The Government of Ontario announced in its April 2019 budget that Legal Aid Ontario would see a 30% cut in funding retroactive to April 1, 2019.

Last week, the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs presented its report on Bill C-75, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act and other Acts and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Many members have received the T1198 Qualifying Retroactive Lump Sum Payment (QRLSP) form from PSPC relating to having payouts received as part of the conciliation award taxes as if they had been earned in prior years.

As your AJC President and co-chair the Subcommittee on Phoenix Damages, I am pleased to announce that leave banks for the first phase of the Phoenix Damages Settlement for LP's working at DOJ and PPSC should be credited next week.

Your Negotiations Team is pleased to report that we have reached a tentative agreement with the Employer.

On Friday August 9, 2019, AJC members ratified a new collective agreement with their employer, putting an end to the bargaining process until 2022.

Despite assurances we received in June from the CRA that unsigned T-1198 forms with a typed entry on the signature line of "Pay Administration Branch - PSPC" would be accepted, acceptance of such forms by the CRA has been inconsistent.

As indicated in our October newsletter, the updated rates of pay for AJC members were initiated the week of November 13, 2019.

The AJC Negotiations Team (NT) has been very busy since filing our Notice to Bargain. Here's what you need to know

After an excessively long wait we finally received the decision from the chair of our conciliation panel.

We are pleased to announce that the procedure and forms to access the Phoenix Damages Settlement first tier leave compensation for former employees are now available by clicking on the link below.

On Friday August 9, 2019, AJC members ratified a new collective agreement with their employer, putting an end to the bargaining process until 2022.

Your Negotiations Team is pleased to report that we have reached a tentative agreement with the Employer.

The AJC met with the Employer on June 25th and 26th in bargaining sessions.

In response to our November 19th update on pay errors and retro performance pay, PSPC has reported back to us on the progress made.