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Technical Services

List of Changes to the Agreement
between the Treasury Board and
The Public Service Alliance of Canada

PART I - GENERAL

ARTICLE 2
INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS

2.01

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"common law partner" means a person living in a conjugal relationship with an employee for a continuous period of at least one (1) year (conjoint de fait),

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"compensatory leave" means leave with pay in lieu of cash payment for overtime, work performed on a designated paid holiday, travelling time compensated at overtime rate, call-back, reporting pay and standby pay. The duration of such leave will be equal to the time compensated or the minimum time entitlement, multiplied by the applicable overtime rate. The rate of pay to which an employee is entitled during such leave shall be based on the employee's hourly rate of pay as calculated from the classification prescribed in the employee's certificate of appointment on the day immediately prior to the day on which leave is taken (congé compensateur),

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"spouse" will, when required, be interpreted to include "common law partner" except, for the purposes of the Foreign Service Directives, the definition of "spouse" will remain as specified in Directive 2 of the Foreign Service Directives (époux),

ARTICLE 7
NATIONAL JOINT COUNCIL AGREEMENTS

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7.03

(a) The following directives, as amended from time to time by National Joint Council recommendation and which have been approved by the Treasury Board of Canada, form part of this Agreement:

Bilingualism Bonus Directive

Commuting Assistance Directive

Foreign Service Directives

Health / Safety

Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive

Memorandum of Understanding on the Definition of Spouse

NJC Relocation - IRP Directive

Public Service Health Care Plan Directive

Travel Directive

Uniforms Directive.

(b) During the term of this Agreement, other directives may be added to the above noted list.

**ARTICLE 8
DENTAL CARE PLAN

8.01 The Dental Care plan as contained in the Master Agreement between the Treasury Board and the Public Service Alliance of Canada, with an expiry date of June 30, 1988, and as subsequently amended from time to time, shall be deemed to form part of this Agreement.

PART II - UNION SECURITY AND STAFF RELATIONS MATTERS

ARTICLE 12
USE OF EMPLOYER FACILITIES

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12.01 Reasonable space on bulletin boards in convenient locations, including electronic bulletin boards where available, will be made available to the Alliance for the posting of official Alliance notices. The Alliance shall endeavour to avoid requests for posting of notices which the Employer, acting reasonably, could consider adverse to its interests or to the interests of any of its representatives. Posting of notices or other materials shall require the prior approval of the Employer, except notices related to the business affairs of the Alliance, including the names of Alliance representatives, and social and recreational events. Such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

ARTICLE 19
NO DISCRIMINATION

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19.01 There shall be no discrimination, interference, restriction, coercion, harassment, intimidation, or any disciplinary action exercised or practiced with respect to an employee by reason of age, race, creed, colour, national or ethnic origin, religious affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, family status, mental or physical disability, membership or activity in the Alliance, marital status or a conviction for which a pardon has been granted.

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19.04 Upon request by the complainant(s) and/or respondent(s), an official copy of the investigation report shall be provided to them by the Employer, subject to any restriction pursuant to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

ARTICLE 20
SEXUAL HARASSMENT

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20.04 Upon request by the complainant(s) and/or respondent(s), an official copy of the investigation report shall be provided to them by the Employer, subject to any restriction pursuant to the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.

PART III - WORKING CONDITIONS

**ARTICLE 27
SHIFT AND WEEKEND PREMIUMS

Excluded Provisions

This Article does not apply to employees on day work, covered by clauses 25.04 to 25.06, or clause 25.04 of Appendix "M".

27.01 Shift Premium

An employee working on shifts will receive a shift premium of two dollars ($2.00) per hour for all hours worked, including overtime hours, between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. The shift premium will not be paid for hours worked between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

27.02 Weekend Premium

(a) An employee working on shifts during the weekend will receive an additional premium of two dollars ($2.00) per hour for all hours worked, including overtime hours, on Saturday and/or Sunday.

(b) Where Saturday and Sunday are not recognized as the weekend at a mission abroad, the Employer may substitute two (2) other contiguous days to conform to local practice.

ARTICLE 28
OVERTIME

28.02

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(a) Overtime shall be compensated in cash except where, upon request of an employee and with the approval of the Employer, or at the request of the Employer and the concurrence of the employee, overtime may be compensated in equivalent leave with pay.

ARTICLE 29
CALL-BACK PAY

Compensation in Cash or Leave With Pay

29.04

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(a) Compensation earned under this article shall be compensated in cash except where, upon request of an employee and with the approval of the Employer, or at the request of the Employer and the concurrence of the employee, overtime may be compensated in equivalent leave with pay.

