Policy Commentary

Budget 2021 highlights critical role of public service finance and audit workers now and in the future

With pandemic financial supports to Canadians being extended and many spending initiatives including a major new childcare program announced, it is more important than ever that the […]

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• CT-FIN,
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Richard: Want to make government spending more accountable? Protect whistleblowers

“While the work of enforcing financial controls and reconciling balance sheets is rarely the stuff of newspaper headlines, it’s vital […]

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• CT-FIN,
• CT-IAU

Best wishes for a peaceful holiday season from ACFO-ACAF

My friends, It is an understatement to say this is not the holiday season any of us could have predicted […]

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• CT-FIN,
• CT-IAU,
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Saying thank you to Nicole Bishop Tempke

My fellow CTs, As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, ACFO-ACAF Vice President Nicole Bishop Tempke has accepted a position […]

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• CT-FIN,
• CT-IAU,
• NAV Canada FIs

Standing with all Canadian workers this Labour Day

Dear friends,   There is no denying that this year Canadians have faced a challenge unlike any other in living memory. Every aspect of […]

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• CT-FIN,
• CT-IAU,
• NAV Canada FIs

CLC in the news: President Hassan Yussuff praises public servants

Canadian Labour Congress President Hassan Yussuff published an op-ed in National Newswatch earlier today praising the work of Canada’s public […]

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• CT-FIN,
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Best wishes for the holidays from ACFO-ACAF

My friends, I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that 2019 was a historic year for the ACFO-ACAF […]

Reflecting on the value of a strong, professional union on Labour Day

This year, I want to take Labour Day as an opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and […]

ACFO-ACAF on Budget 2020: Integrity, accountability and judicious investment

ACFO-ACAF recently submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance as part of the committee’s 2020 pre-budget consultations. In our submission, we identified judicious investment […]

Non-advertised competitions and FI Community survey results

After feedback from individual members detailing their frustration with the growing trend of non-advertised staffing competitions, ACFO-ACAF added a question […]

In the news: ACFO-ACAF president discusses Phoenix damages settlement

ACFO-ACAF President Dany Richard was recently featured on Radio-Canada discussing the Phoenix damages settlement. His comments are translated below (hear […]

Budget 2019: Phoenix, tax fairness and more

The 2019 federal budget includes several measures of interest to ACFO-ACAF and our community of financial professionals, including more money […]