Classification Renewal: Changes to Various Occupational Groups (PA, CS, FI and AU

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, in discussion with bargaining agents and a number of departments, has been undertaking a classification renewal exercise for the past several years. Parts of the current classification program’s occupational groups were put into place in the 1960s and need to be updated to reflect the work of today’s modern public service. An updated classification system is an important element of public service renewal.

As a result of this renewal, in the coming years changes will be made to update some occupational groups to modernize and classify jobs. This update will be done in a way that aligns similar work, and that reflects the work employees are doing in the public service today.

Three classification conversions are expected to be implemented:

• The Computer Systems (CS) group will change to a new occupational group called Information Technology (IT).
• The Program and Administrative Services (PA) group will be restructured to five new sub-groups. Additionally, Negotiation, Mediation and Conciliation work currently classified as “PM-MCO” will become a new group of the same name, with a new acronym “MN”.
• A new Comptrollership (CT) group will be created to bring together work in the areas of financial management, as well as external and internal audit.

The work required to prepare for these changes before they go into effect will take a number of years. Information about these changes will be rolled-out internally across the department over the course of several years, and as implementation milestones approach. 

For more information on upcoming classification conversion exercises, please visit the classification renewal initiative section on Treasury Board Secretariat’s GCpedia page. If any further questions, managers are encouraged to submit a request through the through the Human Resources Service Centre.