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Pay Zone Reduction for the GL and GS Groups and Geographic Location Codes Update

COMPENSATION DIRECTIVE: 2000-017



May 30, 2000


SUBJECT: Pay Zone Reduction for the GL and GS Groups and Geographic Location Codes Update

  1

PURPOSE

  1.1 The purpose of this directive is to provide you with information concerning the elimination of pay zones for the General Labourer and Trades (GL) and the General Services (GS) groups. This reduction is mandated in the memorandum of understanding between Treasury Board and the Public Service Alliance of Canada in respect to the Collective Agreement that was signed on April 16, 1999. In addition, this directive also includes an updated list of the Geographic Location Codes.
  1.2 This reduction of pay zones also applies to the various Separate Employers who also have employees in the GL and GS groups.
  1.3 In this text, use of the masculine is generic and applies to both men and women.
  2

BACKGROUND

  2.1 There will be an amalgamation of the current pay zone structure which will result in the number of pay zones for the GL and GS groups being reduced from 10 to 7 zones.
  2.2 The Geographic Location Codes as supplied by Statistics Canada will also be updated to reflect any changes to the codes as a result of the most recent Canadian census conducted May 14, 1996.
  3

POLICY

  3.1 The amalgamation of pay zones will be implemented on or about June 16, 2000 with an effective date of August 4, 1999.
  3.2 The amalgamation of pay zones for all Separate Employers will be implemented on or about June 16, 2000 with an effective date of August 4, 1999, with the exception of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (ICA) which will have an effective date of August 6, 1999.
  4

PROCEDURES/INSTRUCTIONS

  4.1 The new pay zones will be as follows:

GL 101 and GS 201 Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories (including Wood Buffalo National Park)
GL 102 and GS 202 Moncton, Halifax, Remainder of Atlantic Provinces, Province of Quebec
GL 103 and GS 203 Metropolitan Ottawa (including Gatineau Park), Belleville, Trenton, Mountainview, Smithfield, Kingston (including Camp Barriefield and Collins Bay, Joyceville, Millhaven and Warkworth Penal Institution), remainder of the Province of Ontario
GL 104 and GS 204 Metropolitan Toronto
GL 105 and GS 205 The Province of Manitoba, the Province of Saskatchewan, the Province of Alberta (excluding Banff and Jasper National Parks)
GL 106 and GS 206 Metropolitan Vancouver and Metropolitan Victoria
GL 107 and GS 207 Remainder of the Province of British Columbia (including Banff and Jasper National Parks)
  4.2 Currently, the Regional Pay System (RPS) reflects the 10 pay zones in use prior to the Collective Agreement. On or about June 16, 2000 the pay zone reduction will occur, leaving 7 pay zones, each containing the correct pay rates allocated to the new zones.
  4.3 Any employee who changed pay zones between the effective date and the implementation date will have their current pay zone status reflect what was in the RPS on the effective date (i.e. August 4, 1999 or August 6, 1999).
  4.4 The Geographic Location Codes will be updated on or about June 16, 2000 to amend, create or delete codes as required. These changes appear below in Annex A.
  5

INQUIRIES

  5.1 Any request for information regarding the foregoing should be addressed to your Public Works and Government Services Canada Compensation Services Office.


