Policy Commentary

Denouncing Back-Door Changes to Labour Legislation

Fellow FIs, On October 22, 2013, Bill C-4 was tabled in Parliament.  This bill proposes substantial amendments to the Public Service Labour Relations […]

Throne Speech: Failing Working Families

While consumer protection measures are needed, they do not address the real challenges that Canadians are dealing with.  The challenges […]

G20 Summit Missed Opportunity to Toughen Global Anti-corruption Measures

On September 5 and 6, 2013, the Canadian government attended the G20 Leaders Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia to advance […]

Holding our Corporate Suppliers Accountable

ACFO sent the following letter to George Cope, President and CEO of Bell Canada seeking the company’s position in regards […]

Evaluating the New Performance Management Directive

Recently, Treasury Board President Tony Clement announced a new Directive on Performance Management. The Directive calls for the standardization of regular […]

ACFO President Calls for Stronger Anti-Corruption Measures at UN Conference

On Thursday June 13th, ACFO President Milt Isaacs was invited to speak at the Public Finance Control and Anti-Corruption Strategies […]

"Pay in Arrears" a 1.2 Billion Dollar Shell Game

As communicated two weeks ago, the government is seeking to unilaterally implement a significant change to how we are paid. […]

Modernizing the Public Service Disability Management Framework

Treasury Board President Tony Clement recently announced the Employers intent to overhaul the current sick leave system. ACFO welcomes this […]

Pay In Arrears: Changes to Pay Administration

In recent weeks, the Association has received a number of questions and concerns from FIs regarding Treasury Board’s rumoured plan […]

International Workers Day 2013

April 28th marks the Day of Mourning for those who have died on the job. On May 1st, we celebrated […]

Bill C-377: The Conservative Attack on the Freedom of Association

Liberal Senators met with seven union representatives from Quebec and one from the federal level to discuss Bill C-377. A […]

Quality public services for all on International Workers' Day, 1 May 2013

Your future is in public hands – quality public services for all! The international labour movement celebrates 1 May in […]