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First Nations Elder welcomes PIPSC AGM Delegates     

A record number of more than 650 delegates convened in Ottawa to kick off a year-long celebration of the Institute’s 100th Anniversary. The theme of the AGM – and indeed – the 100th Anniversary – is Leading Progress.

Ottawa, November 7, 2019 – The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) will hold its 100th Annual General Meeting on November 8 and 9 in Gatineau.

The first ever PIPSC Women in Science Learning Lab brought together women and non-binary people in federal Public Sector science. Participants from across regions and groups met to take on the challenges they face in the workplace.

Good day 2019 AGM Delegates and Observers, Congratulations on having been selected to represent your constituent body at the 100th AGM, which will be held on November 8-9, at the Hilton Lac Leamy, in Gatineau, QC.

PIPSC and Treasury Board have come to an agreement on the implementation of your new Parental Leave allowance gains that were achieved during this round of negotiations.

On October 8 and 9, 2019, the Mobilization team hosted two English and two French information session for PIPSC activists, in order to promote the new tools and resources available on the Action site.

Last week, PIPSC President Debi Daviau had her first face-to-face discussion with RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. It was a positive meeting that bodes well for our future work together on workplace improvements for our RCMP members.

This year marks our 100th anniversary as a union committed to leading progress. 

Union Leave with Pay Authorization Form 2019 AGM – TAN 25894

Good day 2019 AGM Delegates and Observers, Congratulations on having been selected to represent your constituent body at the 100th AGM, which will be held on November 8-9, at the Hilton Lac Leamy, in Gatineau, QC.

Please note: The new parental allowance provisions are currently applicable to the AV, NR, RE, SH, SP, CNRC (LS, IR, RO-RCO, TR), CRA (AFS), OSFI, CNSC (NUREG), NEB and NFB collective agreements.

In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada's President Debi Daviau committed to collaborating with the new government and all parties holding the balance of power to retain a strong public service.

Letter from President Debi Daviau to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following his re-election.

Good day 2019 AGM Delegates and Observers, Congratulations on having been selected to represent your constituent body at the 100th AGM, which will be held on November 8-9, at the Hilton Lac Leamy, in Gatineau, QC.

We represent thousands of professionals at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). They collect the taxes needed to fund the public services Canadians depend on every day.

Canada’s public service has some of the world’s best scientists. And they can give us the solutions to the challenges that we face on critical issues such as climate change, food safety, water quality and disease prevention. But they need the resources to do the job.

PIPSC is celebrating its 100th Annual General Meeting. This year’s AGM theme is Leading Progress. The meeting will take place on November 8-9, 2019 at the Hilton Lac Leamy in Gatineau, QC. 

Last week, the Conservative party platform revealed cuts to government operations which will dramatically reduce public services Canadians need.

Every $1 invested in public service tax professionals will generate $4 in public revenue, an analysis by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) has confirmed

We represent 13,000 IT workers in the federal government. We’re leading the fight against overpriced consultants. We need to elect a government that will invest in a permanent, not contract, public service.

On August 29, PIPSC sent questions on our top priorities to the leaders of all the four federal parties running candidates across the country. We have summarized their responses to help you vote for public services.

With the federal election underway, the government is now in “caretaker mode” which will delay the roll-out of the next phases of the Phoenix Compensation Agreement.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Agenda Rules of Procedure for PIPSC AGM

This code was developed based on input from the delegates to the 2018 PIPSC AGM, the Advisory Council and the Board of Directors.

INTRODUCTION Rules of Procedure are to be used to facilitate the business of the meeting, not to obstruct it.

Ottawa, October 4, 2019 – PIPSC President Debi Daviau will be speaking to union members outside Place du Portage on Monday morning about the importance of electing a government that closes tax loopholes to pay for climate action.

Background The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada and the Treasury Board have reached a tentative deal on a Memorandum of Agreement to support employee wellness.

This week, students across the globe led us to the streets to call for climate action. We must listen to the science. We must put the good work of our public scientists to use.

Resolutions - Proposed Amendments to Institute By-Laws Resolutions - Policy

Ottawa, September 26, 2019 – Ninety-four percent of federal scientists say climate change is a crisis in need of immediate action. Only 20% of them think Canada is doing enough to fight and mitigate the climate crisis.

Between August 13th and September 1st of 2019, PIPSC conducted a Climate Change survey of all members of the SP and RE Groups. These two bargaining units represent almost all professional scientists employed at various departments and agencies under the jurisdiction of the Treasury Board Secretariat.

Morgan Cranny admits he doesn’t usually prioritize wage increases when it comes to bargaining. But this year is different.

Preliminary Report of Consultations on Professionals Canada proposal Based on feedback from the 2018 PIPSC Annual General Meeting, a Task Force was established in consultation with the Board of Directors and the Advisory Council to:

PIPSC marks the 50th anniversary of the coming into effect of the Official Languages Act on September 7, 1969, and the 10th anniversary of the Linguistic Duality Day celebrated annually on the second Thursday of September throughout the public service of Canada.

You give your best in your workplace and to your family, each and every day. We went into these negotiations to get agreements that acknowledge and support this – and we got results.