Issue:Health & Safety Updates

PSAC and TBS complete joint study on mental health support mechanisms in the federal workforce

October 31, 2024

Workplace mental health directly impacts employee well-being, productivity, and overall organizational success and is a crucial factor in creating a supportive, sustainable, and productive work environment. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) are pleased to release the Joint Study on Mental Health Support Mechanisms for Employees, […]

National Day of Mourning — April 28

photo of candle with the words 'national day of mourning'

April 26, 2024

April 28 is the National Day of Mourning. On that day, we will join over 100 countries in remembering those who have lost their lives due to work-related causes. Every year, people across the globe die as a result of unsafe working conditions, insufficient health and safety measures and protection equipment, and poorly implemented policies. […]

CIU National Executive tours Laval Immigration Holding Centre

December 1, 2023

On Tuesday, November 21, the CIU National Executive was in Laval, Quebec, to tour the local CBSA Immigration Holding Centre (IHC), following an invitation by the Agency to review ongoing upgrades to these facilities to accommodate higher-risk immigration detainees who will no longer be held in provincial establishments. While it is too early to fully assess […]

Public Service Health Care Plan: Canada Life transition update

August 31, 2023

Earlier this year, PSAC announced that we successfully negotiated key improvements to the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) for federal public service workers, and the new plan came into effect on July 1, 2023. On the same date, the employer transferred the PSHCP provider contract from Sun Life to Canada Life as part of […]

High-risk detainees in Immigration Holding Centres

August 1, 2023

Following CBSA’s decision to start holding high-risk detainees in Immigration Holding Centres (IHCs) effective August 1, 2023, the question has come up whether dealing with high-risk detainees would now be included as a ‘danger’ in the normal condition of employment of our members (please see the following document for more information on danger as a […]