactive payments due to members following the signing of […]

Public service collective agreement signed

ACFO officials and representatives from the employer met to sign the new public service collective agreement earlier today in Ottawa. […]

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 […]

Update: FI Collective Agreement implementation and timelines

We have heard back from Treasury Board on the signing date for the public service FI Collective Agreement which has […]

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 […]