Original Signed by
R. Jolicoeur

R. Jolicoeur
Director General
Compensation Sector
Government Operational Service

Reference:9022-20
BUD 603, 604, 653, 654

Annex A

Geographic Location Code Changes


Newfoundland


  Old Geo. Loc. Old Geo. Master Location New Geo. Loc. New Geo. Master Location
  10G058 Badgers Quay- Valleyfield-Pools Island 10G060 Badgers Quay- Valleyfield-Pools Island-Wesleyville
  10G052 Centreville 10G050 Centreville- Wareham- Trinity
  10G011 Clarenville 10G013 Clarenville
  10C015 Conne River 10C014 Division No. 3, Subdivision D
  10K052 Davis Inlet LGC 10K042 Division No. 10, Subdivision E
  10A250 Dunville 10A240 Placentia
  10H027 Durrell 10H035 Twillingate
  10A243 Freshwater 10A357 Division No. 1, Subdivision H
  10A545 Goulds 10A519 St. Johns
  10F016 Grand Falls 10F017 Grand Falls- Windsor
  10A377 Harbour Grace 10A379 Harbour Grace
  10A381 Harbour Grace (Southside) 10A379 Harbour Grace
  10A533 Hogan's Pond 10A504 Portugal Cove-St. Phillips
  10B042 Jacques Fontaine 10B041 St. Bernard's-Jacques Fontaine
  10A246 Jerseyside (Placentia) 10A240 Placentia
  10G061 Newtown 10G060 Badgers Quay- Valleyfield-Pools Island
  10A537 Paradise 10A517 Paradise
  10A239 Placentia 10A240 Placentia
  10G012 Shoal Harbour 10G013 Clarenville
  10A399 Spaniard's Bay 10A396 Spaniard's Bay
  10A513 St. Phillips 10A504 Portugal Cove- St. Phillips
  10B028 St. Bernard's Lgc 10B041 St. Bernard's- Jacques Fontaine
  10A514 St.Thomas 10A517 Paradise
  10A501 Subdivision 1S ****** Geographic Location Code Deleted
  10A397 Tilton 10A396 Spaniard's Bay
  10G053 Trinity (Bonavista) 10G015 Trinity, Trinity Bay
  10H028 Twillingate 10H035 Twillingate
  10G055 Wareham LID 10G050 Centreville- Wareham- Trinity
  10A526 Wedgewood Park 10A519 St. Johns
  10G059 Wesleyville 10G060 Badgers Quay- Valleyfield-Pools Island
  10E021. Woods Island 10E019. Division No. 5, Subdivision D
  10B038 Woody Island 10B044 Division No. 2, Subdivision L

Prince Edward Island

  Old Geo. Loc. Old Geo. Master Location New Geo. Loc. New Geo. Master Location
  110304 Borden 110305 Borden-Carleton
  110216 Bunbury 110280 Stratford
  110222 Charlottetown 110275 Charlottetown
  110225 Cornwall 110285 Cornwall
  110217 Hillsborough Park 110275 Charlottetown
  110221 Parkdale 110275 Charlottetown
  110218 Royalty 110248 Brackley
  110219 Sherwood 110275 Charlottetown
  110215 Southport 110280 Startford
  110322 St. Eleanors 110325 Summerside
  110321 Summerside 110325 Summerside
  110320 Wilmot 110325 Summerside

Nova Scotia

  Old Geo. Loc. Old Geo. Master Location New Geo. Loc. New Geo. Master Location
  121711 Dominion 121730 Cape Breton
  121709 Glace Bay 121730 Cape Breton
  121704 Louisburg 121730 Cape Breton
  121712 New Waterford 121730 Cape Breton
  121718 North Sydney 121730 Cape Breton
  121701 Subdivision 17C ****** Geographic Location Code Deleted
  121706 Subdivision 17B ****** Geographic Location Code Deleted
  121716 Subdivision 17A ****** Geographic Location Code Deleted
  121714 Sydney 121730 Cape Breton
  121719 Sydney Mines 121730 Cape Breton

New Brunswick

  Old Geo. Loc. Old Geo. Master Location New Geo. Loc. New Geo. Master Location
  131534 Belledune 131425 Belledune
  130908 Chatham 130906 Chatham
  130933 Douglastown 130950 Miramichi
  130248 Grand Harbour 130252 Grand Manan
  130811 Harcourt Parish 130810 Harcourt
  131402 Jacquet River 131425 Belledune
  130907 Loggieville 130950 Miramichi
  130915 Nelson-Miramichi 130914 Nelson
  130932 Newcastle 130931 Newcastle
  130203 North Head 130252 Grand Manan
  130202 Seal Cove 130252 Grand Manan
  131504 Tracadie 131503 Tracadie-Sheila