ARTICLE 30
STANDBY

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30.06

(a) Payments referred to in clauses 30.01 and 30.04 shall be compensated in cash except where, upon request of an employee and with the approval of the Employer, or at the request of the Employer and the concurrence of the employee, the payment may be compensated in equivalent leave with pay.

(b) Compensatory leave with pay not used by the end of a twelve (12)-month period, to be determined by the Employer, will be paid for in cash at the employee's hourly rate of pay as calculated from the classification prescribed in the certificate of appointment of his or her substantive position at the end of the twelve (12)-month period.

ARTICLE 31
REPORTING PAY

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31.06

(a) Payments referred to in clause 31.01 shall be compensated in cash except where, upon request of an employee and with the approval of the Employer, or at the request of the Employer and the concurrence of the employee, the payment may be compensated in equivalent leave with pay.

(b) Compensatory leave with pay not used by the end of a twelve (12)-month period, to be determined by the Employer, will be paid for in cash at the employee's hourly rate of pay as calculated from the classification prescribed in the certificate of appointment of his or her substantive position at the end of the twelve (12)-month period.

ARTICLE 32
DESIGNATED PAID HOLIDAYS

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32.05

(a) When an employee works on a holiday, he or she shall be paid time and one-half (1 1/2) for all hours worked up to seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours and double (2) time thereafter, in addition to the pay that the employee would have been granted had he or she not worked on the holiday.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), when an employee works on a holiday contiguous to a day of rest on which the employee also worked and received overtime in accordance with paragraph 28.01(b), the employee shall be paid in addition to the pay that the employee would have been granted had he or she not worked on the holiday, two (2) times his or her hourly rate of pay for all time worked.

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32.10

(a) Payments referred to in clause 32.05 and 32.06 shall be compensated in cash except where, upon request of an employee and with the approval of the Employer, or at the request of the Employer and the concurrence of the employee, the payment may be compensated in equivalent leave with pay.

(b) Compensatory leave with pay not used by the end of a twelve (12)-month period, to be determined by the Employer, will be paid for in cash at the employee's hourly rate of pay as calculated from the classification prescribed in the certificate of appointment of his or her substantive position at the end of the twelve (12)-month period.

ARTICLE 34
TRAVELLING TIME

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34.09 Travel Status Leave

Exclusions

This clause does not apply to employees covered by Appendix I - Engineering and Scientific Support Group.

(a) An employee who is required to travel outside his or her headquarters area on government business, as these expressions are defined by the Employer, and is away from his or her permanent residence for forty (40) nights during a fiscal year shall be granted fifteen (15) hours off with pay. The employee shall be credited with one additional period of seven decimal five (7.5) hours for each additional twenty (20) nights that the employee is away from his or her permanent residence to a maximum of eighty (80) additional nights.

(b) The maximum number of hours off earned under this clause shall not exceed thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours in a fiscal year and shall accumulate as compensatory leave with pay.

(c) This leave with pay is deemed to be compensatory leave and is subject to paragraphs 28.02(c) and (d).

The provisions of this clause do not apply when the employee travels in connection with courses, training sessions, professional conferences and seminars, unless the employee is required to attend by the Employer.

PART IV - LEAVE PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 37
LEAVE GENERAL

37.01

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(b) Earned leave credits or other leave entitlements shall be equal to seven and one-half (7 1/2) hours per day.

ARTICLE 38
VACATION LEAVE WITH PAY

Accumulation of Vacation Leave Credits

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38.02 An employee shall earn vacation leave credits at the following rate for each calendar month during which the employee receives pay for at least seventy-five (75) hours:

(a) nine decimal three seven five (9.375) hours until the month in which the anniversary of the employee's eighth (8^th) year of service occurs;

(b) twelve decimal five (12.5) hours commencing with the month in which the employee's eighth (8^th) anniversary of service occurs;

(c) thirteen decimal seven five (13.75) hours commencing with the month in which the employee's sixteenth (16^th) anniversary of service occurs;

(d) fourteen decimal four (14.4) hours commencing with the month in which the employee's seventeenth (17^th) anniversary of service occurs;

(e) fifteen decimal six two five (15.625) hours commencing with the month in which the employee's eighteenth (18^th) anniversary of service occurs;

(f) sixteen decimal eight seven five (16.875) hours commencing with the month in which the employee's twenty-seventh (27^th) anniversary of service occurs;

(g) eighteen decimal seven five (18.75) hours commencing with the month in which the employee's twenty-eighth (28^th) anniversary of service occurs;

(h) For the purpose of this clause only, all service within the Public Service, whether continuous or discontinuous, shall count toward vacation leave except where a person who, on leaving the Public Service, takes or has taken severance pay. However, the above exception shall not apply to an employee who receives severance pay on lay-off and is reappointed to the Public Service within one (1) year following the date of lay-off.

