Collective bargaining update

The Collective Bargaining page provides information on the status of collective bargaining between the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and bargaining agents.

Updates available – December 2022

Aircraft Operations (AO)
Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP)
Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey (NR)
Border Services (FB)
Commerce and Purchasing (CP) (formerly Audit, Commerce and Purchasing (AV))
Comptrollership (CT) (formerly Financial Management (FI))
Correctional Services (CX)
Economics and Social Science Services (EC)
Education and Library Science (EB)
Electronics (EL)
Foreign Service (FS)
Health Services (SH)
Information Technology (IT) (formerly Computer Systems (CS))
Operational Services (SV)
Police Operations Support (PO)
Program and Administrative Services (PA)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regular Members and Reservists (RM)
Ship Repair East Coast (SR (E))
Ship Repair West Coast (SR (W))
Technical Services (TC)
Translation (TR)

Bargaining units:

Air Traffic Control (AI)

Bargaining status: In progress

June 30, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 30, 2019
The current AI collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: UNIFOR

Collective agreement expiry date: June 30, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Aircraft Operations (AO) New

Bargaining status: In progress

September 26, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

May 19, 2020
The AO collective agreement was signed and covers an eight-year period from January 26, 2015 to January 25, 2023

Bargaining agent: Canadian Federal Pilots Association (CFPA)

Collective agreement expiry date: January 25, 2023

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP) New

Bargaining status: In progress

August 2022 – December 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- December 6–8, 2022
- October 4-6, 2022
- August 30-31, 2022
July 14, 2022
The parties exchanged their proposals

June 6, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 30, 2019
The current SP collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)

Collective agreement expiry date: September 30, 2022

Dispute resolution Mechanism: Arbitration
Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey (NR) New

Bargaining status: In progress

September 7, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 20, 2019
The current NR collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)

Collective agreement expiry date: September 30, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Border Services (FB) New

Bargaining status: In progress

June 2022 – December 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- December 13–15, 2022
- November 15–17, 2022
- September 27-29, 2022
- June 16-17, 2022
February 21, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

December 1, 2021
The current FB collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)

Collective agreement expiry date: June 20, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Conciliation
Commerce and Purchasing (CP) (formerly Audit, Commerce and Purchasing (AV)) New

Bargaining status: In progress

November 10 and 15, 2022
The parties exchanged their proposals

June 9, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 30, 2019
The current AV collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)

Collective agreement expiry date: June 21, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Comptrollership (CT) (formerly Financial Management (FI)) New

Bargaining status: Complete

December 2, 2022
The current CT collective agreement was signed

October 21, 2022
A tentative agreement was reached

June 2022 – October 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- October 11, 2022
- October 4, 2022
- September 27 and 28, 2022
- June 14 and 15, 2022
September 27, 2019
The Association of Canadian Financial Officers was certified to represent Comptrollership members

Bargaining agent: Association of Canadian Financial Officers (ACFO)

Collective agreement expiry date: November 6, 2026

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Correctional Services (CX) New

Bargaining status: In progress

December 14, 2022
The parties exchanged their proposals

June 22, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

January 5, 2021
The current CX collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Union of Canadian Correctional Officers / Syndicat des agents correctionnels du Canada/ la Confédération des syndicats nationaux (UCCO-SACC-CSN)

Collective agreement expiry date: May 31, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Conciliation
Economics and Social Science Services (EC) New

Bargaining status: In progress

November 10, 2022
The Canadian Association of Professional Employees filed a request for arbitration with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board, to conclude negotiations for the renewal of the EC collective agreement. The arbitration board is currently being established

March 2022–November 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- November 3 and 4, 2022 (mediation)
- June 22, 2022
- June 9 and 10, 2022
- May 25 and 26, 2022
- May 5 and 6, 2022
- March 17 and 18, 2022
March 17, 2022
The parties exchanged their proposals

February 18, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 28, 2019
The current EC collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE)

Collective agreement expiry date: June 21, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Education and Library Science (EB) New

Bargaining status: In progress

November 2022–December 2022
Public Interest Commission (PIC) hearings occurred:
- December 12 and 13, 2022
- November 21, 2022
The PIC report will follow.

May 18, 2022
The Public Service Alliance of Canada filed for a Public Interest Commission with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board, to conclude negotiations for the renewal of the EB collective agreement

September 2021 – May 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- May 11-12, 2022
- March 8-10, 2022
- January 11-13, 2022
- November 8-10, 2021
- September 14-16, 2021
June 2021 – September 2022
The PSAC common table negotiation sessions occurred:
- September 20-23, 2022
- September 12-14, 2022
- March 29-31, 2022
- February 1-3, 2022
- December 14-15, 2021
- November 2-4, 2021
- September 27-29, 2021
- June 14-15, 2021
June 23, 2021
The parties exchanged their proposals

June 22-23, 2021
Negotiation sessions occurred

February 26, 2021
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

November 6, 2020
The current EB collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)

