On September 9th, the misguided Treasury Board mandate forcing all federal public service workers into the office three days a week comes into effect. 

Lynda MacLellan got involved in the Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU) Local 638 as a shop steward in the 2010s. She was very new in this role when a member came to her for help amidst workplace harassment and deteriorating mental and physical health.

CEIU is hereby calling for nominations for the position of Alternate National Vice-President for Human Rights as well as for two (2) Alternate Representative positions on the National Human Rights/Race Relations (HR/RR) Committee.

The fourth week of September is Gender Equality Week in Canada, a time to celebrate women’s contributions to society and to advance gender equality across the labour movement, in our workplaces and across our communities.

Take Back the Night (TBTN) is a global movement that shines a light on the pervasive issue of violence against women. Since the 1970s, this annual event has aimed to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence. The importance of TBTN cannot be overstated: one in three Canadian women will experience sexual assault in their lifetime and one in four women in Canada have faced inappropriate sexual behaviors in the workplace. Violence knows no boundaries and affects individuals from every walk of life. 

The Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU) will join many other unions and organizations this year in the Capital Pride parade and related events taking place between August 17-25, 2024. As a union that fights for justice, equity, and inclusion, we are proud to join our 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Ottawa’s Pride celebrations.

Informal Conflict Management Systems (ICMS) are integrated into every department within the government as per section 205 of the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act (FPSLRA).

Over the years, I have witnessed a movement of evolving labour organizers who understand that taking an intersectional and holistic approach is the only way workers and the labour movement will thrive.

I was working for Employment and Social Development of Canada (ESDC) on June 28, serving Canadians by processing Employment Insurance claims, when I got a phone call that would drastically change my life.

Since the last update published on our site in June, 2022, CEIU has continued its efforts to schedule a hearing of the policy grievance filed on March 29, 2019, to denounce the employer's decision not to consider all members who performed duties of Program Services Officer (PM-01) for Pension or Integrity operations.

The strength of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU) is our members. I am proud to serve as the new National President of CEIU and I look forward to connecting with members across the country.

On July 2, 2024, you received an email advising of changes in CEIU National leadership effective June 28, 2024. This change in leadership was as a result of a decision made by PSAC’s National Board of Directors.

CEIU is pleased to announce that the 1^st CEIU National Young Workers Conference will be held from September 26-27, 2024, at the St. John’s Convention Centre. Registration and a meet and greet will be held starting at 7 p.m. on September 25, 2024.

CEIU is pleased to announce that the 1^st CEIU National Health and Safety Conference will be held from September 23-24, 2024, at the Delta Hotels St. John’s Conference Centre. Registration and a meet and greet will be held starting at 6 p.m. on September 22^nd, 2024.

On this 1^st National Scholarship Callout for 2024, the Canada Employment and Immigration Union is pleased to offer up to fifteen (15) $5,000.00 National Scholarships to CEIU members in good standing, their spouse, their common-law spouse (including same sex partners) and/or their dependant(s). 

On May 1^st, the Treasury Board announced that it will be mandating all federal public service workers into the office at least three days per week.

On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOT), the CEIU National Human Rights and Race Relations committee stands in solidarity with the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Today, we reaffirm our commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion within our organization, the workplace, and the broader community.

On May 1^st, the Treasury Board announced that it will be mandating all federal public service workers into the office at least three days per week.

CEIU is hereby calling for nominations for the position of Alternate NVP for Women’s Priorities – Western Canada.

Click here to read the Call for Nominations.

Click here for the nomination form.

For the second callout for the year 2023, the Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU) received a total of 63 applications from across the country.

The candidates selected to receive one of the five $5,000 CEIU National Scholarships were awarded on a merit basis and approved by the CEIU National Executive (NE) at the beginning of April.  The candidates receiving a scholarship are:

Be sure to join a Vaisakhi celebration in your community!

International Human Rights Day is marked each year on December 10, the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This year, we celebrate the 75^th anniversary of this international landmark document, which sets out the fundamental human rights to be universally protected, and that all people are equal, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

On December 6^th, National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we remember the names of the women who were murdered at Ecole Polytechnique 34 years ago on this day.

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is a UN day recognized annually on December 3. Its aim is to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.

CEIU is hereby calling for nominations for the position of Black member representative on the National Human Race-Race Relations Committee.

With the elections now completed, below are the names of CEIU members who have been elected/selected to be delegates and represent CEIU at the 2024 PSAC Convention.

The Canada Employment and Immigration Union is pleased to be able to offer five (5) $5,000.00 National Scholarships to CEIU members in good standing, their spouse, their common-law spouse (including same sex partners) and/or their dependent(s).

For the first callout for the year 2023, the Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU) received a total of 178 applications from across the country.

Elections will be underway starting on Monday, November 6^th, 2023, at 9 a.m. (PST) for the position of Alternate National Vice-President for BC/YT.

Elections to elect the delegates from the following regions to represent CEIU at the 2024 PSAC National Triennial Convention will be underway starting on Monday, November 6^th, 2023, at 9 a.m. (EST):

PSAC has set a deadline of October 31, 2023 for strike pay errors to be reported. You can check out their memorandum here.

