Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Over 4,000 members work at CFIA. They perform a wide variety of jobs, including meat, poultry and produce inspection. They monitor and audit the federally regulated inspection programs of the food industry in Canada and enforce federal laws. Our members at the CFIA also run the offices, maintain the equipment and buildings, and carry out the administrative work of the CFIA. The unit falls under the Public Service Labour Relations Act.
Feburary 11, 2010
Essential services agreements: PSAC pushes back on government demands to declare workers essential
For people working in Treasury Board's PA, FB and SV bargaining units, and for our members at Parks Canada, the Canada Food Inspection Agency and Canada Revenue Agency, where collective agreements have been signed, a strike seems very far away.
May 6, 2009
Negotiations with CFIA - Official signing of the new collective agreement
On May 5, 2009, the members of the PSAC negotiation team and representatives of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) signed the new collective agreement. This contract will expire on December 31, 2011.
April 24, 2009
Negotiations with CFIA
The official signing of the new collective agreement will take place on Tuesday May 5, 2009. »
March 11, 2009
Negotiations with CFIA
PSAC members ratify collective agreement. »
March 2, 2009
MESSAGE OF THANKS TO BARGAINING TEAMS
With the ratification of the Canada Post, PA, FB, SV, EB, Parks Canada, CFIA and SSO collective agreements, the recent round of collective bargaining has come to an end for over one hundred thousand PSAC members. »
February 20, 2009
Negotiations with Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
PSAC members ratify new agreement with CFIA. »
November 30, 2008
Negotiations with CFIA
Your bargaining team was scheduled to meet with the Employer beginning December 1, 2008. »
November 26, 2008
Negotiations with Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
PSAC and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have reached a tentative agreement. Details to follow soon.
October 9, 2008
Negotiations with CFIA
The team met with the employer on September 30, October 1 and 2, 2008. »
October 3 , 2008
Treasury Board and Agency negotiations
Overwhelming support nation-wide for bargaining teams and issues. »
September 23, 2008
Negotiations with CFIA
The bargaining team welcomes new members.»
August 29, 2008
Treasury Board and Agency negotiations
What happens to our negotiations if a federal election is called? »
June 17, 2008
Negotiations with CFIA
Lots of talk, lots to ponder, not much settled. »
May 23, 2008
Negotisations with CFIA
Proposals and counter-proposals lead to small settlements. »
April 22, 2008
Negotiations at Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The week of negotiations that concluded April 4 ended without any real progress towards a new Collective Agreement. »
February 29, 2008
PSAC negotiations with CFIA
PSAC negotiating team will meet with the CFIA representatives from March 31 to April 3, 2008.
January 30, 2008
Negotiations at the CFIA
Negotiations between the PSAC and the CFIA are scheduled to resume in March. Read the employer's complete proposals to the PSAC. 
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January 21, 2008
Negotiations at the CFIA
Negotiations between the PSAC and the CFIA will resume in March. Read the complete PSAC bargaining demands. »
January 18, 2008
Negotiations with the CFIA
The members of the PSAC negotiating team were ready to start negotiations, but the employer is, once again, making them wait. »
December 17, 2007
2008 CFIA Negotiations Scheduled
Initial meetings between the PSAC-CFIA negotiating team and the employer are scheduled to take place on January 15 and 16.
September 28, 2007
CFIA negotiations: Notice to Bargain
The PSAC-CFIA negotiating team has served Notice to Bargain to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. »
September 28, 2007
CFIA collective agreement
The PSAC and the CFIA signed a new collective agreement on Friday, September 21. The new collective agreement. »
September 21, 2007
Signing of collective agreement at the CFIA
The official signing of the new Collective Agreement took place in the CFIA Boardroom on Friday, September 21, in Ottawa. The one-year agreement, which will expire at the end of 2007, provides 4,500 PSAC members with a salary increase of 2.5% effective January 1, 2007. »
August 2, 2007
CFIA members ratify agreement
PSAC members with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have ratified their tentative agreement. Arrangements will now be made to sign the new collective agreement which expires on December 31, 2007. Preparation for the next round of bargaining will begin soon. Discussions are underway to begin negotiations with the employer early in the fall.
July 10, 2007
Negotiations with CFIA
PSAC members working at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will have an opportunity to vote on their tentative agreement. Read the details and the ratification kit.
June 22, 2007
Tentative agreement at the CFIA
Your PSAC negotiating team reached a tentative agreement on June 20th for our members working at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. This is a one-year agreement that includes a salary increase of 2.5% effective January 1, 2007. The agreement would expire at the end of 2007. More details
June 7, 2007
PSAC/CFIA Bargaining Update
The negotiations are underway. The teams met for 2 days in Ottawa and more meetings are scheduled. Meanwhile, the PSAC negotiating team is getting ready for mobilization. Read the latest Bargaining INFO bulletin
April 23, 2007
CFIA Bargaining Update and Proposals
The CFIA negotiating team met for two days in Ottawa on April 3 and 4 to review and finalize the bargaining demands. On Friday, April 20, the proposals were exchanged with the employer. Details and proposals.
November 9, 2006
CFIA bargaining update: Notice to Bargain
The PSAC-CFIA negotiating team has served Notice to Bargain to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Read the details.
September 13, 2006
CFIA National Bargaining Conference 2006 - Day 1
Determination and optimism were on the agenda during the first day of the CFIA National Bargaining Conference in Ottawa on September 12.
Read the details.
July 19, 2006
PSAC/Treasury Board and Agency bargaining - It's just around the corner!
The PSAC/Treasury Board and Agency collective agreements expire between December 2006 and October, 2007 and PSAC is committed to getting to the bargaining table before the expiry of these agreements. Read the details.
December 22, 2005National campaign established to eliminate regional rates of pay
The PSAC National Zone Committee that was struck to campaign towards the elimination of regional rates of pay met on December 19th to strategize around the Federal election and future bargaining. Read the details
January 27, 2005
PSAC members say yes to new contract with Food Inspection Agency
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have ratified their tentative agreement by a vote of 90%. Read the release
Date of signature of the collective agreement
Now that the agreements and final offers have been accepted by the members, the collective agreements will be prepared for signing. The full collective agreement is carefully reviewed by the union to ensure that it reflects the tentative settlement or final offer. PSAC will be pushing for the earliest possible signing date for these collective agreements. Once the signing dates are fixed, this information will be published on the web site, sent to the e-mail lists and included in the Union Update.
