The Collective Bargaining Committee (CBC) for the upcoming round of negotiations for members of the CT Group met on September 26 and 27 in Ottawa to continue its work. More than 50 members from across Canada attended in person and online.  

Throughout the weekend, committee members worked alongside ACFO-ACAF staff to review the results of the bargaining survey and identify the group’s proposals for this round of negotiations. On October 16, ACFO-ACAF’s Board of Directors reviewed the committee’s recommendations and approved the proposals they put forward.  

Collective Bargaining subcommittees 

To support the bargaining process, the CBC has been divided into five subcommittees. Each subcommittee has been tasked with researching a specific subject, and the information they gather will help support the negotiating team.  

The five subjects being researched by the subcommittees are:  

1. Recruitment and retention (attracting and retaining talent) 
2. Offering compensation and terms and conditions comparable to similar occupations (private and public sector – external comparators) 
3. Appropriate compensation and terms and conditions comparable within the public service (internal comparators) 
4. Establish compensation and other terms and conditions related to the work performed, responsibilities, and the nature of services 
5. State of the Canadian economy 

A full list of members of each subcommittee is available below.

Recruitment and retention (attracting and retaining talent)

Name	Sub Group
Ashley Jean-Marie	CT-FIN 03
Carole Mailloux	CT-FIN 02
Daniel Lachance	CT-FIN 04
François Beaulieu	CT-FIN 03
Jessica Nesrallah	CT-FIN 03
Julien Cadieux	CT-FIN 03
Peggy Duarte	CT-FIN 04
Victoria Trudel	CT-FIN 01
Grant Boland	ACFO-ACAF Labour Relations Advisor

Offering compensation and terms and conditions comparable to similar occupations (private and public sector – external comparators) 

Name	Sub Group
Kim Romain	CT-IAU-04
Sean Gottschall	CT-FIN-03
Hiba Nasser	CT-FIN-02
Julia D’Amico	CT-IAU-01
Marianne Carrier	CT-FIN-04
Louise Amyot	CT-FIN-02
Musab Chaudhry	CT-FIN-02
Daniel Lambert	CT-FIN-03
Katherine Venus	CT-FIN-04
Brian Yantha	CT-IAU-04
Murad Tirmizey	CT-EAV-04
Albert Thai	CT-FIN-02
Kevin Marchand	ACFO-ACAF Labour Relations

Appropriate compensation and terms and conditions comparable within the public service (internal comparators) 

Name	Sub Group
Diane Morrison	CT-FIN-02
Jonathan Dolcé	CT-EAV-06
Grace Thomas	CT-FIN-02
William Wong	CT-FIN-03
Asmana Stewart	CT-FIN-03
Rene Haddad	CT-FIN-03
Nate Tremblay	CT-FIN-03
Mathieu Delorme	ACFO-ACAF Labour Relations Advisor

Establish compensation and other terms and conditions related to the work performed, responsibilities, and the nature of services

Name	Sub Group
Neal Rice	CT-FIN-03
Grace Thomas	CT-FIN-02
Kailyn Halverson-Duncan	CT-IAU-03
Toma Radev	CT-EAV-03
Stéphanie Rochon Perras	ACFO-ACAF Labour Relations Advisor

State of the Canadian economy 

Name	Sub Group
Imran Ahmad	CT-FIN-04
Erin Manning	CT-FIN-02
Suman Roy	CT-EAV-04
François Thivierge	CT-FIN-03
Annette Uhryn	CT-FIN-02
Andrew Au	CT-FIN-02
Elia Moscovitz	CT-FIN-03
Ashley Jean-Marie	CT-FIN-03
Anton Skorski	CT-FIN-03
Robert Finkle	CT-FIN-03
Xinning Zheng	CT-FIN-03
Josee Mckinnon	CT-FIN-04
Joyce Carvalho	CT-FIN-03
Meghan O’Halloran	ACFO-ACAF Labour Relations Advisor

PSAC strike vote 

In case you missed it, the Public Service Alliance of Canada announced strike votes for approximately 120,000 of their federal public service members beginning in November. 

ACFO-ACAF members will not be going on strike this round, as we’ve elected for binding arbitration as our dispute resolution mechanism. This decision was made based on the responses to our bargaining survey, where more than 70% of respondents indicated they preferred binding arbitration over a potential strike. This decision was submitted ahead of our notice to bargain on July 9, 2026.  

Next steps 

The current Comptrollership (CT) Collective Agreement will expire on November 6, 2026. As ACFO-ACAF submitted notice to bargain before the expiry of the current agreement, members will continue to be covered by the terms and conditions of the current collective agreement until a new agreement is reached. 

While the subcommittees continue their work in the weeks ahead, ACFO-ACAF’s negotiating team will attend the first bargaining session for the CT Group on October 27 and 28. Although a second bargaining session has not yet been confirmed, we anticipate that it will take place in early December. 

ACFO-ACAF is committed to keeping members informed throughout the bargaining process and negotiating a fair agreement that reflects the needs of the CT Community. Should you have any questions about collective bargaining, please contact schamberlain@acfo-acaf.com.