The first meeting of the CEIU National Executive for the 2023-2026 cycle was held in-person at the Delta Ottawa Hotel, from October 11^th to 15^th, 2023. 

The Canada Employment and Immigration Union is pleased to be able to offer up to fifteen (15) $5,000.00 National Scholarships to CEIU members in good standing, their spouse, their common-law spouse (including same sex partners) and/or their dependant(s). Take note that a few scholarships are dedicated to persons who are part of equity groups.

Each May, we recognize Asian Heritage Month, a time to reflect on the contributions and struggles of Asian people in Canada.

From April 6-13, CEIU members voted for the National Vice Presidents who were not elected by acclamation.

Picket lines will go up across the country April 19 as more than 155,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada members working for Treasury Board and Canada Revenue Agency begin strike action.  

The CEIU National Executive (NE) met in Ottawa from February 7^th to 10^th, 2023 with the By-Laws and the Finance Committee meeting on February 6^th to prepare their committee reports.

Every year on March 8, we recognize International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate women’s contributions and recommit to the fight for equity and justice.

February is the month dedicated to celebrating the many achievements and contributions of Black Canadians and their communities who, throughout history, have done so much to make Canada the culturally diverse, compassionate, and prosperous nation it is today. 

Nominations for the fifteen National Vice President positions closed at 9:00 p.m. on January 20, 2023.

Each year, the CEIU NB/PEI offers financial assistance to members and their dependents to pursue higher education. 

Dear members,

The announcement made by Treasury Board has a lot of our members email us and expressing their concerns, and we at the Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU), are taking a stand.

"Where, after all do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home -- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world." Eleanor Roosevelt

“Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living” – Mother Jones

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is a UN day recognized annually on December 3.

For several years, CEIU/PSAC members have complained about the government’s lack of strategic planning to address the backlog of cases.

On Monday, October 31^st, the Ford administration imposed a bill that restricts the rights of education workers. By implementing a collective agreement that does not consider the current socio-economic changes, the government is violating workers’ constitutional rights to bargain fairly.

CEIU/PSAC members working for the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB), have complained for several years regarding the deterioration of their working conditions. 

We are pleased to announce that the 2023 CEIU National IRCC Conference will be held from February 25 to 26, 2023 at the Hotel Halifax at 1990 Barrington Street, in Halifax, N.S.

The CEIU National Women’s Committee is pleased to announce that the 2023 CEIU National Women’s Conference will be held from March 4^th to 5^th, 2023 at the Inn at Laurel Point in Victoria, B.C. under the theme Advocating for Women in the Future of Work!

As per the Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU) Policy 31, we are pleased to offer up to five (5) $5,000.00 National Scholarships to CEIU members in good standing, their spouse, their common-law spouse (including same sex partners) and/or their dependant(s).

This year, CEIU received a total of 38 applications from across the country.        

PSAC/CEIU members gathered outside Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen’s office in Kingston yesterday, October 5^th, 2022.

The last few days have been critical for many Canadians. Among those affected are many of our members who have lost power, water, and, in some cases, their homes due to Hurricane Fiona.  Our sincerest condolences go out to those impacted.

The CEIU National Executive (NE) passed a motion to create a one-time strike fund to support every member of our union who participates in strike action during this round of collective bargaining.

On August 16^th, 2022, the Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU) met with the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould. Held in Toronto, the meeting was an opportunity for CEIU to discuss the ongoing concerns regarding Service Canada centres.

Every year, CEIU Manitoba-Saskatchewan Region award a scholarship for up to six students who are CEIU members, their spouses or their dependents. Applicants write short statements on the contributions of the labour movement and the value of public services.

We are writing to our locals to provide an update on the steps that the CEIU National Office has been taking to help address our member’s concerns regarding the ongoing situation in the Service Canada Centres resulting from passport delays.

Since the last update was posted on our site in December 2021, CEIU has held three meetings with the ESDC Labour Relations team, on January 18, April 7 and June 16, 2022, to monitor the files being processing. Here are the highlights of those meetings: 

A call for nominations for the position of Alternate National Vice-President for Human Rights is being sent to all respective CEIU members in good standing who has self-identified with CEIU and for which CEIU has a personal email address.

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. On this day, we celebrate Indigenous history, culture, and diversity, as well as the many contributions made by Indigenous peoples to Canada. It is also an opportunity for non-Indigenous Canadians to reflect on their history and role in the ongoing process of colonization in Canada. In addition, this is a time when we need to reaffirm our commitment to working in solidarity with Indigenous movements for justice.

A call for nominations for three (3) positions of Alternate National Vice-Presidents is being sent to all respective CEIU members in good standing for which CEIU has a personal email address who work for IRB or who are from the NCR.

The three (3) available positions are as follows:

-Alternate NVP for IRB

-2^nd Alternate NVP for NCR

-3^rd Alternate NVP for NCR

As Canadians’ frustration surges by having to cancel trips as they wait for passports, even more citizens are being impacted by the mismanagement at Service Canada offices across the country.

