May 7-13 is the Canadian Mental Health Association's (CMAS) Mental Health Week. Every May for the last 67 years, Canadians in communities, schools, workplaces and the House of Commons have joined forces to #GETLOUD by speaking out and challenging the stigma and discrimination that too often accompany mental illness.

Mental Health Week slogan "Get Loud" with PIPSC signature

 

One in five Canadians experience a mental health issue or illness each year. That impacts all of us, in our communities, at home and at work. Countless Canadians aren't getting the care they need and then end up in emergency rooms looking for help.

With most adults spending more of their waking hours at work than anywhere else, addressing mental health in the workplace is especially critical. For many years, Canadian unions have been involved in building workplaces that support mental as well as physical health and safety.

 

What unions like PIPSC are doing

We:

What you can doPIPSC Mental Health Guide Cover image

You can:

  • Download your copy of PIPSC Mental Health Resource Guide! The Guide is a comprehensive tool-kit that will help you recognize the signs of mental illness, provides advice on starting these difficult conversations and includes information on where to access resources for support. 
  • Speak up. Talk openly about mental health. Talking openly about mental health, with people you feel safe with, can end the silence and shame around mental health problems.
  • Be a friend to someone you know is struggling. You can be the friend who opens up a conversation.
  • #GETLOUD on social media: check out the CMHA toolkit for shareable images and sample posts and tweets.

We all have an important role to play in ensuring that our workplaces are mentally healthy and with this guide you will be better equipped to deal with what is quickly becoming the mental health epidemic.

Together we can break the stigma!

Your local SH-subgroup would like to invite you out for some food & comedy.

WHO: Your local Halifax SH-subgroup

WHAT: Dinner & Comedy Night

WHENWednesday, May 16th @ 7:00pm

(Dinner first then comics at 8:30pm)

WHERE: Bearly’s House of Blues & Ribs

1269 Barrington Street
Halifax  (902) 423-2526

(some parking beside building, or street parking)

Delegate Count by Group and Region as of December 31st 2017 - Regular and Retired Members

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Groups Delegates NCR Atlantic Quebec Ontario Prairies & NWT BC & Yukon Abroad Total
Applied Science and Patent Examination Group

24

3,438 698 876 802 794 724 2 7,334
Audit, Commerce and Purchasing Group

17

3,402 481 407 316 352 248 5 5,211
Audit, Financial and Scientific Group

37

4,057 607 1,336 3,122 1,307 1,059 1 11,489
BC First Nations Health Authority Group

1

0 0 0 0 0 65 0 65
CFIA - Informatics Group

1

123 22 16 7 9 6 0 183
CFIA - Science and Analytical Group

4

572 88 108 159 116 98 2 1,143
CFIA - Veterinary Medicine Group

2

98 37 117 129 126 49 0 556
Canadian Commercial Corporation Group

1

93 0 0 0 0 0 0 93
Canadian Museum of Civilization Group

1

26 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
Canadian Museum of Nature Group

1

17 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Canadian Tourism Commission Group

1

0 0 0 0 1 54 0 55
Chalk River Professional Employees Group

2

610 0 0 0 0 0 0 610
Computer Systems Group

42

9,364 939 850 768 587 429 33 12,970
Deer Lodge Centre - Medicine Group

1

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Deer Lodge Centre - Nursing Group

1

0 0 0 0 135 0 0 135
Engineering, Architecture and Land Survey Group

10

1,958 230 471 179 233 144 3 3,218
Health Services Group

10

442 453 401 645 762 317 2 3,022
House of Commons Procedural Clerks, Analysis and Reference Group

1

88 0 0 0 0 0 0 88
Juravinski Cancer Centre - Radiation Therapist

1

0 0 0 110 0 0 0 110
Manitoba Association of Government Engineers

1

0 0 0 0 167 0 0 167
NAV CANADA - Professional Employees Group

2

455 3 1 7 5 1 0 472
NB - Agriculture Group

1

0 38 0 0 0 0 0 38
NB - Engineering, Land Surveying and Architecture Group

1

0 166 0 0 0 0 0 166
NB - Legal Aid

1

0 26 0 0 0 0 0 26
NB - Veterinarians Group

1

0 23 0 0 0 0 0 23
NRC-Information Services Group

1

50 4 4 0 0 1 0 59
NRC-Library Science Group

1

18 5 11 4 3 2 0 43
NRC-Research Officers and Research Council Officers Group

5

730 108 281 94 117 161 0 1,491
NRC-Translation Group

1

4 0 1 0 0 0 1 6
National Energy Board - Professional Employees Group

1

1 2 5 1 366 6 0 381
National Film Board - Professional Group

1

0 1 118 9 3 5 1 137
National Gallery of Canada Group

1

21 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
New Brunswick Crown Counsel

1

0 48 0 0 0 0 0 48
New Brunswick Crown Prosecutor

1

0 68 0 0 0 0 0 68
Nuclear Regulatory Group

2

646 4 7 31 17 0 0 705
OSFI - Professional Employees Group

2

221 0 15 253 0 9 0 498
Regional Cancer Centres Employers Association Medical Physicists Group

