Ottawa (ONTARIO), June 24, 2026 – The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) is sounding the alarm over another round of cuts at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), warning that the federal government is cutting the experts responsible for delivering the species recovery and marine conservation efforts it recently pledged …

This month, the federal government will issue statements celebrating both Pride Month and National Indigenous History Month. At the same time, it’s rolling out an updated return-to-office (RTO) mandate that, according to its own analysis, disproportionately harms equity-deserving groups. The contradiction is hard to ignore. Read our latest op-ed on RTO by PIPSC Vice President …

Ottawa (Ontario), June 8, 2026 – Unions representing federal food inspectors, scientists, and regulatory professionals are warning that sweeping new powers buried in Bill C-30 would allow Cabinet to exempt companies, products, and activities from food safety laws and regulations for up to six years, with no public oversight or parliamentary debate. The Agriculture Union …

Ottawa (Ontario), June 4, 2026 – The federal government announced a new national Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy today that it claims is “pro-worker.” But the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) says the plan offers few concrete protections for federal public sector workers who will be expected to use, oversee, or be …

Ottawa (Ontario), June 1,  2026 – Federal scientists are entering a new round of bargaining, warning that continued cuts to public science are weakening Canada’s scientific capacity and increasing risks for Canadians. The Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP) Group, represented by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), has formally launched …