Collective agreement expiry date: June 30, 2021

Dispute resolution mechanism: Conciliation
Electronics (EL) New

Bargaining status: In progress

December 12, 2022
The parties exchanged their proposals

May 2, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 23, 2019
The current EL collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent:International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers - Local 2228 (IBEW)

Collective agreement expiry date: August 31, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Foreign Service (FS) New

Bargaining status: In progress

October 2022 – November 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- November 22–24, 2022
- October 25–27, 2022
June 28, 2022
The parties exchanged their proposals

March 3, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 1, 2019
The current FS collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO)

Collective agreement expiry date: June 30, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: to be determined
Health Services (SH) New

Bargaining status: In progress

November 8 and 9, 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred

August 26, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 30, 2019
The current SH collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)

Collective agreement expiry date: September 30, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Information Technology (IT) (formely Computer Systems (CS) group) New

Bargaining status: In progress

February 2022 – December 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- December 13–15, 2022
- November 1–3, 2022
- September 20-21, 2022
- June 27-29, 2022
- May 17-19, 2022
- April 5-7, 2022
- February 8-10, 2022
February 4, 2022
The parties exchanged their proposals

December 10, 2021
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

February 26, 2021
The current IT/CS collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)

Collective agreement expiry date: December 21, 2021

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Law Practitioner (LP)

Bargaining status: Not yet started
Previous round of bargaining history

September 5, 2019
The current LP collective agreement was signed

The retroactive were implemented within one-hundred and eighty (180) days after the signature of the agreement.

The retroactive changes that required manual processing by compensation advisors were implemented five-hundred and sixty (560) days after the date of the signature of the agreement.

July 17, 2019
A tentative settlement was reached

July 4 and July 16, 2019
Subsequent negotiation discussions were held

June 2019 – December 2018
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- June 25 to 26, 2019
- March 26-28, 2019
- February 8, 2019
- December 17-18, 2018
November 23, 2018
The parties exchanged their proposals

July 23, 2018
Notice to bargain was served by the Bargaining Agent
Bargaining agent: Association of Justice Counsel (AJC)

Collective agreement expiry date: May 9, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: to be determined
Operational Services (SV) New

Bargaining status: In progress

November 2022 – December 2022
Public Interest Commission (PIC) hearings occurred:
- December 20 and 21, 2022
- December 8, 2022
- November 29 and 30, 2022
The PIC report will follow.

May 18, 2022
The Public Service Alliance of Canada filed for a Public Interest Commission with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board, to conclude negotiations for the renewal of the SV collective agreement

June 2021 – October 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- October 11-14, 2022 (mediation)
- May 4-5, 2022
- March 1-3, 2022
- January 18-20, 2022
- October 26-28, 2021
- September 21-23, 2021
- June 16-17, 2021
June 2021 – September 2022
The PSAC common table negotiation sessions occurred:
- September 20-23, 2022 (mediation)
- September 12-14, 2022 (mediation)
- March 29-31, 2022
- February 1-3, 2022
- December 14-15, 2021
- November 2-4, 2021
- September 27-29, 2021
- June 14-15, 2021
June 17, 2021
The parties exchanged their proposals

April 6, 2021
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

November 6, 2020
The current SV collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)

Collective agreement expiry date: August 4, 2021

Dispute resolution mechanism: Conciliation
Police Operations Support (PO) New

Bargaining status: In progress

July 2021 – December 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- December 21 and 22, 2022
- December 1, 2022
- November 7–9, 2022
- October 12-14, 2022
- September 13-15, 2022
- July 12-14, 2022
- June 1-3, 2022
- May 4-5, 2022
- April 19-21, 2022
- March 9-10, 2022
- February 22-24, 2022
- February 10, 2022
- January 25-27, 2022
- January 5-7, 2022
- November 3, 2021
- October 5-7, 2021
- July 26-28, 2021
May 27, 2021
The parties exchanged their proposals

May 8, 2018
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

March 1, 2018
The Canadian Union of Public Employees was certified to represent the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Police Operations Support (PO) group

Bargaining agent: Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

Collective agreement expiry date: N/A

Dispute resolution mechanism: Conciliation
Program and Administrative Services (PA) New

Bargaining status: In progress

November 2022–December 2022
Public Interest Commission (PIC) hearings occurred:
- November 28–December 1, 2022
The PIC report will follow.

May 18, 2022
The Public Service Alliance of Canada filed for a Public Interest Commission with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board, to conclude negotiations for the renewal of the PA collective agreement

June 2021 – October 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- October 4-7, 2022
- April 27-28, 2022
- March 22-24, 2022
- February 17-18, 2022
- October 26-28, 2021
- September 21-23, 2021
- June 22-23, 2021
June 2021 – September 2022
The PSAC common table negotiation sessions occurred:
- September 20-23, 2022 (mediation)
- September 12-14, 2022 (mediation)
- March 29-31, 2022
- February 1-3, 2022
- December 14-15, 2021
- November 2-4, 2021
- September 27-29, 2021
- June 14-15, 2021
June 23, 2021
The parties exchanged their proposals

June 22-23, 2021
Negotiation sessions occurred
February 22, 2021
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

