Pay Bulletins

As part of the upgrade from version 9.1 to version 9.2 of myEMS (PeopleSoft), which is scheduled for release on November 16, 2020, all ESDC managers must action requests for Leave with pay, Leave without pay (LWOP) for 5 days or less, and Overtime (Compensatory leave) that are pending approval in myEMS (PeopleSoft) by November 10, 2020. After this date, all previously identified leave requests that have not been processed by management will be automatically approved by the myEMS (PeopleSoft) system.

The Pension and Insurance Benefits Statement, which provides personal information about your entitlements and options, will not be issued this year due to ongoing pay system issues. The issuance of this statement will remain on hold until these issues have stabilized. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has published an Information Notice to remind you of other sources of reference for pension and insurance benefits information.

The President of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat made a series of orders that extend certain time limits found in federal public sector pension legislation. These orders help to lessen the risk that a public sector pension plan member misses an opportunity or choice related to their pension benefit, because of deadlines that they were unable to meet during the pandemic.

Refer to the Information Notice for details on the specific changes to the orders, and their impact for pension plan members.

Employees concerned that they may have missed certain pension deadlines are invited to contact the Government of Canada Pension Centre for information regarding their particular case.

Did you know that you can obtain a Confirmation of Employment letter in MyGCPay? The Confirmation of Employment letter will confirm the length of time you have been employed by the Government of Canada, as well as your current annual salary.

Employees can print the Confirmation of Employment letter once logged into MyGCPay, and provide it to their manager for signature. Refer to the Digital and Electronic Signatures infographic for more information regarding e-signatures.

In the event that an employee does not have access to MyGCPay, they may request a Confirmation of Employment letter directly from their manager. When filling out a request, employees are encouraged to follow the instructions outlined on the iService Confirmation of employment letter page.