(i) Notwithstanding 38.02(h) above, an employee who was a member of one of the following bargaining units on the date of the signing of their collective agreement as shown below:

or an employee who became a member of the bargaining unit between the dates shown above and May 31, 1990 shall retain, for the purpose of "service" and of establishing his or her vacation entitlement pursuant to this article, those periods of former service which had previously qualified for counting as continuous employment, until such time as his or her employment in the Public Service is terminated.

38.08 Carry-Over and/or Liquidation of Vacation Leave

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(a) Where in any vacation year, an employee has not been granted all of the vacation leave credited to him or her, the unused portion of his or her vacation leave up to a maximum of two hundred and sixty-two decimal five (262.5) hours credits shall be carried over into the following vacation year. All vacation leave credits in excess of two hundred and sixty-two decimal five (262.5) hours shall be automatically paid in cash at his or her daily rate of pay as calculated from the classification prescribed in his or her certificate of appointment of his or her substantive position on the last day of the vacation year.

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1. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if on November 19, 2001 or on the date an employee becomes subject to this Agreement, he or she has more than two hundred and sixty-two decimal five (262.5) hours of unused vacation leave credits earned during previous years, this number of unused vacation leave credits shall become the employee's accumulated leave maximum.

Cancellation of Vacation Leave

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38.14 During any vacation year, upon application by the employee and at the discretion of the Employer, earned but unused vacation leave credits in excess of one hundred and twelve decimal five (112.5) hours may be paid in cash at the employees' daily rate of pay as calculated from the classification prescribed in the certificate of appointment of the employee's substantive position on March 31^st of the previous vacation year.

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38.16 Appointment from a Separate Employer

The Employer agrees to accept the unused vacation and furlough leave credits up to a maximum of two hundred and sixty-two decimal five (262.5) hours of an employee who resigns from an organization listed in Part II of Schedule I of the Public Service Staff Relations Act in order to take a position with the Employer if the transferring employee is eligible and has chosen to have these credits transferred.

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38.17

(a) Employees shall be credited a one-time entitlement of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours of vacation leave with pay on the first (1^st) day of the month following the employee's second (2^nd) anniversary of service, as defined in clause 38.02(h).

(b) Transitional Provision

Effective on March 14, 2005, employees with more than two (2) years of service, as defined in clause 38.02(h), shall be credited a one-time entitlement of thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours of vacation leave with pay.

(c) The vacation leave credits provided in clauses 38.17(a) and (b) above shall be excluded from the application of paragraph 38.08 dealing with the Carry-over and/or Liquidation of Vacation Leave.

ARTICLE 39
SICK LEAVE WITH PAY

Credits

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39.01

(a) An employee shall earn sick leave credits at the rate of nine decimal three seven five (9.375) hours for each calendar month for which the employee receives pay for at least seventy-five (75) hours.

(b) A shift worker shall earn additional sick leave credits at the rate of one decimal two five (1.25) hours for each calendar month during which he or she works shifts and he or she receives pay for at least seventy-five (75) hours. Such credits shall not be carried over in the next fiscal year and are available only if the employee has already used one hundred and twelve decimal five (112.5) hours of sick leave credits during the current fiscal year.

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39.04 When an employee has insufficient or no credits to cover the granting of sick leave with pay under the provisions of clause 39.02, sick leave with pay may, at the discretion of the Employer, be granted to an employee for a period of up to one hundred and eighty-seven decimal five (187.5) hours, subject to the deduction of such advanced leave from any sick leave credits subsequently earned.

ARTICLE 40
MEDICAL APPOINTMENT FOR PREGNANT EMPLOYEES

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40.01 Up to three decimal seven five (3.75) hours of reasonable time off with pay will be granted to pregnant employees for the purpose of attending routine medical appointments.

ARTICLE 42
MATERNITY LEAVE WITHOUT PAY

42.02 Maternity Allowance

(a)

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ARTICLE 43
MATERNITY-RELATED REASSIGNMENT OR LEAVE

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43.01 An employee who is pregnant or nursing may, during the period from the beginning of pregnancy to the end of the twenty-fourth (24^th) week following the birth, request the Employer to modify her job functions or reassign her to another job if, by reason of the pregnancy or nursing, continuing any of her current functions may pose a risk to her health or that of the foetus or child. On being informed of the cessation, the Employer, with the written consent of the employee, shall notify the appropriate work place committee or the health and safety representative.

ARTICLE 44
PARENTAL LEAVE WITHOUT PAY

44.01 Parental Leave Without Pay

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(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b) above, at the request of an employee and at the discretion of the Employer, the leave referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above may be taken in two (2) periods.

