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 […]

On celebrating the value in serving Canadians

My fellow FIs, Another successful Spring Tune Up event has come and gone and I’m once again reminded of the […]

ACFO in the news: President Dany Richard addresses rising Phoenix costs

ACFO President Dany Richard was recently featured in media coverage discussing the rising cost of the Phoenix payroll system following […]

Update: ACFO continues to advocate for stronger whistleblower protections

Over the past few weeks, you may have seen an increase in media coverage of the role of whistleblowers and […]

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 […]

ACFO submission: Protect integrity; protect whistleblowers

ACFO has released a new whitepaper entitled “Protect integrity; protect whistleblowers.” Earlier today, it was submitted to the Government Operations […]

ACFO in the News: President Dany Richard criticizes slow movement on Phoenix

ACFO President Dany Richard was quoted in an article in Metro Ottawa talking about the results of the latest FI […]