Groups

Members belong to Groups, which include all the members of the same bargaining unit. Each Group operates under its own Constitution which must be consistent with Institute By-Laws. Members of the Group elect their own Executive.

As a member,your voice counts and you're encouraged to participate in the activities of your Group.

Institute Sub-Groups are listed under their respective Group page.

Latest Group and Sub-Group News

20 December 2022
RE CANMET Hamilton Sub-group Annual General Meeting  Wednesday, November 23, 2022 Meeting Room 2, McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Road south, Hamilton 12:00 – 13:00 PM AGENDA 1  Call to order 2  Approval of the Agenda
16 December 2022
November 8, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. CT Hybrid Executive in attendance: President: Harald Larsen (HL) Vice President: Cory Graham (CG) Treasurer: Laura Robson (LR) Secretary: Katy Schram (KS) Members-at-Large: Eric Watters (EW), Daniel Balcha (DB)
15 December 2022
The Group members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of moving from the CERI pension to the CAAT pension. Your executive has asked CNL to move all further pension remittances to the CAAT plan. 
15 December 2022
The Group members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of moving from the CERI pension to the CAAT pension. Your executive has asked CNL to move all further pension remittances to the CAAT plan. 
15 December 2022
The Group members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of moving from the CERI pension to the CAAT pension. Your executive has asked CNL to move all further pension remittances to the CAAT plan. 
15 December 2022
The IT National Executive is looking for volunteers to join the new IT Group Young Professionals Advisory Committee.
13 December 2022
    Dear Members,  
13 December 2022
    Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) CFIA-S&A QUEBEC Sub-Group  
13 December 2022
Please note that the IT Ottawa West Subgroup's email address has changed. This is to reflect the conversion from CS to IT classification.  If you have any questions or comments, you may reach us at any time at itowsg@pipsc.ca.  
12 December 2022
  2022 Annual General Meeting Minutes Saguenay Lac St-Jean/Côte-Nord IT Sub-Group Held at the Boston Pizza restaurant in Jonquière Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 5 PM
12 December 2022
Halifax IT Sub Group Dooly's Invitation The Halifax IT Subgroup wishes to invite Members and a plus one, to an evening of billiards and cheer at the Bedford Dooly's.
12 December 2022
Your VM Group Executive recognizes that the current shortage of veterinarians is causing our members to become overburdened and exhausted.
12 December 2022
12 December 2022
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2022 Location: Big Rig Restaurant - Ottawa
12 December 2022
Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 Location: Mill St. Brew Pub - Ottawa
9 December 2022
The holidays are coming and while your SP Bargaining team isn’t sneaking into your houses through the chimney to give presents, neither are we showing up with lumps of coal. 
9 December 2022
From November 29 – December 1, we resumed negotiations with the employer for the renewal of our collective agreement. To make room to focus on the key priorities of our AFS members, we resolved over twenty editorial changes on the morning of our first day.
9 December 2022
As stated in an earlier posting the CP bargaining team should have been in negotiations the week of December 5 - to December 8. Due to a change in Negotiators from the Treasury Board, the negotiations have been postponed until January 30 to February 3, 2023.
8 December 2022
The Research (RE) Group executive invites nominations for the RE Group Commendation. 
7 December 2022
PIPSC ANNAPOLIS VALLEY IT SUB GROUP EXECUTIVE MEETING HELD 15 Nov 22 AT 1630 HRS            Members in Attendance: Jonathan Tweedie, President Graham Joanisse, Vice President Erika Best, Secretary/ Treasurer