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

15 March 2018
Hamilton AFS Subgroup Elections Call for Nominations The current mandate for your Hamilton AFS Subgroup Executive positions will end at our April 5, 2018 Annual General Meeting. Therefore, our By-Laws require us to call for nominations.
15 March 2018
PIPSC London AFS Sub-Group Elections 2018 Call for Nominations The current mandate for some of your London AFS Sub-Group Executive members will end at our Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Annual General Meeting.
15 March 2018
Annual General Meeting Hamilton AFS Subgroup and Hamilton CRA Branch (34D) Thursday, April 5, 2018 Location: The Venetian Club, 269 John St N, Hamilton, ON L8L 4P6 Social: 4:30 – 5:30 pm
14 March 2018
Time to answer all your questions! Your CFIA-VM bargaining team will be holding 3 conference calls to explain the ratification process and present the tentative agreement.  Please join us on the call that is most convenient for you.
13 March 2018
St. John’s NL CS Subgroup 2018 AGM Date: Tuesday May 8, 2018 Time: Noon Location: Memorial Board Room, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Center, 80 East Whitehills Road.
13 March 2018
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2018Where: Proulx Maple and Berry Farm, 1865 O'Toole Rd, Cumberland, Ontario Tel: 613-833-2417  http://proulxberryfarm.com/maplefest-brunch/
13 March 2018
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Time: 10:00am - 10:30am.
13 March 2018
Following the close of nominations on February 27, 2018 the following members expressed their willingness to serve as representatives on the SH Group Executive. The term of office for the members elected to the SH Group Executive shall be three years.
12 March 2018
The next bargaining session is scheduled for March 27-29. Wear your PIPSC blue t-shirt and / or your best blue clothing and join us outside M58 North entrance on March 20th at 12:30pm to show your support for the RO RCO bargaining team. Stay for a photo and free coffee or hot chocolate.
12 March 2018
London Branch and London AFS Sub-Group Annual General Meeting Tuesday, May 8, 2018   From 4:30 to 8:00 pm
9 March 2018
On January 18, 2018 your RE Bargaining Team reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to renew your Collective Agreement. 
9 March 2018
SH Sub-Group Notice of 2018 AGM DATE:         Monday April 23rd, 2018 TIME:           6:00 – 8:00pm
9 March 2018
Support for your RO/RCO bargaining team! On February 20, 21 and 22 your NRC your RO/RCO negotiating team met with NRC management in Ottawa for the third round of contract negotiations. The parties have exchanged and discussed wage demands.
9 March 2018
Audit, Commerce & Purchasing Group Executive Elections At the request of the AV Group executive (and as per PIPSC By-Law 17.3.2.1) the PIPSC Elections committee is conducting the 2018 National AV Group elections to positions on the executive.
9 March 2018
 SP Yukon Sub-Group Annual General Meeting  Minutes for Thursday, November 2, 2017  11:45 to 13:15 Elijah Smith Building at 300 Main Street, Room 3A
9 March 2018
Fellow members of the AV,CS,NR, RE, SH and SP Groups: Your respective collective agreements stipulate that vacation and compensatory leave earned during the previous fiscal year and outstanding on a certain date (most commonly March 31st) is to be automatically cashed-out.
8 March 2018
2018 SH GROUP ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice and Call for Delegates DATE:  March 9, 2018 TO: All SH Group Members FROM: Joanne Bouchard President, SH Group
8 March 2018
Hamilton/Burlington NR Sub-Group Executive Meeting # 2018-1 Minutes Friday January 31, 2018 @ 12.00 pm Location: Kwality Indian Restaurant, Burlington ON
7 March 2018
We'd like to provide an update on the PSTAR grievances, FPSLREB File Nos. 566.34.9832 & 9833 (Myles & Alcock).  The Institute and the CRA had a pre-hearing conference on January 23 to resolve a number of procedural issues designed to streamline the hearing itself.
7 March 2018
Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM) You are invited to the Annual General Meeting of the Edmonton Chapter, Retired Members Guild to be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday March 28, 2018 at the New Tan Tan Restaurant (10133 97 Street NW, Edmonton).