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(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b):

1. where the employee's child is hospitalized within the period defined in the above paragraphs, and the employee has not yet proceeded on parental leave without pay,

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2. where the employee has proceeded on parental leave without pay and then returns to work for all or part of the period during which his or her child is hospitalized,

   the period of parental leave without pay specified in the original leave request may be extended by a period equal to that portion of the period of the child's hospitalization during which the employee was not on parental leave. However, the extension shall end not later than one hundred and four (104) weeks after the day on which the child comes into the employee's care.

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(e) An employee who intends to request parental leave without pay shall notify the Employer at least four (4) weeks in advance of the commencement date of such leave.

44.02 Parental Allowance

(a)

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(c) Parental Allowance payments made in accordance with the SUB Plan will consist of the following:

1. where an employee is subject to a waiting period of two (2) weeks before receiving Employment Insurance parental benefits, ninety-three per cent (93%) of his/her weekly rate of pay for each week of the waiting period, less any other monies earned during this period;
2. for each week in respect of which the employee receives parental benefits pursuant to Section 23 of the Employment Insurance Act, the difference between the gross weekly amount of the Employment Insurance parental benefits he or she is eligible to receive and ninety-three per cent (93%) of his or her weekly rate of pay less any other monies earned during this period which may result in a decrease in Employment Insurance benefits to which he or she would have been eligible if no extra monies had been earned during this period.

ARTICLE 45
LEAVE WITHOUT PAY FOR
THE CARE OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY

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45.02 For the purpose of this article, family is defined as spouse (or common-law partner resident with the employee), children (including foster children or children of spouse or common-law partner), parents (including step-parents or foster parents) or any relative permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides.

**ARTICLE 46
VOLUNTEER LEAVE

46.01 Subject to operational requirements as determined by the Employer and with an advance notice of at least five (5) working days, the employee shall be granted, in each fiscal year, a single period of up to seven point five (7.5) hours of leave with pay to work as a volunteer for a charitable or community organisation or activity, other than for activities related to the Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign.

46.02 The leave shall be scheduled at times convenient to both the employee and the Employer. Nevertheless, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort to grant the leaves at such times as the employee may request.

**ARTICLE 47
LEAVE WITH PAY FOR
FAMILY-RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES

47.01 For the purpose of this Article, family is defined as spouse (or common-law partner resident with the employee), children (including foster children or children of spouse or common-law partner), parents (including step-parents or foster parents), or any relative permanently residing in the employee's household or with whom the employee permanently resides.

47.02 The total leave with pay which may be granted under this Article shall not exceed thirty-seven decimal five (37.5) hours in a fiscal year.

47.03 Subject to clause 47.02, the Employer shall grant leave with pay under the following circumstances:

(a) to take a family member for medical or dental appointments, or for appointments with school authorities or adoption agencies, if the supervisor was notified of the appointment as far in advance as possible;

(b) to provide for the immediate and temporary care of a sick member of the employee's family and to provide an employee with time to make alternate care arrangements where the illness is of a longer duration;

(c) to provide for the immediate and temporary care of an elderly member of the employee's family;

(d) for needs directly related to the birth or to the adoption of the employee's child.

47.04 Where in respect of any period of compensatory leave, an employee is granted leave with pay for illness in the family under 47.03(b) above, on production of a medical certificate, the period of compensatory leave so displaced shall either be added to the compensatory leave period, if requested by the employee and approved by the Employer, or reinstated for use at a later date.

**ARTICLE 49
PERSONAL LEAVE WITH PAY

49.01 Subject to operational requirements as determined by the Employer and with an advance notice of at least five (5) working days, the employee shall be granted, in each fiscal year, a single period of up to seven decimal five (7.5) hours of leave with pay for reasons of a personal nature.

49.02 The leave will be scheduled at times convenient to both the employee and the Employer. Nevertheless, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort to grant the leaves at such times as the employee may request.

PART V - OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
OF EMPLOYMENT

ARTICLE 60
PENOLOGICAL FACTOR ALLOWANCE

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60.02 The Penological Factor Allowance is used to provide additional compensation to an incumbent of a position who, by reason of duties being performed in a penitentiary, as defined in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act as amended from time to time, assumes additional responsibilities for the custody of inmates other than those exercised by the Correctional Group.

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60.03 The payment of the allowance for the Penological Factor Allowance is determined by the designated security level of the penitentiary as determined by Correctional Service Canada. For those institutions with more than one (1) designated security level (i.e. multi-level institutions), the PFA shall be determined by the highest security level of the institution.

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Amount of PFA

60.04

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60.06 The applicability of PFA to a position and the position's level of PFA entitlement shall be determined by the Employer following consultation with the bargaining agent.