Quebec

  Old Geo. Loc. Old Geo. Master Location New Geo. Loc. New Geo. Master Location
  248484 Amos RL 1 248430 Amos
  240514 Amqui 240747 Amqui
  243419 Arthabaska 243962 Victoriaville
  248414 Fiedmont-et-Barraute 248822 Barraute
  248418 Barraute 248822 Barraute
  243722 Beebe Plain 244508 Stanstead
  242128 Bernières 242543 Bernières-Saint-Nicolas
  242604 Bishopton 244117 Dudswell
  240506 Causapscal 240539 Causapscal
  243412 Chester-Nord 243942 Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska
  242514 Compton (Municipality) 242518 Compton Station
  242516 Compton 244467 Compton Station
  247116 Coteau-Landing 247133 Les Coteaux
  245316 Cowansville 243808 Cowansville
  243706 Dixville 244423 Dixville
  247209 Dorion 247183 Vaudreuil-Dorion
  248026 Dorion 247183 Vaudreuil-Dorion
  244135 Drummondville 244957 Drummondville
  242601 Dudswell 244117 Dudswell
  242364 East-Broughton 243122 East-Broughton
  242366 East-Broughton-Station 243122 East-Broughton
  246122 Entrelacs 246253 Entrelacs
  240230 Gaspé 240290 Gaspé
  240390 Gaspé- Ouest (Unorganized) 240290 Gaspé
  244132 Grantham-Ouest 244957 Drummondville
  248328 Guérin 351522 Douro
  242736 Halifax-Sud Partie Sud-Ouest 243205 Vianney
  243724 Hatley Partie Ouest 244555 Hatley
  243726 Hatley 244543 Hatley
  243268 Haute-Mauricie 249007 La Tuque
  246808 Hinchinbrooke 246945 Hinchinbrooke
  240309 La Martre 240312 La Martre
  241112 La Malbaie 241512 La Malbaie-Pointe-au-Pic
  243270 La Tuque 249007 La Tuque
  247124 La Station-du-Coté 247133 Les Coteaux
  247407 Lachute 247404 Lachute
  246121 Lac-Paré ****** Geographic Location Code Deleted
  242119 Lévis ****** Geographic Location Code Deleted
  242311 Linière ****** Geographic Location Code Deleted
  248316 Lorrainville 248537 Lorrainville
  243734 Magog (Township Municipality) 243738 Magog
  242602 Marbleton 244117 Dudswell
  240590 Matapedia non Organiser 240448 Matapédia
  245314 Mont-Sainte-Gregoire 245697 Mont-Sainte-Gregoire
  248332 Noranda 248643 Rouyn-Noranda
  241324 Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours-de-l'Islet 241326 L'Islet-sur-Mer
  248314 Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes 245818 Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
  241114 Pointe-au-Pic 241512 La Malbaie-Pointe-au-Pic
  248090 Pontiac Non organiser 248006 Bristol
  242090 Quebec Non Organiser 242203 Lac-Croche
  243921 Racine 244233 Racine
  247232 Rigaud 247134 Rigaud
  247536 Ripon Mun 247538 Ripon
  242721 Riviere-Blanche 243187 Thetford Mines
  243718 Rock Island 244508 Stanstead
  248331 Rouyn 248643 Rouyn-Noranda
  249790 Saguenay Non Organiser 249420 Chicoutimi
  249982 Schefferville 249901 Schefferville
  242231 Scott Junction 242648 Scott
  249786 Sept Iles 249711 Sept Iles
  245018 Sorel 245357 Sorel
  243222 St-Adelphe 243515 St-Adelphe
  242946 St-Alban Parish 240290 Gaspé
  242948 St-Alban 243497 St-Alban
  245316 St-Athanase 245690 St-Athanase
  241201 St-Bernard-de-L'ile-aux-Coudres 241628 L'Ile-aux-Coudres
  240511 St-Bernard-Joseph 240449 Sainte-Alexis-de-Matapédia
  241511 St-Cajetan-D'Armag 241937 Armagh
  241528 St-Charles 241997 St-Charles-de-Bellechasse
  245121 St-Charles 245757 St-Charles-sur-Richelieu
  241526 St-Charles-Borome 244965 St-Charles-de-Drummond
  245122 St-Charles-sur-Richelieu 245757 St-Charles-sur-Richelieu
  242309 St-Come-de-Kennebe 242958 Sainte-Come-Liniere
  244128 St-Cyrille-de-Wendover 244126 St-Cyrille-de-Wendover
  242379 St-Elzear 242623 St-Elzear
  242378 St-Elzear-de-Beauce 242623 St-Elzear
  249748 St-Firmin 241565 Baie-St-Catherine
  242054 St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier 242056 St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
  243239 St-Georges 243650 Sainte-George
  244229 St-Gerard Magella 242050 Val-Belair
  247231 Ste-Madeleine-de-Rigaud 247134 Rigaud
  246309 Ste-Therese 246301 Ste-Therese
  244138 St-Germain-de Grantham 244948 St-Germain-de Grantham
  244139 St-Germain-de Grantham 244948 St-Germain-de Grantham
  245312 St-Gregoire-le-Grand 245697 Mont-Sainte-Gregoire
  244204 St-Guillaume Paris 244913 St-Guillaume
  244206 St-Guillaume 244913 St-Guillaume
  248335 St-Guillaume-de-Gregoire 245697 Mont-St-Gregoire
  242241 St-Isadore Parish 242663 Sainte-Isadore
  242242 St-Isadore-Dorches 242663 Sainte-Isadore
  242356 St-Joseph-des-Erables 242750 St-Joseph-des-Erables
  243319 St-Leonard 245042 St-Leonard-D'Aston
  243321 St-Leonard-D'Aston 245042 St-Leonard-D'Aston
  243704 St-Mathieu-de-Dixville 244423 Dixville
  243721 Stanstead Plain 244508 Stanstead
  244016 St-Liboire Parish 245472 St-Liboire
  244018 St-Liboire 245472 St-Liboire
  242129 St-Nicolas 242543 Bernieres-St-Nicolas
  243414 St-Norbert-D'Arthabaska 243942 St-Norbert-D'Arthabaska
  245011 St-Ours Parish 245332 St-Ours
  245012 St-Ours 245332 St-Ours
  242800 St-Patrice-de Beaurivage 242811 Sainte-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
  245022 St-Pierre-de-Sorel 245357 Sorel
  247322 St-Placide Parish 247243 St-Placide
  247324 St-Placide 247243 St-Placide
  241519 St-Raphael Parish 241982 Sainte-Raphael
  241521 St-Raphael 241982 Sainte-Raphael
  242938 St-Raymond Parish 243429 Sainte-Raymond
  242941 St-Raymond 243429 Sainte-Raymond
  243236 St-Theophile Paris 243645 Lac-a-la-Tortue
  241529 St-Vallier Parish 241917 St-Vallier
  241531 St-Vallier 241917 St-Vallier
  243316 Saint-Wenceslas (Municipality) 245023 Saint-Wenceslas
  243318 Saint-Wenceslas 245023 Saint-Wenceslas
  243214 Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan 243224 Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
  243232 Saint-Timothée 243535 Hérouxville
  242232 Taschereau-Fortier 242648 Scott
  242709 Thetford Mines 243187 Thetford Mines
  243411 Trois-Lacs 243531 Trois-Lacs
  247215 Vaudreuil 247183 Vaudreuil-Dorion
  243431 Victoriaville 243962 Victoriaville
  249934 Waskaganish 249935 Fort-Rupert
  242519 Waterville 243601 Waterville
| 242608 Wotton 244017 Wotton
| 242609 Wottonville 244017 Wotton

