The 2018 SP Annual General Meeting (AGM), your forum to provide direction to your Executive, will be held in the National Capital Region on Saturday, April 7th, 2018 at the Delta hotel, 101 Lyon street, Ottawa. In accordance with the group constitution, interested members are invited to apply to become voting delegates for the AGM. The Executive shall determine the selection of delegates.
The PIPSC DND Ottawa Gatineau Branch AGM was held 16 January 2018 at the Salon Royal in the Casino Lac Leamy.
Lynn Mayes was re-elected Vice President for an additional two (2) year term.
David Topp was acclaimed to continue to serve as the Secretary for an additional two (2) year term.
David Sutherland was re-elected Member at Large for an additional two (2) year term.
Kerry Leiba was elected Member at Large for a two (2) year term.
James Kuang was elected Member at Large for a two (2) year term.
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You are cordially invited to attend the Montreal City AFS Sub-Group’s AGM and the Montreal Center Branch on:
Friday, February 23rd, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.
La Plaza – Salles de réception
420 Sherbrooke Ouest, Montréal
Guest Speaker: Debi Daviau, PIPSC president, Yvon Brodeur, Quebec Region Director and Steve Parent, AFS Group Regional Representative
Important notes:
A meal will be provided to the first hundred (100) registered participants.
On January 29, 2018, PIPSC President Debi Daviau met with Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier for the first time at the Canada Revenue Agency headquarters in Ottawa.
A number of issues of particular significance to our CRA members were discussed, including the distribution of the audit workload at Agency offices across Canada; the need for more resources to tackle international tax evasion; and the delay in the Employer signing the recent collective agreement.
On December 13, 2017, Member of Parliament Sheri Benson (Saskatoon West) presented a petition to the House of Commons on behalf of the Professional Institute about the Canada Revenue Agency’s Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Service Modernization initiative.
Minister of National Revenue Diane Lebouthillier has since tabled her response (below).
APPLIED SCIENCE & PATENT EXAMINATION (SP) GROUP
2018 Bargaining Team (B.T.)
The SP Group is going back to bargaining soon as the collective agreement will expire on September 30, 2018. In response to member’s wishes, the SP Executive has decided in favor of a Call for Interest for three (3) non-executive members.