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60.08 Except as provided in clause 60.09 below, PFA shall be adjusted when the incumbent of a position to which PFA applies, is appointed or assigned duties in another position to which a different level of PFA applies, regardless of whether such appointment or assignment is temporary or permanent, and for each month in which an employee performs duties in more than one position to which PFA applies, the employee shall receive the higher allowance, provided he or she has performed duties for at least ten (10) days as the incumbent of the position to which the higher allowance applies.

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60.09 When the incumbent of a position to which PFA applies, is temporarily assigned a position to which a different level of PFA, or no PFA, applies, and when the employee's basic monthly pay entitlement in the position to which he or she is temporarily assigned, plus PFA, if applicable, would be less than his or her basic monthly pay entitlement plus PFA in his or her regular position, the employee shall receive the PFA applicable to his or her regular position.

**ARTICLE 62
DANGEROUS GOODS

62.01 An employee certified pursuant to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and who is assigned the responsibility for packaging and labeling of Dangerous Goods for shipping in accordance with the above Act, shall receive a daily allowance of three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) for each day he or she is required to package and label Dangerous Goods for shipping, to a maximum of seventy-five dollars ($75) in a month where the employee maintains such certification.

PART VI - PART-TIME EMPLOYEES

ARTICLE 63
PART-TIME EMPLOYEES

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63.10 Vacation Leave

A part-time employee shall earn vacation leave credits for each month in which the employee receives pay for at least twice (2) the number of hours in the employee's normal workweek, at the rate for years of service established in clause 38.02 of this Agreement, prorated and calculated as follows:

(a) when the entitlement is nine decimal three seven five (9.375) hours a month, .250 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee's workweek per month;

(b) when the entitlement is twelve decimal five (12.5) hours a month, .333 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee's workweek per month;

(c) when the entitlement is thirteen decimal seven five (13.75) hours a month, .367 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee's workweek per month;

(d) when the entitlement is fourteen decimal four (14.4) hours a month, .383 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee's workweek per month;

(e) when the entitlement fifteen decimal six two five (15.625) hours a month, .417 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee's workweek per month;

(f) when the entitlement is sixteen decimal eight seven five (16.875) hours a month, .450 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee's workweek per month;

(g) when the entitlement is eighteen decimal seven five (18.75) hours a month, .500 multiplied by the number of hours in the employee's workweek per month.

PART VII - PAY AND DURATION

ARTICLE 65
PAY ADMINISTRATION

65.03

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(b) Where the rates of pay set forth in Appendix "A" have an effective date prior to the date of signing of this Agreement, the following shall apply:

1. "retroactive period" for the purpose of subparagraphs (ii) to (v) means the period from the effective date of the revision up to and including the day before the collective agreement is signed or when an arbitral award is rendered therefor;
2. a retroactive upward revision in rates of pay shall apply to employees, former employees or in the case of death, the estates of former employees who were employees in the groups identified in Article 9 of this Agreement during the retroactive period;
3. for initial appointments made during the retroactive period, the rate of pay selected in the revised rates of pay is the rate which is shown immediately below the rate of pay being received prior to the revision;
4. for promotions, demotions, deployments, transfers or acting situations effective during the retroactive period, the rate of pay shall be recalculated, in accordance with the Public Service Terms and Conditions of Employment Regulations, using the revised rates of pay. If the recalculated rate of pay is less than the rate of pay the employee was previously receiving, the revised rate of pay shall be the rate, which is nearest to, but not less than the rate of pay being received prior to the revision. However, where the recalculated rate is at a lower step in the range, the new rate shall be the rate of pay shown immediately below the rate of pay being received prior to the revision;
5. no payment or no notification shall be made pursuant to paragraph 65.03(b) for one ($1) dollar or less.

ARTICLE 67
DURATION

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67.01 The duration of this collective agreement shall be from the date it is signed to June 21, 2007.

**APPENDIX "A"

DD - DRAFTING AND ILLUSTRATION GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY
(in dollars)

A) Effective June 22, 2003
B) Effective June 22, 2004
C) Effective June 22, 2005
D) Effective June 22, 2006

DRAFTING AND ILLUSTRATION GROUP
PAY NOTES

Pay increment for full-time and part-time employees

The pay increment period for employees at levels DD-1 and DD-2 is twenty-six (26) weeks and for employees at levels DD-3 to DD-9 is fifty-two (52) weeks.

**APPENDIX "A"

EG - ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY
(in dollars)

A) Effective June 22, 2003
B) Effective June 22, 2004
C) Effective June 22, 2005
D) Effective June 22, 2006

**APPENDIX "A"

EG - ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY
FOR SALARY PROTECTED EMPLOYEES
(in dollars)

A) Effective June 22, 2003
B) Effective June 22, 2004
C) Effective June 22, 2005
D) Effective June 22, 2006

The following rates of pay shall have application to employees who on December 22, 1987 became subject to the Memorandum of Understanding entered into between the Employer and the Public Service Alliance of Canada on February 9, 1982 in respect of red-circled employees.

ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT GROUP
PAY NOTES

Pay increment for full-time and part-time employees

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1. The pay increment period for employees at levels EG-1 to EG-8 is fifty-two (52) weeks.

2. The pay increment date for an employee, appointed to a position in the bargaining unit on promotion, demotion or from outside the Public Service after June 29, 1977, shall be the first Monday following the pay increment period listed above as calculated from the date of the promotion, demotion or appointment from outside the Public Service. The pay increment period for employees appointed prior to June 29, 1977, will continue to be one (1) year, and the pay increment date will continue to apply on a quarterly basis.

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3. EG-TIRL LEVEL

Employees paid at the EG - Technological Institute Recruitment level on June 21, 2003 will, effective June 22, 2003, be paid at the minimum of the range for the EG-1 level in the "A" scale of rates.

**APPENDIX "A"

GT - GENERAL TECHNICAL GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY
(in dollars)

A) Effective June 22, 2003
B) Effective June 22, 2004
C) Effective June 22, 2005
D) Effective June 22, 2006

GENERAL TECHNICAL GROUP
PAY NOTES

Pay increment for full-time and part-time employees

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1. The pay increment period for employees at GT-1 to GT-8 is fifty-two (52) weeks.

2. The pay increment date for an employee, appointed on or after May 22, 1981, to a position in the bargaining unit on promotion, demotion or from outside the Public Service, shall be the anniversary date of such appointment. The anniversary date for an employee who was appointed to a position in the bargaining unit prior to May 22, 1981 shall be the date on which the employee received his or her last pay increment.

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3. GT-TIRL LEVEL

Employees paid at the GT - Technological Institute Recruitment level on June 21, 2003 will, effective June 22, 2003, be paid at the minimum of the range for the GT-1 level in the "A" scale of rates.

4. If an employee dies, the salary due to the employee on the last working day preceding the employee's death, shall continue to accrue to the end of the month in which the employee dies. Salary so accrued which has not been paid to the employee as at the date of the employee's death shall be paid to the employee's estate.

5. When an employee who is in receipt of a special duty allowance or an extra duty allowance is granted leave with pay, the employee is entitled during the employee's period of leave to receive the allowance if the special or extra duties in respect of which the employee is paid the allowance were assigned to the employee on a continuing basis, or for a period of two (2) or more months prior to the period of leave.

**APPENDIX "A"

PY - PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY
(in dollars)

A) Effective June 22, 2003
B) Effective June 22, 2004
C) Effective June 22, 2005
D) Effective June 22, 2006

PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP
PAY NOTES

Pay increment for full-time and part-time employees

1. The pay increment period for employees is fifty-two (52) weeks.

**APPENDIX "A"

PI - PRIMARY PRODUCTS INSPECTION GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY
(in dollars)

A) Effective June 22, 2003
B) Effective June 22, 2004
C) Effective June 22, 2005
D) Effective June 22, 2006

PRIMARY PRODUCTS INSPECTION GROUP
PAY NOTES

Pay increment for full-time and part-time employees

1. The pay increment period for employees is fifty-two (52) weeks.

2. The pay increment date for an employee appointed to a position in the bargaining unit on promotion, demotion or from outside the Public Service after December 13, 1974 shall be the first Monday following the pay increment period listed above as calculated from the date of the promotion, demotion or appointment from outside the Public Service.

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3. Effective October 1, 2004, a supplement of $2000 per year for the performance of grain inspection duties shall be added to the pay of incumbents of PI-1 through PI-6 level positions located in Vancouver and Prince Rupert.

**APPENDIX "A"

TI - TECHNICAL INSPECTION GROUP
ANNUAL RATES OF PAY
(in dollars)

A) Effective June 22, 2003
B) Effective June 22, 2004
C) Effective June 22, 2005
D) Effective June 22, 2006

TECHNICAL INSPECTION GROUP
PAY NOTES

Pay increment for full-time and part-time employees

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1. The pay increment period for employees at the levels TI-1 to TI-8 is fifty-two (52) weeks.

2. The pay increment date for an employee, appointed on or after May 22, 1981, to a position in the bargaining unit on promotion, demotion or from outside the Public Service, shall be the anniversary date of such appointment. The anniversary date for an employee who was appointed to a position in the bargaining unit prior to May 22, 1981 shall be the date on which the employee received his or her last pay increment.

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3. TI-TIRL LEVEL

Employees paid at the TI - Technological Institute Recruitment level on June 21, 2003 will, effective June 22, 2003, be paid at the minimum of the range for the TI-1 level in the "A" scale of rates.

