What we are doing – Pay

The Compensation and Labour Relations (CLR) Branch advises, interprets, directs and supports training on pay administration rules, regulations and policies for departments and agencies of the Core Public Administration, named in Schedule I and Schedule IV of the Financial Administration Act.

The Branch liaises and authorizes changes to the Regional Pay System and develops policies and guidelines on, amongst others, Terms and Conditions of Employment, Pay, Leave With or Without Pay Directive, and on salary administration.

Sweeping changes to the Government of Canada’s pay administration system and services are being led by Public Works and Government Services Canada. The Transformation of Pay Administration Initiative is comprised of two separate projects: Pay Modernization Project and Consolidation of Pay Services Project.

Policies and guidance

• Policy Framework for the Management of Compensation

Terms and Condition of Employment

• Policy on Terms and Conditions of Employment
• Terms and Conditions of Employment for Students
• Terms and Conditions of Employment for Full-Time Governor in Council Appointees
• Directive on Executive Compensation
• Term Employment Policy
• Performance Indicators for Departments and Agencies Archived
• Injury-on-Duty Leave

Salary Administration Policies and Pay Plans

• Performance Pay Administration Policy for Certain Non-Management Category Senior Excluded Levels
• Defense Scientific Service Group Pay Plan
• Career Assignment Program Salary Instructions Archived
• Policy on the Management of Executives
• Service outside Canada - 2-01
• Staff engaged locally outside Canada - 2-02
• Performance pay for represented employees in the Administrative and Foreign Service Category - 3-06
• Salary Administration Plan - University Teaching Group - 3-07
• Salary Administration Policy - Mediation-Conciliation Officer Sub-group - 3-03

Publications

Information notices

• Compensation and Pay Administration Information Notices
• Human Resources Information Notices

Reclassification or conversion memorandum of understanding

• Council of Graphic Arts Unions of the Public Service of Canada and the Treasury Board – CGAU Archived
• Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada and the Treasury Board – PIPS Archived
• Public Service of Alliance of Canada and the Treasury Board - PSAC Archived

Salary Administration Guidelines

• Compensation Improvement Instructions Excluded Law Group – LA-3A, LA-3B and LA-3C and Defence Scientific Service Group DS-7A, DS-7B and DS-8 Archived
• Compensation Improvements - Career Assignment Programme (CA) Group Archived
• Compensation Improvement Instructions - Excluded Law Group (LA) - LA-DEV, LA-01, LA-2A and LA-2B Archived
• Compensation Improvement Instructions Excluded Law Group - LA-3A, LA-3B and LA-3C. Archived
• Lump Sum Payments for the PE and OM Groups. Archived
• Rates of Pay for Certain Employees excluded from collective bargaining - HR, FR, ND, AU, LS, PG, ED, MD, PI, NU. Archived
• Compensation Improvement Instructions - Executive (EX) Group, Effective April 1, 2001. Archived
• Economic Increases for PE and OM Groups. Archived
• Rates of Pay for certain employees excluded from collective bargaining - TR, CS, ES, AS, IS, WP. Archived
• Impact of New PSAC Collective Agreement on Disability Insurance (DI) and Long-term Disability (LTD) Benefits Archived
• Rates of Pay - SG PAT 08 Archived
• Performance Pay for Non-Executive Employees Excluded from Collective Bargaining (AS, FI, IS, PE, PG, TR WP) Archived
• Performance Pay Excluded Law Group Archived
• Rates of Pay for certain employees excluded from collective bargaining - MT and UT Groups Archived
  • Meteorology Group (MT) Archived
  • University Teachers’ Group (UT) Archived
• Rates of Pay for certain employees excluded from collective bargaining - FI Group Archived
  • Financial Administration Group (FI) Archived
• Disability Insurance (DI) Plan - Effect of Retroactive Salary Increases on DI Benefits and the Rehabilitation Program Archived
• Extension of Terminable Allowances - CS and RE Groups Archived
• Maternity/Parental Benefits for the Executive Group and Excluded Employees of the Law Group Archived
• Compensation Improvement Instructions - Excluded Law Group (LA-3A, LA-3B and LA-3C), April 1, 2000 Archived
• Lajoie Decision
• Compensation Improvement Instructions - Executive (EX) Group, April 1, 2000 Archived
• Economic Increase for Excluded and Unrepresented PE, OM, CA and MM Groups Archived
  • Retroactive Application of Revised Rates of Pay for all Excluded and Unrepresented Employees Including Executives Archived
• Rates of Pay - Excluded Employees of the Medicine Group - MD Archived
• Rates of Pay for Certain Employees Excluded from Collective Bargaining - AS, CA, ED-EDS, ED-LAT, ES, HR, IS, LA , LS, MM, ND-DIT, NU-HOS, PI, PM-MCO, RO, TR, WP - July 19, 2000 Archived
• Rates of Pay for Certain Employees Excluded from Collective Bargaining - AO Archived
• Rates of Pay for Certain Employees Excluded from Collective Bargaining - PI Archived
• Rates of Pay for Certain Employees Excluded from Collective Bargaining - SR Archived
• Rates of Pay for Certain Employees Excluded from Collective Bargaining for the Public Service - AU, PG Archived
• TBS and PSAC Joint Pay Equity Agreement Archived
• Rates of pay for certain employees excluded from collective bargaining - OM, PE Archived
• Rates of pay for certain employees excluded from collective bargaining - CS, SO-MAO, LA Archived
• Implementation of revised rates of pay Archived
• Performance pay for certain non-executive employees excluded from collective bargaining (AS, FI, IS, PE, PG, TR, WP, PM-MCO) Archived
• Rates of pay for certain employees excluded from collective bargaining (ND-DIT, HR, LS, PG, PI, PI-CGC, NU-HOS, MD-MOF, MD-MSP, ED-EDS, ED-LAT, RO, FR) Archived
• Reduction of tax withholding on lump-sum employment income payments Archived
• Rates of pay for certain employees excluded from collective bargaining - AS-7/8, IS-6, PM-MCO, WP-7 Archived
• Pay Administration During Labour Disruptions Archived
• Rates of pay for certain employees excluded from collective bargaining (SG-PAT, AU, ES, UT, FI, MT, TR, SR, SO-MAO) Archived
• Rates of pay for certain employees excluded from collective bargaining (PE,OM) Archived
• Performance Pay and Salary Revisions for the Excluded Law Group Archived
• Performance Pay (MD-MOF-4 and MD-MSP-3) and (DS-7A, and 8) Archived
• Performance Pay to Non-Management Category Senior Excluded Employees with Respect to the Fiscal Year 1996-97, Effective July 1, 1997 Archived
• Performance Pay for Public Service Executives 1996-1997 Archived

Circulars in Force

• Equalization Adjustment - Library Science Group - Circular No. 1993-5: Compensation Archived
• Equalization Readjustment: Settlement of Complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission - Library Science Group - Circular No. 1992-5: Compensation Archived
• Instructions concerning wage adjustments as per April 29, 1991, decision of the Human Rights Tribunal - Hospital Services Group, Operational Category - Circular No. 1992-4: Compensation Archived
• Modification to the administrative procedures, issued on April 10, 1990, to implement retroactive lump sum equalization payments for the CR, NU and ST Groups - Circular No. 1992-1: Compensation Archived
• Changes to the Garnishment, Attachments and Pension Diversion Act (GAPDA) - Information Notice