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Clear searchClose to 200 people marked PAFSO’s 60th anniversary at the PAFSO 60 gala, where Janine Cocker, International Assistance Program Manager in Nairobi, received the PAFSO 60 Diamond Jubilee Award. The President says the Throne Speech signals a central role for the Foreign Service but also a cap on the public service. Labour Relations Team Leader applications close June 16.
Read the updateThe President welcomes the new cabinet, including Anita Anand as Minister of Foreign Affairs, but says sending more diplomats abroad will require real investment and calls for a proper foreign policy review, the first in 20 years. Members are invited to join PAFSO’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and tickets remain for the June 4 PAFSO 60 Diamond Jubilee Celebration.
Read the updateThe President notes that Mark Carney’s minority win followed a campaign focused on sovereignty, trade and Canada’s place in the world, and PAFSO looks forward to sharing its priorities with the new government. The PAFSO Breakfast on tariffs with Rambod Behboodi is on YouTube, and members can now buy more than two tickets for PAFSO 60 on June 4.
Read the updateLabour Relations Advisor Jake Baizana retires at the end of April, and Alain Njima Ekombo, formerly with the Union of National Employees and GAC, takes over his files. PAFSO has published a new guide to its representation services. Members can register for the April 29 PAFSO Breakfast on tariffs and buy tickets for PAFSO 60 on June 4.
Read the updatePAFSO’s mandamus application to compel the Government to provide functional health coverage abroad is advancing: General Manager Bertrand Myre has been cross-examined on his affidavit, and the written argument should be filed by month’s end. Nominations for the PAFSO 60 Diamond Jubilee Award are extended to April 14. The President also points members to workplace mental health resources.
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Continuing as President, Pam Isfeld says her focus will be job and career security, stronger supports for those posted abroad and members’ economic well-being. The updated FSDs take effect April 1, and FSD 51 amounts will still be based on the lowest available fare. Labour Relations Advisor applications close March 28, and Diamond Jubilee Award nominations April 4.
Read the updateThe NJC has published the new FSDs, effective April 1, with more flexible travel, more support for children with disabilities and simpler processes for common-law partners and adult dependants. PAFSO holds information sessions on March 12 and 18. Members are invited to contribute to the 60th anniversary book, Diplomatic Notes, and Diamond Jubilee Award nominations close April 4.
Read the updateThe Employer has confirmed in writing that the current WFA at IRCC will not affect FS members in rounds one to three, though about 1,200 colleagues have been notified they are affected. The new FSDs are expected in the first week of March, with PAFSO information sessions on March 12 and 18. Diamond Jubilee Award nominations close April 4.
Read the updateTreasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor has signed off on the new FSDs, due for publication March 1 and in effect April 1. IRCC plans to cut about 3,300 jobs over three years through Work Force Adjustment; the collective agreement provides protections, and PAFSO is preparing briefings. A February 27 webinar covers the future of the FS group at IRCC.
Read the updateThe December cabinet shuffle, which made Ginette Petitpas Taylor President of the Treasury Board, delayed final sign-off on the new FSDs, but prorogation does not stop it, and PAFSO hopes the directives will be in place by April. Diamond Jubilee Award nominations are open until April 4, and a member volunteer is sought for the Nominations Committee.
Read the updateJournalists: for comment from PAFSO or an interview with the President, contact Andrew Elliott, Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations Officer.