4. If an employee dies, the salary due to the employee on the last working day preceding the employee's death, shall continue to accrue to the end of the month in which the employee dies. Salary so accrued which has not been paid to the employee as at the date of the employee's death shall be paid to the employee's estate.

5. When an employee who is in receipt of a special duty allowance or an extra duty allowance is granted leave with pay, the employee is entitled during the employee's period of leave to receive the allowance if the special or extra duties in respect of which the employee is paid the allowance were assigned to the employee on a continuing basis, or for a period of two (2) or more months prior to the period of leave.

**PAY NOTES (CBSA EMPLOYEES)

1. Effective date of transfer or appointment to CBSA, the employee's new rate of pay shall be the step in the applicable line of the new salary grid which is closest to, but not less than the rate of pay received on that day.

2. Should the employee's salary exceed the maximum of the range for his/her group and level, the employee's salary shall remain unchanged until such time as the maximum rate of pay for the employee's group and level is equal to, or greater than, the employee's salary.

3. Effective June 22, 2004, should the employee's salary be within the new salary band in the B line, the employee's new rate of pay shall be the step in the B line which is closest to, but not less than, the rate of pay received on that day. Furthermore the employee shall be entitled to a lump sum in an annualized amount equivalent to the difference between the value of the economic increase (i.e. 2.25%) and the actual salary increase, to be paid bi-weekly.

4. Effective June 22, 2004, employees subject to paragraph 2 shall receive a lump sum payment in an annualized amount equivalent to 2.25% of the employee's rate of pay, to be paid bi-weekly, in lieu of the economic increase.

5. Effective June 22, 2005, should the employee's salary be within the new salary band in the C line, the employee's new rate of pay shall be the step in the C line which is closest to, but not less than, the rate of pay received on that day. Furthermore the employee shall be entitled to a lump sum in an annualized amount equivalent to the difference between the value of the economic increase (i.e. 2.4%) and the actual salary increase, to be paid bi-weekly.

6. Effective June 22, 2005, employees subject to paragraph 2 shall receive a lump sum payment in an annualized amount equivalent to 2.4% of the employee's rate of pay, to be paid bi-weekly, in lieu of the economic increase.

7. Effective June 22, 2006, should the employee's salary be within the new salary band in the D line, the employee's new rate of pay shall be the step in the D line which is closest to, but not less than, the rate of pay received on that day. Furthermore the employee shall be entitled to a lump sum payment in an annualized amount equivalent to the difference between the value of the economic increase (i.e. 2.5%) and the actual salary increase, to be paid bi-weekly.

8. Effective June 22, 2006, employees who continue to be subject to paragraph 2 shall receive a lump sum payment in an annualized amount equivalent to 2.5% of the employee's rate of pay, to be paid bi-weekly, in lieu of the economic increase.

APPENDIX "B"

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
CONCERNING EMPLOYEES IN THE GENERAL TECHNICAL GROUP,
EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS
AT A FISH HATCHERY

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**APPENDIX "H"

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE TREASURY BOARD OF CANADA
AND
THE PUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE OF CANADA
WITH RESPECT TO A JOINT LEARNING PROGRAM

This memorandum is to give effect to the agreement reached between the Employer and the Public Service Alliance of Canada in respect of employees in the Program and Administration Services, Operational Services, Technical Services and Education and Library Science bargaining units.

The Employer agrees to provide eight million seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($8,750,000) over the life of this collective agreement to fund a joint learning program. The Employer agrees to provide a further $292,000 per month to the PSAC-TBS JLP from the date of expiry of this collective agreement until the next collective agreement is signed to ensure continuity of this initiative.

The PSAC-TBS JLP will provide joint training on union-management issues.

The parties agree to establish a joint governance committee made up of an equal number of PSAC and Employer representatives to administer the PSAC-TBS JLP. The joint governance committee shall meet within sixty (60) days of the signing of these agreements to confirm their terms of reference.

APPENDIX "J"

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
CONCERNING EMPLOYEES IN THE
ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT GROUP,
EMPLOYED AT DEFENCE RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA

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4. In addition, employees shall be entitled to remuneration through the provision of the diving allowance in the following manner if:

1. they are qualified to the standards prescribed in orders issued by the Chief of the Defence Staff for members of the Canadian Forces as clearance divers or ship's divers;

   and

2. their duties include participating in dives;

   or

3. they volunteer and are directed to participate in dives;

   at the rate of:

   1. one hundred and eleven dollars ($111) per month,

      or

   2. one hundred and sixty-six dollars ($166) per month after three (3) years,

      or

   3. two hundred and one dollars ($201) per month after six (6) years for the period they are required to participate on a continuous basis as a member of Defence Research and Development Canada,

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**APPENDIX "N"

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH RESPECT TO WORK FORCE ADJUSTMENT

This memorandum is to give effect to the agreement reached between the Employer and the Public Service Alliance of Canada in respect of employees in the Program and Administration, Operational Services, Technical Services and Education and Library Sciences bargaining units.