October 23, 2020
The current PA collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)

Collective agreement expiry date: June 20, 2021

Dispute resolution mechanism: Conciliation
Radio Operations (RO)

Bargaining status: In progress

June 21-23, 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred

June 21, 2022
The parties exchanged their proposals

February 9, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

September 3, 2019
The current RO collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: UNIFOR

Collective agreement expiry date: April 30, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Conciliation
Research (RE)

Bargaining status: In progress

September 29, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 30, 2019
The current RE collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)

Collective agreement expiry date: September 30, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Conciliation
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regular Members and Reservists (RM) New

Bargaining status: In progress

December 9, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 6, 2021
The current RM collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: National Police Federation

Collective agreement expiry date: March 31, 2023

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Ship Repair Chargehands (SR (C))

Bargaining status: In progress

July 7, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 23, 2019
The current SR (C) collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Federal Government Dockyard Chargehands Association (FGDCA)

Collective agreement expiry date: March 31, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Ship Repair East Coast (SR (E)) New

Bargaining status: In progress

November 21, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 30, 2019
The current SR (E) collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Federal Government Dockyard Trades and Labour Council (East) (FGDTLC(E))

Collective agreement expiry date: December 31, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Ship Repair West Coast (SR (W)) New

Bargaining status: In progress

October 21, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 30, 2019
The current SR (W) collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Federal Government Dockyard Trades and Labour Council (Esquimalt) (West) (FGDTLC(W))

Collective agreement expiry date: January 30, 2023

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Ships’ Officers (SO)

Bargaining status: In progress

May 3, 2022
The Canadian Merchant Service Guild filed for arbitration with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board

March 1-3, 2022
The parties participated in mediation

July 2021 – October 2021
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- October 4-6, 2021
- July 14-16, 2021
July 14, 2021
The parties exchanged their proposals

December 8, 2020
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

November 15, 2018
The current SO collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Canadian Merchant Service Guild (CMSG)

Collective agreement expiry date: March 31, 2018

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
Technical Services (TC) New

Bargaining status: In progress

December 2022
Public Interest Commission (PIC) hearings occurred:
- December 9, 2022
The PIC report will follow.

May 18, 2022
The Public Service Alliance of Canada filed for a Public Interest Commission with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board, to conclude negotiations for the renewal of the TC collective agreement

June 2021 – October 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- October 18-21, 2022 (mediation)
- May 11-12, 2022
- March 22-24, 2022
- January 25-27, 2022
- November 8-10, 2021
- September 14-16, 2021
- June 16-17, 2021
June 2021 – September 2022
The PSAC common table negotiation sessions occurred:
- September 20-23, 2022 (mediation)
- September 12-14, 2022 (mediation)
- March 29-31, 2022
- February 1-3, 2022
- December 14-15, 2021
- November 2-4, 2021
- September 27-29, 2021
- June 14-15, 2021
June 16, 2021
The parties exchanged their proposals

February 22, 2021
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

October 23, 2020
The current TC collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)

Collective agreement expiry date: June 21, 2021

Dispute resolution mechanism: Conciliation
Translation (TR) New

Bargaining status: In progress

March 2022 – November 2022
Negotiation sessions occurred:
- November 14–16, 2022 (mediation)
- October 24–26, 2022 (mediation)
- June 14-16, 2022
- May 17-19, 2022
- April 19-21, 2022
- March 29-31, 2022
March 9, 2022
The parties exchanged their proposals

December 20, 2021
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 28, 2019
The current TR collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE)
Collective agreement expiry date: April 18, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration
University Teaching (UT)

Bargaining status: In progress

July 11, 2022
Notice to bargain was served by the bargaining agent

August 30, 2019
The current UT collective agreement was signed

Bargaining agent: Canadian Military Colleges Faculty Association (CMCFA)

Collective agreement expiry date: June 30, 2022

Dispute resolution mechanism: Arbitration

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Collective bargaining update

Updates available – December 2022

Bargaining units:

Air Traffic Control (AI)

Aircraft Operations (AO) New

Applied Science and Patent Examination (SP) New

Architecture, Engineering and Land Survey (NR) New

Border Services (FB) New

Commerce and Purchasing (CP) (formerly Audit, Commerce and Purchasing (AV)) New

Comptrollership (CT) (formerly Financial Management (FI)) New

Correctional Services (CX) New

Economics and Social Science Services (EC) New

Education and Library Science (EB) New

Electronics (EL) New

Foreign Service (FS) New

Health Services (SH) New

Information Technology (IT) (formely Computer Systems (CS) group) New

Law Practitioner (LP)

Operational Services (SV) New

Police Operations Support (PO) New

Program and Administrative Services (PA) New

Radio Operations (RO)

Research (RE)

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Regular Members and Reservists (RM) New

Ship Repair Chargehands (SR (C))

Ship Repair East Coast (SR (E)) New

Ship Repair West Coast (SR (W)) New

Ships’ Officers (SO)

Technical Services (TC) New

Translation (TR) New

University Teaching (UT)

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