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This year the NCR Regional Executive is holding the NCR Regional Caucus meeting before the start of the PIPSC 99th Annual General Meeting. This event is open to all NCR Regional Delegates to the 2018 AGM.

Luncheon and Annual General Meeting – October 17, 2018 TO:       PIPSC members at the Environment and Climate Change Canada-Downsview building (ECCC and SSC employees) and the Toronto office of the CEAA

On September 26, 2018 Member of Parliament Daniel Blaikie (Elmwood-Transcona, NDP) introduced Private Member’s Bill C-414, which seeks to extend by one year the deadline by which employees of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories can continue contributing to their public service pension plans.

NOTICE OF MEETING TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SHERBROOKE BRANCH OF THE PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF CANADA As members, you are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting

Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is an annual national public education campaign coordinated by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) designed to help open the eyes of Canadians to the reality of mental illness.

PIPSC DND OTTAWA/GATINEAU BRANCH would like to invite all regular DND Ottawa/Gatineau branch members and their spouse/partner and kids to a Halloween-themed Family Event!

When I look back at our accomplishments over the past year, I’m pleased to see how many were the result of deliberate, long-term planning – not only prior to 2018 but also prior to the last federal election.

Dear NUREG Sisters and Brothers,

International Day of Older Persons (United Nations) and National Seniors Day (Canada) aims to raise awareness of our ageing population and ensure people can grow old with dignity and participate in society with full rights. Older people make major contributions to society, through work, experience and knowledge.

CFIA - VETERINARY MEDICINE (VM) September 2018

This week, Canadians marked our first Gender Equality Week. On June 21st, 2018 Bill C-309 was passed legislating the fourth week in September as Canada’s annual Gender Equality Week.

As the federal Finance Committee prepares for cross-country public hearings on next year’s Budget, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) has released a fact sheet showing 72% of Canadians agree “in the next federal budget, funding for federal government science programs should be restored to what it was in 2011.” The finding, by Environics Research, is significant since overall funding for federal government science is in fact lower today than it was under the Harper government, in particular for research and development (R&D).

You must confirm at pipscmonctonbranch@gmail.com if you are attending by Friday October 19, 2018. Parking will be free.

Information Session & Trivia Night Saint John New Brunswick Branch Date:                   October 11th, 2018 Time:                  Presentation 6:00 pm Pizza 6:45 pm Trivia 7:00 pm

The NR Member bargaining survey has now closed; your submissions will help determine our bargaining positions, and your data will remain confidential.

Collective Bargaining Negotiations has started September 25th to 27th with Treasury Board Secretariat. Exchange of non-monetary proposals has been completed, and will be also translated and posted on the Group website. More information to follow in the weeks ahead.

Dear members,

Canadians deserve the highest standards of government expertise possible. They deserve public services that are second-to-none, accountable, secure, cost effective, and transparent. 

Your Bargaining Team met with the Company in Conciliation on Sept 19th to 21st 2018, with help of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

Canadians want federal science funding restored to 2011 levels. According to 2016 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development figures (the most recent available), Canada ranks 21 out of 27 OECD countries in the amount it reports spending on science.

Fredericton CS Sub Group Notice of Annual General Meeting Date:  Tuesday, October 23, 2018 Time:  5:00 - 7:00 pm

Electronic exchange of non-monetary proposals took place on September 12, 2018 between the SP Group and the Treasury Board Secretariat.

PRESENTER: Dilly Mohamed, Wills and Estates lawyer and partner of Chiarelli Cramer Witteveen LLP

Many PIPSC members will be retiring in the coming years. Can we or can’t we, should we or should we not: These are the questions that many of us are now facing.

DATE: Wednesday, October 24, 2018 LOCATION: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76, 1553 Weller Street - Sudbury, ON Time: 5:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

The NCR chapter of the Retired Members Guild hosts this seminar series for the education of its members.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2018 The 28th Annual General Meeting of the Ville de Québec branch will be held on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 5 pm at the Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations. 5 place of the meeting, wendake, (Quebec), G0A 4V0. Parking is free.

PIPSC Regina CS Sub-Group Oktoberfest Lunch Presented by PIPSC REGINA CS Sub-Group Date:  September 26, 2018  Time:  12pm-1pm

AFS HEADQUARTERS SUB-GROUP NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) DATE: Thursday October 18, 2018 TIME: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

RO/RCO Atlantic Region Sub-Group Notice of Annual General Meeting ATLANTIC REGION SUB-GROUP EXECUTIVE

Koffee Klatch Tuesday September 25th, 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. 2nd Floor Cafeteria Come out for some coffee and treats.

The Canadian Alliance of Nuclear Workers (CANW) is calling on the Government of Canada to end uncertainty for nuclear workers by reinstating their right to contribute to public service pension plans.

Fairmont Hotel - Winnipeg September 28-29, 2018 Agenda Friday, September 28, 2018 Youth Committee Meeting 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Registration 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Mezzanine Level

The Vancouver Branch is happy to invite you to a lunch with our Full-time Vice President Steve Hindle for an update on what’s going on within the institute!

PIPSC and the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) celebrated the renewal of their collective agreement on July 23rd, 2018. The renegotiation of this agreement took place entirely on First Nations land and included Elders supporting the work with prayer, wisdom and input.

Your Montreal West Branch of the Professional Institute of Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) invites you to a day of apple picking. Come on your own, bring a partner or bring the whole family and make a fun-filled outing of it.