The parties agree to the formation of a joint committee made up of an equal number of PSAC and Employer representatives to review the work force adjustment provisions. This committee shall meet within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the signing of the collective agreements.

The committee will report its findings and, if applicable, its recommendations to the parties.

APPENDIX "P"

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE TREASURY BOARD
(HEREINAFTER CALLED THE EMPLOYER)
AND
THE PUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE OF CANADA
(HEREINAFTER CALLED THE ALLIANCE)
IN RESPECT OF EMPLOYEES IN THE
TECHNICAL INSPECTION (TI) GROUP

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1. An Allowance to be paid in accordance with the following grids:

   TERMINABLE ALLOWANCE - AVIATION
   Level	Monthly Payments in respect of April 2005 to June 2007
   TI-5	$246.92
   TI-6	$549.17
   TI-7	$759.83
   TI-8	$759.83

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3. This Memorandum of Understanding expires on June 21, 2007.

**APPENDIX "R"

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE
TREASURY BOARD
AND THE
PUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE OF CANADA
WITH RESPECT TO CLASSIFICATION REVIEW

Unless otherwise agreed with the Alliance, the Employer agrees not to enter into collective bargaining with respect to modifications to the Technical Services' rates of pay related to classification review during the life of the present agreement until notice to bargain has been served.

**APPENDIX "S"

SPECIAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ENGINEERS

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1.

(a)

1. the following provisions of the Collective Agreement shall not apply:

   Articles 25 and 28 - Hours of Work and Overtime
   Article 27 - Shift Premiums
   Article 29 - Call-Back Pay
   Article 30 - Standby
   Article 31 - Reporting Pay
   Clause 32.05 - Compensation for work on a holiday
   Article 34 - Travelling Time
   Article 61 - Wash-up Time
   Appendix K-4 - Transfer at Sea

2. Notwithstanding the above, Travel Status Leave, Clause 34.09 of this Agreement, shall apply to employees covered under the Special Assignment Allowance in clause (c) below.

**APPENDIX "T"

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
THE TREASURY BOARD OF CANADA AND
THE PUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE OF CANADA WITH RESPECT TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

This memorandum is to give effect to the understanding reached between the Employer and the Public Service Alliance of Canada in respect of the implementation period of the collective agreement.

The provisions of this Collective Agreement shall be implemented by the parties within a period of one hundred and fifty (150) days from the date of signing.

**APPENDIX "U"

LETTER CONCERNING WHISTEBLOWING

March 14, 2005

Ms. Nycole Turmel
National President
Public Service Alliance of Canada
233 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0P1

Re: Whistleblowing

Dear Ms. Turmel:

This letter is to follow up on discussions that took place during the course of negotiations on the subject of Whistleblowing.

Employees who make a disclosure of wrongdoing during a Parliamentary proceeding, official enquiry, to a supervisor or designated senior officer in their department, or to the Public Service Integrity Officer, whether it concerns a misuse of public funds, an illegal act, gross mismanagement or a substantial and specific danger to health or safety, shall be protected from reprisal, including but not limited to dismissal, suspension, demotion and financial penalty. In addition a disclosure may be made to the public in circumstances where the employee believes that a serious offence under an Act of Parliament or the legislature of a province, or an imminent risk of substantial and specific danger to the health or safety of persons or the environment exists and there is not sufficient time to make the disclosure to the above identified officials.

Employees who believe that a person has taken a reprisal against them, in violation of the principle stated above, shall have the right to file a grievance directly to the final level of the grievance process. Such a grievance may be referred to adjudication as provided by section 92 of the Public Service Staff Relations Act.

This letter shall remain in force until Bill C-11, An Act to Establish a Procedure for the Disclosure of Wrongdoings in the Public Sector, including the Protection of Persons who Disclose the Wrongdoings, or any other act to establish a procedure for the disclosure of wrongdoings in the public sector, becomes law.

Sincerely,

Orignal signed by

Reg Alcock

**APPENDIX "V"

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE TREASURY BOARD OF CANADA AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE ALLIANCE OF CANADA WITH RESPECT TO THE SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND

This memorandum is to give effect to the understanding reached between the Employer and the Public Service Alliance of Canada in respect of employees in the Program and Administration, Operational Services, Technical Services and Educational and Library Sciences bargaining units.

As part of this settlement, the Employer and the PSAC agree that within one hundred and twenty (120) days of signature of this collective agreement, they will form a joint committee to examine the desirability for the Employer to eventually participate in the funding of the Social Justice Fund established by the PSAC in January 2003.

This joint committee will be composed of an equal number of representatives from the Employer and the PSAC.