News

Last night, the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) held the 30th annual PAFSO Awards gala dinner at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. First established in 1989, the awards recognize the achievements of Foreign Service Officers in the departments…

In 2018, Melanie Bejzyk and David Da Silva, 2 members of PAFSO formed part of the trio who won the Deputy Minister’s Award of Excellence for Leadership for their work founding the Global Affairs Canada Pride Network. They provided courageous…

Late last week, a subcommittee of federal public service unions and employer representatives reached a tentative agreement to provide damages to public service workers in light of the ongoing Phoenix payroll debacle. This tentative agreement was two years in the…

OTTAWA, ONTARIO– The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) has filed a request for arbitration after declaring an impasse in its collective bargaining negotiations with the federal Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS). PAFSO, the union representing the 1,600 employees of…

Winning submission: Erin Koenig’s “The Calm After the Storm, Ottawa, Canada” The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) is pleased to announce the winners of its seventh Annual Photo Contest held earlier this year. The…

In this update

• Introduction
• Need for a strategic review and planning process
• Methodology
• Deliverables
• Timelines
• Compensation and Terms

Work is now underway to provide employees with flexible repayment options for overpayments, emergency salary advances and priority payments due to Phoenix issues. The Treasury Board Secretariat of Canada has been working closely with Public Services and Procurement Canada and…

I am pleased to announce that the collective agreement for the FS group was officially signed this morning. This marks the end of a protracted four years of negotiations and is the result of hard work on behalf of everyone…

“The recipients of the Foreign Service Award embody the best qualities of the professional Foreign Service: flexibility, adaptability, and judgement, along with the ability to leverage their extensive knowledge and networks and use them in the service of Canada and…