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The 74th British Columbia/Yukon Regional Council Meeting is scheduled on the afternoon of Friday, June 1st and Saturday, June 2nd , 2018 at the Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa, Whistler, BC.

It has come to our attention that many of you who are trying to report overpayments by the January 19, 2018 deadline cannot get through to Contact Centre staff because of busy signals or being put on hold for extended periods.

Attention: All current and former NU-EMAs in receipt of settlement funds under the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal award in Walden et. al. v. Canada

The electronic ballot count for the NR Group Executive was completed on January 10, 2018.

January 2, 2018 To:       BC/Yukon Region Stewards   From:  Ernie McLean, Regional Manager, BC/Yukon and Prairie Region Peter MacDougall, Chair, BC/Yukon Regional Training Committee

To more directly serve PIPSC SP members working in downtown Edmonton, we have formed a distinct subgroup, the SP Downtown Edmonton Subgroup. An Annual General Meeting with more information is upcoming - please keep watch for an invitation.

Voting is now over and the NFB Group members ratified the tentative agreement reached on November 23.

Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba Chapter – PIPSC Retired Members Guild - 2018 AGM The Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba Chapter of the PIPSC Retired Members Guild will be holding it's annual AGM this year the week after Easter, Wednesday, April 4th, 2018.

NCR Winter Advanced Steward Training School February 15, 16, and 17,  2018 Dear delegates: You are invited to register for the Advanced Training School: February 15, 16, 17, 2018 (English)

Coffee Club 2018 Edmonton CS Sub-Group Date:          Wednesday, January 17, 2017 Time:         10:00am - 10:30am.

BACKGROUND: In the BC/Yukon Region there are currently three awards presented: Executive of the year, Steward of the Year, and Steward of Distinction awards presented at the time as Steward of the Year.

BACKGROUND: There is a clear objective to recognize the outstanding contributions of a BC/Yukon PIPSC member active on an executive or in committee work of a constituent body for the Region.

We kindly ask that you register by Monday January 15, 2018.

Members of the Ottawa South Branch are cordially invited to attend with their teenage child a workshop for Teens and Financial Literacy (Parents optional) The seminar is full and we cannot accept any more registr

2018 QUINTE BRANCH AGM Date: January 24, 2018 (REVISED DATE) Location: Fairfield Inn by Marriott – 407 North Front Street, Belleville Time: 5:30 p.m. - Meet and Greet

[566.34.9834 (Reisman)] ** CTAO Severance Grievance Update** We want to provide an update to members who filed grievances when the CRA refused to include their prior years of service with the CRA as part of the calculation of their severance pay entitlement following

566.34.9832 (Myles), 566.34.9833 (Alcock)] **PSTAR Severance Grievances Update** We want to provide an update to members who filed grievances when the CRA refused to include their years of service with the Ontario Ministry of Revenue as part of the calculatio

New Brunswick Occupational Health & Safety Act (OH&S) What is it for?

New Brunswick Public Service Labour Relations Act (PSLRA) What is it for?

Duty to Accommodate To accommodate means to modify or adjust policies, practices and facilities to eliminate their discriminatory effect.

With the 2017 tax season almost here, overpayment situations caused by the Phoenix system can become particularly stressful for government employees. Pressed by public service bargaining agents, the government has taken a number of steps to ensure public servants are not out-of-pocket as a result of an overpayment.

The Ontario Regional Executive is looking for volunteers to participate in the formation of an Ontario Youth Advisory Committee.

Your NCVI Branch Executive Are Excited to Offer You and One Guest, an Opportunity to Attend the Movie - Star Wars: the Last Jedi.

Your CRPEG Bargaining team has met a number of times to prepare for the next round of negotiations. The team met on December 21st with the employer for one day of bargaining to start this next round of negotiations.

Season Greetings, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! From your AV Group Executive representing AU-CO-PG members

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.

The National Executive is pleased to announce that the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP) Group will be held on Saturday, April 7th. Details related to location and delegate selection will be made available in the coming months.

Your NUREG Bargaining team is pleased and proud to announce that on Monday December 18, 2017, NUREG and the CNSC signed NUREG’s first ever Member Ratified collective agreement. This is an historic event. We thank the CNSC for pushing the agreement through the approval process with the government 

Hello NR members, The closing date for voting of the NR group elections is being extended to January 10, 2018.  This gives members ample opportunity to vote if you have not voted yet.  Elections committee

AV Group National Newsletter Volume Four, Winter 2017

The representatives of the Quebec Region CFIA – S&A Sub-Group cordially invite you to our Annual General Meeting (AGM). WHEN?  Thursday, January 11, 2018 - 5 p.m. WHERE? 

According to our SP constitution, a member who wants to submit a by-law amendment or resolution at the 2018 AGM must send it in writing to the Executive. CHANGES TO Group BY-LAWS

To: Edmonton SP Subgroup Members Date: Friday, January 19th 2018 Time: 6:00pm (Mountain Time) Location: Hudson’s South Common, 2104 99 Street N.W. at South Edmonton Common

Season Greetings, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! From your AV Gatineau Subgroup Executive representing AU-CO-PG members

December 15, 2017 We have verified the results for the elections to Regional Representative positions on the CFIA S&A Group Executive. The following candidates were successful (names underlined) and have taken office as of December 15, 2017.

We are pleased to announce that our AFS members have voted to accept the September 23, 2017 tentative agreement to renew our collective bargaining agreement for the December 22, 2014 to December 21, 2018 period.