The Government Travel Committee reviews the Government Travel Directive and the Commuting Assistance Directive and hears final level grievances on these authorities, when required by the Executive Committee. The Committee also recommends changes to various rates and premiums on a periodic basis.
Committee Advisor: Laura Sanford
Quarterly Report to the National Joint Council (June 2026)
Regular Activities
- The Committee has met two (2) times since the last Council meeting;
- The Committee wishes to note the departure of two Employer Side representatives, Noémie Boivin, from Canadian Heritage, and Bev Morrison, from Transport Canada, as well as the Chairperson, Jennifer Cruickshank, from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and to thank them for their contributions to the Committee;
- The Committee welcomed a new Employer Side representative, Vanessa Jones, from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, as well as a new Chairperson, Isabelle Gaétan, from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.
Cyclical Review Activities
- The Committee received the results of the third-party resolution of outstanding cyclical review proposals and implemented the required amendments to the Directive. The revised Directive was published on the NJC website in March.
Outstanding Items
Nine (9) grievances:
- Two (2) related to travel expenses are in abeyance pending a FPSLREB decision on related grievances;
- Two (2) related to kilometric rate; one (1) scheduled to be heard in September and one (1) has been referred to the Executive Committee at their June meeting;
- Three (3) related to meal allowance; two (2) are in analysis and one (1) is scheduled to be heard in June;
- One (1) related to rest period is scheduled to be heard in July;
- One (1) related to kilometric rate and meal allowance is in analysis.
Next Meetings: September 10, 2026; October 8, 2026; November 12, 2026; December 10, 2026