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The Greater Vancouver Branch, Surrey-White Rock Branch and SP Lower Mainland Sub Group invite you to celebrate Labour Day with fellow PIPSC members, families and the broader labour community!  Enjoy an afternoon of music, games, food, children’s activities and conversations about the labour movement. This event is hosted jointly with the Vancouver & New Westminster District …

June 3, 2026 Welcome and Introductions The President, Roberta McArthur, called the meeting to order at 5:18pm. A round table of all attendees was done. A list of attendees is attached in Appendix 1. Motion: Call meeting to order (Roberta, Evan), Carried Approval of the Agenda The agenda was reviewed. MOTION: To approve the agenda …

Minutes for Lower Mainland BC SP Sub Group Executive Meeting – May 19 2026 Date: May 19, 2026 Time: 5:30 PM Location: Bin 4 Burger Lounge, 2350 Boundary Road, Burnaby, B.C.  Executive Members Tanya Evans Tim Powers Lola Bryson – Regrets Philip Bartha Bryan Chen Marianne Quat Hugo Wong Helen Lu Special Guests: Denis Semail …

Join us for a dine-out series of events hosted by the SP 401 Burrard Sub-Group, the SP Lower Mainland BC Sub-Group, and the BC/Yukon Young Professionals Committee! Members of all ages are welcome. When: Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 5:30 PMWhere: Torafuku, a Michelin-recommended restaurant, 958 Main St, Vancouver, BC Cost: PIPSC will cover up …

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 …

The SP Group has initiated the bargaining process. Learn more about what to expect in this round of bargaining.  In accordance with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act (FPSLRA), the bargaining team has formally initiated the process leading to the next round of negotiations with the Treasury Board. On May 28, we served notice …

Date: April 13, 2026 Time: 5:30 PM Location: Old Spaghetti Factory, 53 Water Street, Vancouver, B.C.  Executive Members Tanya Evans Tim Powers Lola Bryson – Regrets Philip Bartha Bryan Chen Marianne Quat – Regrets Hugo Wong Helen Lu Special Guests: Rob MacDonald – Former Member of Vancouver SP Sub Group  Carol Ng – Vancouver SP …

Please note that it has taken some time to get this newsletter to print. Since then, we’ve had rounds of WFA, RTO-4 announcements, an extremely successful Bargaining Conference, and a demonstration of about 70 scientists in lab coats on Parliament Hill that garnered significant media attention. At the risk of appearing out of touch with …

PIPSC Victoria SP Subgroup Annual General Meeting 2025.02.27, at PGC/IOS, at PFC, & via Zoom In Attendance: Executive: Kaz Shimamura – President Katrina Johnson – Vice President Michelle Côté – Treasurer Alison Bird – Secretary Rob Price – Member-at-Large (M-a-L) Benny Wong – M-a-L Cory Lagasse – M-a-L Georgine Pastershank – M-a-L Chengdong Fang – …

Date: Tuesday, June 02, 2026. Location:  Private room in The New Desi Zaiqa Restaurant, inside Collingwood Mall,  2121 Carling Ave, Ottawa, ON K2A 1H2 (free parking available). REGISTRATION   5:30 PM BUSINESS MEETING  6:00 PM TENTATIVE AGENDA RVSP to mmikhail@pipsc.ca by Tuesday, May 26, 2026.  Please include your PIPSC Membership Number,PIPSC Sub Group, and workplace information. …