Jun 20, 2017

Bill C-4 receives Royal Assent

Image: ACFO President Dany Richard and Senator Diane Bellemare celebrate the Royal Assent of Bill C-4. Senator Bellemare championed Bill […]

ACFO welcomes report on whistleblower protection, calls on government to implement quickly

ACFO recommendations feature prominently in a new report from the House Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates and the […]

ACFO congratulates the government on ratifying ILO Convention 98

On June 14, 2017, the Canadian government ratified the International Labour Organization’s Convention 98, which provides protection at an international […]

May 10, 2017

Spring Tune Up: Webcast available, waiting list open

Due to unprecedented demand, the ACFO Spring Tune Up event on June 7 at the Shaw Centre has already sold […]

Apr 18, 2017

Spring Tune Up 2017: Your Path to Leadership

As a part of our ongoing commitment to the professional development for the FI Community, our annual Spring Tune Up […]

ACFO Victory at the ILO

In September 2015, ACFO led the charge in drafting a complaint against the Harper Government that was filed at the […]

Budget 2017: Proposed changes to parental benefits

In addition to some of the proposals highlighted in ACFO’s policy recap of the 2017 budget, it has become clear […]

Budget 2017: Positive messaging but limited action

The 2017 federal budget contains encouraging messaging about several of ACFO’s priority areas but the plan is short on the […]

"Clear choices" for a better Canada

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released their 2017 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB) with a series of common sense […]

Moving forward on International Women’s Day

This January the world watched as millions of women united for the Women’s March, a massive global demonstration in support […]

Dec 19, 2016

Federal government announces asbestos ban for 2018

Late last week government representatives including Science Minister Kirsty Duncan, Health Minister Jane Philpott and Minister of Public Services and […]

Dec 14, 2016

Clarification on Bill C-27 and your pension

A number of FIs have contacted ACFO to ask questions about Bill C-27, An Act to amend the Pension Benefits […]