A Message to Members Ahead of the 2025 AGM

To our delegates, our stewards, our Board, our staff, and every member across the country who gives their time, energy, and conviction to this union: thank you. You are the people who keep PIPSC strong. You are the reason we move forward, even in challenging times. And you are the reason Canadians continue to trust the essential work of the federal public service.

Your expertise, your professionalism, and your commitment to the public good have guided everything we achieved together this year.

When I began my term in January, we faced real and immediate pressures. Our internal systems were strained. Our financial situation required careful attention. Governance gaps needed to be addressed. There was noise – a lot of it – and it threatened to distract us from our purpose.

We approached these challenges with clarity, honesty, and collaboration. The work was not always easy. At times it required difficult conversations and sustained focus. But we met the moment.

Because of this collective effort, PIPSC enters the coming year stronger and more focused than we have been in some time. We are steady. We are aligned. And we are ready.

As we look ahead, we carry forward the  progress we have made and the strength we have rebuilt. Our work is far from finished, but we are better positioned than ever to meet the challenges and opportunities before us.

Thank you for your commitment, your confidence, and your service. It is an honour to lead this organization, and a privilege to build our future together.


7 November 2017
Medical Radiation Therapist (MRT) Week, which recognizes the essential role these professionals play in Canada’s healthcare system, runs from November 5 to 11, 2017.

3 November 2017
We have received several inquiries about the impact of the Phoenix pay system on retroactive pay for members who signed new collective agreements this year.

27 October 2017
After years of advocacy, the Treasury Board has agreed to negotiate the addition of non-oral contraceptives to the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP).

6 October 2017
Radio-Canada and the CBC have reported this week that Phoenix was “doomed from the start.” The reason? The business case prepared in 2009 under the previous government “lacked proper risk analysis and was politically motivated.” In the words of former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page, “You look at this business case, you can drive trucks through some of the holes under the risk analysis.”

3 October 2017
In light of the Phoenix fiasco and as part of a commitment made to bargaining agents to make it easier for their members to obtain information about their pay, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSCPC) has just released its Pay Bulletin for September.

2 October 2017
The Institute has just filed two new policy grievances on Phoenix-related issues, accusing the Treasury Board of failing to implement the terms of the AV and SP Group collective agreements within the specified timeframe (120 and 90 days respectively).