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The CFIA-VM election committee has verified the results for the 2026 elections, where 108 ballots were cast in the election. The following candidates have been elected to the CFIA-VM executive for a two-year term, and will take office immediately: Paolete Soto – BC/Yukon representative (acclaimed) William Sean Marshall – NCR representative (acclaimed) Karla Furey – …

This is your election toolkit to inform you about the election to the CFIA-VM Group Executive. Voting can only be done by accessing your account on the PIPSC voting system. You will receive an email that voting is opening on February 2, 2026. If you have a change of email address, please send an email …

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency – Veterinary Medicine (CFIA-VM) Group executive is seeking nominations for the following positions:   BC/Yukon Representative – 2-year term NCR Representative – 2-year term Prairies/NWT Representative – 2-year term Member-at-Large – 2-year term   Members are encouraged to participate in this union leadership opportunity. Please disconnect from the government’s VPN …

The CFIA-VM Ontario Sub-Group will be holding its Annual General Meeting on July 26, 2025. WHEN: 12 to 3 pm  WHERE: Indias Taste Brampton, Unit 16, 900 Ray Lawson Blvd, Brampton ON An evite will be sent to the sub-group members.  

A Pattern Two Decades in the Making When veterinarian Dr. Julie Paré won her arbitration case in 2021, she thought the hard part was over. An independent arbitrator had ordered CFIA to update her job description, recognizing the significant new responsibilities she’d taken on as a Program Officer. The arbitrator’s decision was clear: her role had …

On May 8th, PIPSC made formal submissions to the Federal Court as part of judicial review challenging the employer’s classification decision of the Veterinary Program Officer/Evaluator/Analyst VM-03 (decision 59652) job description. While PIPSC previously secured several improvements to this job description at the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board (PSLREB), the employer nonetheless upheld …

On May 8, 2025, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) denied PIPSC’s classification grievance against the 2016 version of the VM-02 Supervisory Veterinarian job description (Decision 59668). This decision comes despite significant additions to the job description secured through the grievance process in 2016. Following those improvements, the Agency refused to issue a classification decision …

PIPSC members of the Pay Equity Committee are happy to report that the joint Pay Equity Committee will be issuing Job Information Questionnaires to a selection of CFIA members. These surveys serve as a vital for identifying and attributing value to what you do within the organization. Selected PIPSC members can expect to find questionnaires …

On Friday 14 March, 2025 PIPSC presented the classification grievance hearing concerning the VM-02 Supervisory Veterinarian job (Decision 59668) . The hearing went smoothly, with many grievers in attendance, each having the opportunity to share their insights and contribute to the discussion. We presented a robust case, offering all necessary arguments to support the reclassification …

The CFIA-VM election committee has verified the results for the 2025 elections after 118 ballots were cast in the election. The following candidates have been elected to the CFIA-VM executive for two-year terms, and will take office immediately: Krista Puddester – Atlantic Representative (acclaimed) Cheick Sidibé – Québec Representative (acclaimed) Ayman Soryal – Ontario Representative …