Update Your Password
On Tuesday, December 14 we sent members an email to update their passwords in our new membership system.
Federal Election: Where do the parties stand on topics of importance to CAPE members?
A general election campaign is currently underway, with voting day coming up on April 28. Before you vote, take a look at what the federal parties are saying about key topics of interest for the federal public sector.
RCMP CMs – What does this new agreement mean for you, and what comes next?
On April 14, CAPE announced that it had reached a tentative collective agreement for RCMP CMs (SP-ESS and SP-TRL). The collective bargaining committee unanimously recommend the terms of the agreement…
Press release: CAPE joins nearly 70 academics in sounding the alarm about the future of French within the federal government
As the federal election campaign ramps up, debates often fail to address a key issue in the country’s democratic vitality: the future of French in the state apparatus. The Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE), which represents federal government translators, interpreters and terminologists, adds its voice to a group of nearly 70 academics (letter in French only) calling on political parties to commit to reversing the reckless cuts threatening the quality of the French language.
CAPE reaches tentative agreements for the RCMP civilian members with Treasury Board
The Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) announced today that a tentative agreement has been reached with the Treasury Board Secretariat for the RCMP civilian members (CM) classified as ESS and TRL.
CAPE and European Public Service Union discuss strategies for securing telework rights
On March 11, 2025, CAPE presented The Fight for Telework: A Future for Canadian Federal Employees to the European Public Service Union (EPSU) Standing Committee for National and EU…
Press release: CAPE calls for Canada’s Public Sector Pension plan to divest from Tesla
Today, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees is calling on the Canadian Public Sector Pension Investment Board, and all pension funds in Canada, to divest from all Tesla holdings.
Update on special levy
As a follow up to our January 15 message about the implementation of a special levy to strengthen the Defence Fund, as voted on by members at the 2024 AGM, we would like to inform…
Callout for volunteers for CAPE’s Member Conduct Roster
CAPE is looking for volunteers to join the 2025-2028 Member Conduct Roster (MCR), pursuant to By-law 5. By-law 5 provides a framework for acceptable member conduct and the…
Press release: Canadian government undermines French language with reckless Translation Bureau cuts
On the Journée de la Francophonie, the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) is condemning the Translation Bureau’s new five-year business plan that will shrink the bureau’s workforce by nearly 25%, directly undermining the rights of francophone Canadians to access information of equal quality to that enjoyed by anglophones and damaging the integrity of both official languages in Canada.
