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The Public Service Modernization Act is now fully
implemented.
The four pieces of legislation which make up the Public Service
Modernization Act are now in force: the Canada School of Public Service was
created March 1, 2004; the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the
Financial Administration Act came into force on April 1, 2005, the Public
Service Staffing Tribunal was created and the Public Service Employment
Act came into force December 31, 2005.
Public Service Labour Relations Act and Financial Administration
Act
Policies, guides and tools have been developed and issued to assist
departments and agencies with their implementation of the Public Service
Labour Relations Act and the amended Financial Administration Act.
Furthermore, additional central training courses were developed by the
Canada School of Public Service for the various target
audiences and offered throughout the Fall 2005.
As part of its monitoring, Treasury Board required that an evaluation report
be produced on the efficiency of implementation, three months after the coming
into force of these acts.
Public Service Employment Act
Additional guides and tools have been and will continue to be issued to
assist departments and agencies with their implementation efforts in support of
these new legislative obligations under the new Public Service Employment
Act (PSEA). Supplementary central training courses have been and are being
developed by the Canada School of Public Service for the various target
audiences. For those course that are in place, they have been offered to public
service employees since the Fall 2005.
As well, the Public Service Human Resources Management Agency has established
a Small Agencies Transition Support Team to support small federal organizations
(those with fewer than 500 employees) in areas of capacity, communications and
training around PSEA implementation.
A communications strategy was drafted to address the unique challenges of
small organizations as they have greater difficulty in carrying out certain
activities due to lack of resources. Subsequent communications tools developed
for small agencies were employee kits and a series of broadcast emails.
Finally, an online Communications
Resource Centre was established in September 2005 as the single point of
access for PSEA-related information and products. A variety of communications
materials are available to assist employees in informing their organizations
about the new legislations and the changes it will bring to the workplace.
Should you have any questions regarding the status of implementation, please
send them to questions@hrma-agrh.gc.ca.
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