Government of Canada (Program and Administrative Services)

Ottawa (67,561 workers in program administration, information services, communications, secretarial services, office equipment, administrative services, welfare programs, clerical functions, data processing) and Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)

Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 17, 2016, to June 20, 2018. Signed on June 14, 2017.
Wage adjustments: 
Effective June 21, 2016: 1.25%
Effective June 21, 2017: 1.25%
$650 signing bonus
Shift premium: $7 per hour for all time worked before 7 a.m. and after 6 p.m. $2 per hour for all hours worked, including overtime hours, between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. $2 per hour for all hours worked, including overtime hours, on Saturday and Sunday. $3.50 per day when packaging and labelling dangerous goods for shipping, maximum $75 per month.
Paid holidays: 11 days. 
Vacations with pay: 9.38 hours per month to start, 12.5 per month after 8 years, 13.75 hours per month after 16 years, 14.4 hours per month after 17 years, 15.63 hours per month after 18 years, 16.88 hours per month after 27 years, 18.75 hours per month after 28 years. 
Overtime: Time and three-quarters for all time worked in excess of regular hours. May be paid in leave time.
Meal allowance: $10 when working more than 3 hours’ overtime, except where free meals provided. 
Sick leave: 9.38 hours per month. 
Bereavement leave: 7 days for death in family. Additional 3 days for travel. 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents of spouse.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Sample rates of annual pay (current):
Administrative services group (step 1)
AS-1: $51,538
AS-2: $57,430
AS-3: $61,558
AS-4: $67,241
AS-5: $80,274
AS-6: $89,415
AS-7: $92,959
AS-8: $97,186
Communications group (step 1)
CM-1: $31,641
CM-2: $36,067
CM-3: $39,771
CM-4: $42,308
CM-5: $46,198
CM-6: $50,295
CM-7: $55,090
Information services group (step 1)
IS-1: $51,538
IS-2: $57,430
IS-3: $67,241
IS-4: $80,274
IS-5: $89,415
IS-6: $94,121
Programme administration group (step 1)
PM-1: $51,538
PM-2: $57,430
PM-3: $61,558
PM-4: $67,241
PM-5: $80,274
PM-6: $94,121
PM-6: $97,186
Editor’s notes: Correctional service specific duty allowance: $2,000 per year for those who perform duties specific to Correctional Service of Canada (custody of inmates) within penitentiaries. 
 

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