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​​​​​​​As part of Canada 150, a Government of Canada priority, our members are engaged in building events and other initiatives. But many of our members are also keenly aware that Canada 150 carries many inherent contradictions.

The government of Canada, which employs more than two hundred thousand federal public servants, including the members of CAPE, is celebrating National Public Service Week this year from June 11 to 17.

The authorized domain names for CAPE’s official website are “www.acep-cape.ca” and “www.cape-acep.ca”. CAPE is concerned that the domain name “www.cape-acep.com” is confusingly similar to its authorized domain names and may be misleading to CAPE members and members of the public, particularly since the website has also featured CAPE’s graphics and logo in the past.

It's official! The EC and TR collective agreements were signed earlier this afternoon.

The new collective agreements take effect once they are signed by both parties. The collective agreements should be signed on May 24, 2017.

The retroactive period is from the effective date of the salary revision (June 22, 2014 for ECs – April 19, 2014 for TRs) up to and including the day before the collective agreement is signed on May 24th, 2017. If you were an employee anytime during this period, you are entitled to retroactive pay.

Representatives from several public service unions reacted cautiously to the creation on April 27 of a government working group to tackle the Phoenix pay system.

In the 2017 budget, the Liberal government announced plans to allow new parents greater flexibility over parental leave.

Our National Executive Committee is the body responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities at CAPE. It’s made up of members just like you, who are elected by the membership.

Now that the tentative agreements have been ratified by the EC and TR membership, the new collective agreements take effect once they are signed by both parties.