Pay Bulletins

The Government of Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) reached a joint agreement to compensate up to 125,000 current and 35,000 former employees who may have been impacted by the Phoenix pay system. This agreement, co-developed by PSAC and the federal government, applies to employees, former employees and the estates of deceased employees represented by PSAC. The agreement also extends to employees in excluded PSAC positions.

This agreement, which provides compensation for fiscal years 2016 to 2020, includes a lump sum payment as described:

• 2016–2017: $1,000
• 2017–2018: $500
• 2018–2019: $500
• 2019–2020: $500

Additional information in regards to the lump sum payment will be communicated at a later date.

This information applies to Executives (EX), unrepresented, excluded and represented employees.

Following consultations with bargaining agents, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has decided to continue the postponement of the automatic cash-out of vacation and compensatory leave for 2021.

The vacation and compensatory leave payouts will not be automatically cashed-out in 2021, unless requested by the employee.

The next automatic cash out date of excess hours will be, in most cases, on March 31, 2022, or as stipulated in the relevant collective agreement.

Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has announced the launch of a new pension and benefits email notification system that will provide members with direct and timely information about the public service pension and benefit plans.

This new system was developed to respond to the results of the 2019 Public Service Pension and Benefit Plans Member Survey, which indicated that the majority of plan members prefer to receive information about their pension and benefits by email.

Members can subscribe to receive information directly using the email address of their choice and customize the information they receive by selecting the plans that interest them. These preferences can be updated at any time and will ensure members always receive information about what matters most to them. The best part is that members will receive this information as soon as it becomes available!