ACFO on Budget 2015: Tackle austerity through tax reform

ACFO recently submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance as part of that committee’s budget […]

Parliamentary Budget Officer reports on sick leave (plus updates on collective bargaining)

As preparations continue for the upcoming round of collective bargaining, no issue has seen greater public attention than that of […]

Disturbing news about the Trade In Services Agreement (TISA)

Public Services International (PSI), an international advocacy group with whom ACFO has been working cooperatively in recent years, raised new […]

Update on public service collective bargaining

First and foremost, the Collective Bargaining Committee would like to thank everyone who took the time to complete the Collective […]

ACFO welcomes Auditor General's report on pensions

The latest Auditor General’s report’s section on public sector pensions comes as a welcome development, according to the Association of Canadian […]

Sick leave, short-term disability and the coming round of bargaining

It has come to our attention that Financial Officers in several departments have received communications from their deputy heads regarding […]

Statement on International Workers' Day

As many of you know, ACFO has expanded its international focus in the past year or two. Working in conjunction […]

An update from the Collective Bargaining Committee Chair

Dear Members, I am pleased to inform you that on Wednesday, April 16, your Collective Bargaining Committee held its first […]

Apr 15, 2014

ACFO celebrates its 25th Anniversary

25 years ago, a group of dedicated financial officers took a courageous step: to go it alone and create an […]

Sick leave, wage increases and setting the tone for bargaining

Over the past few weeks and months, the issue of public sector sick leave has dominated the headlines. Many of […]

Mar 26, 2014

Changes to the Public Service Health Care Plan

The Association of Canadian Financial Officers, in conjunction with the other federal public service bargaining agents, have reached an agreement […]

Feb 12, 2014

Budget 2014 - Not Worthy of the Podium

Fellow FIs, The federal government has disclosed its Economic Action Release plans for 2014, and at a time when Canadian […]