1

20 0 0 79 0 0 0 99
Research Group

8

1,052 244 319 255 318 163 1 2,352
Senate Legislative Clerks Group

1

25 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Radiation Therapists Group

1

0 0 0 122 0 0 0 122
Sunnybrook Mechancial and Electronic Technologists

1

0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Radiation Therapists Group

1

0 0 0 25 0 0 0 25
University of Ottawa Information Technology Professional Group

1

220 0 0 0 0 0 0 220
Whiteshell Professional Employees Group

1

0 0 0 0 51 0 0 51
Whiteshell Technical Employees Group

1

0 0 0 0 60 0 0 60
Windsor Regional Hospital Radiation Therapists Group

1

0 0 0 33 0 0 0 33
Yukon Hospital Corporation Group

1

0 0 0 0 0 237 0 237
Retired Members Guild

8

1,138 279 336 484 326 275 4 2,842
TOTAL REGULAR AND RETIRED MEMBERS 200 28,889 4,574 5,680 7,642 5,857 4,053 55 56,750
REGIONAL DELEGATES   102 16 20 27 21 14 0 200

Delegates: Regional 200, Group 200, Retired Members Guild 8, Board of Directors 15. Consultation Team Presidents 35. Total Delegates: 458

DATE – November 2-3, 2018

LOCATION – NCR, Gatineau, QC  

HOST HOTEL / MEETING LOCATION – Hilton Lac Leamy – The Hilton will be filled on a first come, first served basis, by the first 300 registered delegates. All observers and remaining delegates will be booked at the Ramada Plaza, le Manoir du Casino Hotel (in Gatineau), overflow property.

http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/quebec/hilton-lac-leamy

OVERFLOW HOTEL – Ramada Plaza, le Manoir du Casino Hotel (in Gatineau)

http://ramadaplaza-gatineau.com

ONLINE REGISTRATION – May 7th to August 3rd, 2018 – Once notified as having been selected to attend the AGM, all Delegate and Observer have to complete the online registration form. Please note that the deadline for registration will be strictly enforced.

Delegate Selection Process

Group Presidents and Regional Directors must submit their list of approved Delegates/Observers to Julie Gagnon at jgagnon@pipsc.ca, taking into consideration the close of registration on August 3rd.  Group Presidents and Regional Directors will also need to advise us of their ancillary meetings early (for delegate registration purposes).

Once the lists are received, the National Office will communicate with each Delegate/Observer by e-mail inviting them to register online. Please note that Delegates/Observers will not be able to register until an approved list has been received from the Groups and from the Regions. 

All expenses incurred by Observers (travel, accommodation, salary replacement, all meals and incidentals) are the responsibility of the sponsoring Group or Region.

The number of delegates for the AGM is defined in By-Law 13 and in accordance with the 2018 delegate count.

Changes to Institute By-Laws

By-Law 13.7.1.2 states "No By-Law shall be enacted, repealed or amended by a General Meeting unless details of proposed changes were submitted to the Office of the Executive Secretary no later than twelve (12) weeks prior to a General Meeting." Proposed amendments to the Institute By-Laws must be submitted by August 10, 2018, by email at jgagnon@pipsc.ca.

 

Resolutions

By-Law 13.7.2.1 states "Resolutions, in writing, must be received at the Office of the Executive Secretary not less than twelve (12) weeks before the commencement of a General Meeting." Resolutions must be submitted by August 10, 2018, by email at jgagnon@pipsc.ca.

AGM resolutions are first received by the Resolutions Sub-Committee (RSC), which is comprised of the following members:

N. McCune – Chair and Chair BLPC

G. Maxwell - AC Director

S. O’Reilly - Chair Finance Committee

E. Gillis – (COO & Executive Secretary, Staff Resource)

J. Gagnon – (EA to COO, Staff Resource)

The mandate of the RSC is to consolidate, monitor and clarify resolutions for submission to the AGM. The RSC is available to help and to provide advice to sponsors regarding wording to ensure clarity and compliance with Institute By-Laws and Policies. If there is a cost associated with resolutions (financial resolutions), sponsors should submit related numbers with their resolution, for review by the RSC.

To assist in the process of writing resolutions, please refer to the pocket guideWrite that Resolution”, found on the Web site or contact a member of the RSC.

As directed by the 2013 AGM, motions presented on the AGM floor will be prioritized as follows:

  • Ones brought forward by the Board of Directors, Groups and Regions will be dealt with first
  • Those brought forward by Branches and SubGroups be dealt with next
  • Finally, those presented by individual members

Institute Fees

Pursuant to By-Law 14.2.1, which governs fees, notice is hereby given that a change in the basic monthly fee may be proposed at the 2018 Annual General Meeting.

Save the date!!! May 16th Better Together Fireside chat Panel with Debi Daviau and Robert Macdonald

Good day Victoria Branch and Victoria CRA Branch Members. This is for all PIPSC members within the Victoria Region.

Here is your chance to hear directly from Debi Daviau, PIPSC President and your BC/Yukon Regional director in a Fireside Chat panel here in Victoria.

Come and learn about what is going on with regards to;

            Pensions

            Phoenix

            Negotiations

The SP Group Executive has approved the selection of your 2018 Bargaining Team based on recommendations from the SP Group’s Negotiator and the SP Bargaining Coordinator.