Audit, Financial and Scientific Group
Present: Doug Mason (President). Regional Representatives: Shawn Gillis (Ontario and Treasurer), Mark Muench (CS National Consultation Representative), Phil Choo (BC / Yukon), Manny Costain (CS Regional Representative and Secretary), Robert Trudeau (Prairies/NWT), Brian Hassall (HQ), Allaudin Alibhai (NCR IT), Steve Parent (Quebec), and Al Ravjiani (Toronto).
Absent: Chris Roach (Vice-President and Atlantic Regional Representative).
On January 29, 2018, PIPSC President Debi Daviau met with Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier for the first time at the Canada Revenue Agency headquarters in Ottawa.
A number of issues of particular significance to our CRA members were discussed, including the distribution of the audit workload at Agency offices across Canada; the need for more resources to tackle international tax evasion; and the delay in the Employer signing the recent collective agreement.
On December 13, 2017, Member of Parliament Sheri Benson (Saskatoon West) presented a petition to the House of Commons on behalf of the Professional Institute about the Canada Revenue Agency’s Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Service Modernization initiative.
Minister of National Revenue Diane Lebouthillier has since tabled her response (below).
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 a spell with the Ontario Ministry of Revenue. The matter is currently scheduled to proceed at the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on January 23-25, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario.
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 calculation of their severance pay entitlement. The matter is currently scheduled to proceed at the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board on January 23-25, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario.
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.
We have notified our employer of our voting results so they can complete their ratification process and arrange a signing date as soon as possible.
Pay adjustments are retroactive with other contract changes being effective upon the parties signing the agreement.
July 13, 2017 AFS Strategic Planning and July 15, 2017 AFS Executive Meeting
Dear AFS Member,
On September 23rd, 2017 your AFS bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with CRA to renew the AFS collective agreement. This agreement must be ratified by the AFS membership. Please find below your ratification information kit in preparation for the ratification vote that will be held between December 6th and noon December 20th, 2017 (Eastern Time).