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia is a worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversity. It is a day meant to draw attention to the violence and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people, and all other people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics.

CEIU is once again pleased to be offering National Scholarships to CEIU members in good standing, their spouse, their common-law partner, and/or their dependant(s). The scholarships are offered from the “royalties” CEIU receives from The Personal Insurance as well as the BMO CEIU Master Card, from the business they both receive from CEIU members. 

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. The history of Asian immigration in Canada can be traced back to more than 150 years ago when Chinese workers arrived on the west coast to build the Pacific Railway. In 2002, as a result of a motion proposed by the first Senator of Asian descent, Vivienne Poy, the Government of Canada signed an official declaration to designate May as Asian Heritage Month.

The CEIU National Standing Human Rights/Race Relations (HR/RR) Committee is pleased to announce that the 2022 CEIU National HR/RR Conference will be held from September 24th to 25^th, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, B.C. under the theme Be the Change!  Registration and a meet and greet will be held starting at 6 p.m. (BC time) on September 23^rd, 2022.

The CEIU National Executive met in-person as well as hybrid for their Spring meeting, from April 5^th, to 9^th, 2022 at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that CEIU would like to inform you of the passing of Jacques Perrin, CEIU National Vice-President for the NCR. 

The CEIU National Human Rights/Race Relations (HR/RR) Committee held their meeting in Toronto from March 25^th to 27^th, 2022. A pleasant change to have all the representatives attend in-person at this meeting, after having had only virtual zoom meetings since after the 2021 CEIU Convention.

On October 26, 1966, the United Nations proclaimed March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to be commemorated yearly. On that day in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid “pass laws”.

The National Women’s Committee and the two National Vice Presidents for Women Issues, Jodi MacPherson and Lynda MacLellan would like to invite all CEIU members who identify as women to join us to celebrate International Women's Day

If you are a CEIU member in good standing, and we have your personal email address in our database, you will be receiving an email around 9 a.m. (EST) on February 23^rd, 2022 to vote for one of the four (4) candidates as your 2^nd Alternate National Vice-President for the Quebec Region.

This communique is being sent to you as a member of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union (CEIU), a component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).

At the December 2021 CEIU National Executive meeting, a number of National Vice-Presidents raised concerns with harassment that they have been dealing with from some of their members.

This year marks the 26^th anniversary of Black History Month in Canada. 2022 is also within the International Decade for People of African Decent (2015- 2024).

A call for nominations for the position of 2^nd Alternate National Vice-President for Quebec is being sent to all CEIU members from that region that are in good standing for which CEIU has a personal email address.

The CEIU National Human Rights/Race Relations (HR/RR) Committee held a virtual meeting on January 13^th and 14^th, 2022.

This year, CEIU received a total of 24 applications from across the country. The National Executive approved the following candidates to receive a $2,000 CEIU National Scholarship:

A call for nominations for the position of Alternate National Vice-President for NB/PEI is being sent to all CEIU members from those regions that are in good standing for which CEIU has a personal email address.

The CEIU National Executive met for their Fall meeting, from December 8 to 13^th, 2021. This was the first meeting with the new National Executive who took office at the end of the 2021 CEIU Convention back on August 20^th, 2021.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ag-foreign-farm-workers-pandemic-1.6279572

CEIU has written to the CBC in response to the above noted article and invited them to speak with us. CEIU has raised concerns over the past two years to senior management regarding a lack of health and safety equipment for our inspectors, a lack of security protocols, and ever shifting mandates and priorities leaving our members feeling unsupported and set up for failure in the execution of their work.

During the December meeting of the CEIU National Executive, it was unanimously agreed that $50,000 will be donated to the BC flood efforts. CEIU will donate the money directly to the PSAC Social Justice Funds to be used for the BC floods support funds.

Let's stand up for equality, justice and human dignity.

"All Human, All Equal" is this year's slogan for Human Rights Day.’’

‘’Where, after all do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home -- so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. [...] Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world." Eleanor Roosevelt

More than 30 years ago (December 6, 1989), 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal were murdered – simply because they were women. Still in 2021, approximately every six days, a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner, and many more women and gender diverse people face violence regularly.

Since the last update was posted on our site in September 2021, CEIU has held two meetings with the ESDC Labour Relations team on November 10, 2021, to monitor the file processing. Here are the highlights of these meetings:   

December 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), is a day to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities and to increase awareness of the barriers persons with disabilities face in all areas of society. The United Nations’ theme for this year is, “Leadership and participation of persons with disabilities toward an inclusive, accessible and sustainable post-COVID-19 world.”

The Treasury Board Secretariat announced that claim compensation for severe impacts, a claims process for losses and damages related to the Phoenix pay system, is now available to PSAC members under the Phoenix damages agreement negotiated by PSAC in October 2020.

For more details, visit PSAC web site.

With more nominations received than seats allocated, elections are being held in three (3) different regions, to elect CEIU delegates to the 2022 PSAC Convention. These regions are:

• Alberta/NWT/Nunavut
• Ontario
• Quebec