The Executive Committee is empowered to act on behalf of the Council in administering the activities of Council during the intervals between the Council's quarterly meetings. Executive Committee decisions are subject to the formal ratification by Council when they are reported at the next regular meeting of Council. Council may also delegate its decision-making authority to the Executive Committee to facilitate timely and effective action.
Quarterly Report to the National Joint Council (March 2025)
This report includes matters reviewed by the Executive Committee at its December 2024 and January 2025 meetings.
December meeting of the Executive Committee:
- Received the Report on the Cyclical Review of the Foreign Service Directives. The Executive Committee accepted the Report and approved the Foreign Service Directives on behalf of Council.
- Received the Report on the Cyclical Review of the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive. The Executive Committee accepted the Report and approved the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive on behalf of Council.
- Received the Interim Report on the Cyclical Review of the Travel Directive. The Executive Committee accepted the Report and referred the items at impasse to binding third-party arbitration on behalf of Council.
- Received the NJC Seminar Evaluation Report 2024.
January meeting of the Executive Committee:
- Referred a grievance under the Travel Directive to the Government Travel Committee for a hearing on the merits after dismissing an objection to timeliness.
- Dismissed a grievance under the Travel Directive as untimely.
- Agreed to confer a National Joint Council Award on Dany Richard.
- Approved the appointment of Justin Miller, Canadian Federal Pilots Association, as Chairperson of the Union-Management Relations Committee.
- Approved, between meetings, Appendix A – Lower Kilometric Rates of the Commuting Assistance Directive and Appendix B – Kilometric Rates of the Travel Directive.