National Energy Board (NEB)

"Since August of last year, when the CER agreed to engage with PIPSC in the development of a pay equity plan as mandated by law, PIPSC has worked diligently with the employer.

As a result of the NEB Group Election held on December 11, 2024, your Executive Team is now comprised of:

We are pleased to announce the PIPSC  NEB Group's AGM will be held both virtually and in-person at the CER Conference Centre on December 11, 2024, from 12PM to 2PM Mountain Time.

The Employer is filing a request with the Office of the Pay Equity Commissioner to extend the deadline to post its draft pay equity plan.  According to the Pay Equity Act, the draft pay equity plan must be posted for a sixty days to allow for employee feedback.  The employer is seeking more time

On May 17, 2024, PIPSC and the Canada Energy Regulator signed your new collective agreement. This followed the group’s ratification vote and final checks and verifications. 

The NEB Group is pleased to announce that our members have voted to accept the tentative agreement reached with the Employer on November 22, 2023.

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As you know, on November 22, 2023, we reached a tentative agreement with the Canada Energy Regulator to conclude this round of collective bargaining.  We believe we have reached the best deal possible in what has been a challenging round of negotiations.

Work to develop and implement a proactive Pay Equity Plan at the Canada Energy Regulator is well underway, and committee members have been spending multiple days per week with the employer representative to

Join the Canada Energy Regulator Pay Equity Committee December 13th and 14th from 11:00 to 12:00 (MST) to learn more about how pay equity will affect you.  PIPSC and employer representatives will go over the process.   December 13th: Room 3401 (Centre-ten Building & Virtual)

Bargaining update : We have a tentative agreement!

The seventh bargaining session was scheduled for 22 – 24 August 2023 and your team came prepared, as always, for detailed discussions with the employer.

The PIPSC NEB Group's AGM will be held both virtually and in-person at the CER’s Conference Centre on December 5, 2023 at 12PM MT. A pizza lunch will be served. (Gluten-free pizza and salad will also be served).

Your bargaining team has had a busy spring meeting with the employer for 2 separate sessions of in–person negotiations, from May 8 to 11 for our fifth session, and from June 27 to 28 for our sixth session.

Your bargaining team met with the employer from March 7 – 9 for our fourth session of in-person negotiations.

Your bargaining team met with the employer from January 30– February 1 for our third session of in-person negotiations. 

Your bargaining team met with the employer on December 6-8 for the second session of negotiations. Both sides presented their responses to the initial non-monetary proposals made in the first session.

Your bargaining team met with the employer for the first session of negotiations in early November. 

Important Announcement: Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 28, 2022 at 12:00 PM MT via Zoom.

Appointment of CER/NEB National Consultation Team President  

Important Announcement: Annual General Meeting (AGM) on June 16, 2021 at 12:00 pm via Teams

We are pleased to announce that the NEB group has ratified the collective agreement. Just as we have completed our ratification process, the Employer is concurrently engaging in its ratification process.

Your Bargaining Team is very pleased to present the ratification package in preparation for voting on the new tentative agreement!

Your Bargaining Team is very pleased to announce that a Tentative Agreement was signed with the Employer, completing this round of negotiations.

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Conference Room 2413 Meet the Team What are the Executives working on? How can we help you? Bring your questions There will be snacks!    

Your Collective Agreement expired October 31st 2018; the following is a confidential bargaining questionnaire to assist in formulating the issues to be addressed during the ongoing round of Negotiations. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated and is essential to help your Negotiating Team draft bargaining proposals.

The deadline for the Employer to process your retroactive pay was May 12, 2018 and has now passed. If you have not received your retroactive pay, you should immediately fill out a Phoenix Feedback Form, contact your Employer’s Human Resources Department, and contact our dedicated PIPSC Phoenix staff about filing a grievance.

While every effort is made to ensure accuracy of this content, no responsibility is assumed for errors or omissions. COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

Your Bargaining Team continues to work with the Employer on implementing the new Collective Agreement and will continue to keep the members informed of any developments as they occur.

At long last the Collective Agreement has been signed by all parties. The Agreement was signed January 12, 2018 covering the period of November 1, 2014 to October 31, 2018.

On December 15, 2017 the Collective Agreement was approved by the Governor General in Council. All parties have now approved the Agreement and will be scheduling a date for signing early in the new year.

As you are aware, your Bargaining Team worked diligently to reach a Tentative Agreement in renewal of your Collective Agreement on June 9, 2017. This Tentative Agreement was then ratified by the membership in July.

The results are in - the Tentative Agreement reached between the PIPSC - NEB Group bargaining team and the Employer was ratified by the membership. Over 240 members participated in the vote, with a result of 97.9% in favour.

The following is a summary of the tentative agreement reached between the Institute and the National Energy Board regarding the NEB Group on June 9, 2017. This tentative agreement must be ratified by the members of the NEB Group to become final.

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