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06 February 2007 All FS officers should have received the notice referred to above. While PAFSO does have issues with the area of selection and the deployment process being conducted at the same time, we would encourage all FS officers…

24 January 2007 The PAFSO Executive Committee’s proposal to contribute $25,000 to the Glyn Berry Memorial Scholarship in International Policy Studies ($5,000 each year for five years) was put to the membership for a vote by e-mail. The majority of…

27 September 2006 Many of you will recall DM Harder’s decision to engage in a deployment exercise to fill between 60 and 120 vacant FS positions at the FS-2 and FS-3 level. PAFSO advised the department prior to the announcement…

16 June 2006 The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2006 PAFSO Canadian Foreign Service Officer Awards presented on June 15, 2006 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Sanjeev Chowdhury…

15 June 2006 The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers is honoured to be co-sponsoring with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the Retired Heads of Mission Association a memorial plaque that will recognize Canadian government employees…

19 May 2006 Fin_Update_Vol_21-1E.pdf Contents Key PAFSO messages New Recruits Ab Initio (current and former) issues a)Superannuation (pension) benefits b)Vacation leave and severance pay c)Ab initial rates of pay FS-1/FSDP issues (including former FSDP officers) a)FS restructuring – background b)FS-1…

28 April 2006 Issue The Department of Foreign Affairs has just officially published the results of its FS deployment exercise. You can find the announcement on the Publiservice's website here. Action of DFAIT members requested by May 7, 2006 Send…

13 March 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The National Joint Council is pleased to announce that an agreement on the Public Service Health Care Plan (PSHCP) has been reached between representatives of the bargaining agents of the National Joint Council, the…

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The Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 Canadian Foreign Service Officer Awards presented on June 8 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. “Since their inception in 1990, the Canadian Foreign…

In this update

• TARA BICKIS
• ANDIE DAPONTE
• MARY PIERRE-WADE
• DAVID WEINER