Ontario

  Old Geo. Loc. Old Geo. Master Location New Geo. Loc. New Geo. Master Location
  354301 Adjala 354303 Adjala-Tosorontio
  353434 Aldborough 353440 Aldborough
  354811 Cameron 354813 Papineau-Cameron
  354358 Coldwater 354315 Severn
  354334 Creemore 354305 Clearview
  352204 East Luther 352210 East Luther-Grand Valley
  354362 Elmvale 354309 Springwater
  354361 Flos 354309 Springwater
  352206 Grand Valley 352210 East Luther-Grand Valley
  354116 Huron 354119 Huron
  354348 Mara 354319 Ramara
  354379 Matchedash 354315 Severn
  354356 Medonte 354315 Severn
  354329 Nottawasaga 354305 Clearview
  354351 Orillia Township 354352 Orillia
  354346 Oro 354323 Oro-Medonte
  354816 Papineau 354813 Papineau-Cameron
  354376 Port McNicoll 354371 Tay
  354349 Rama 354319 Ramara
  354118 Ripley 354119 Huron
  353438 Rodney 353440 Aldborough
  353829 Sarnia 353828 Sarnia
  354332 Stayner 354305 Clearview
  354336 Sunnidale 354305 Clearview
  354326 Tosorontio 354303 Adjala-Tosorontio
  354341 Vespra TWP 354309 Springwater
  354378 Victoria Harbour 354371 Tay
  353922 Westminster 353416 Belmont

Saskatchewan

  Old Geo. Loc. Old Geo. Master Location New Geo. Loc. New Geo. Master Location
  470879 Plato 470874 Snipe Lake No. 259
  470398 Spring Valley 470396 Terrell No. 101

Alberta

  Old Geo. Loc. Old Geo. Master Location New Geo. Loc. New Geo. Master Location
  480514 Cluny 480512 Wheatland County No. 16
  481248 Fort McMurray 481638 Wood Buffalo
  481326 Fort Assiniboine 481329 Woodland No. 15
  480122 Improvement District 3 Army Exp. Rge.   New Geographic Location not found
  480904 Improvement District No. 4 480305 Improvement District No. 4
  480914 Improvement District No. 6 481507 Crowsnest Pass
  480917 Improvement District No. 8 481519 Bighorn #8
  481525 Improvement District No. 17 481726 East Peace No. 131
  481232 Lac La Biche 481235 Lac La Biche
  481234 Plamondon 481241 Plamondon
  480539 Rumsey 480531 Starland No. 47

British Columbia

  Old Geo. Loc. Old Geo. Master Location New Geo. Loc. New Geo. Master Location
  591324 Dewdney-Alouette River 590958 Fraser Valley, Subdivision E
  591112 Abbotsford 590962 Abbotsford
  591130 Central Fraser Valley 590954 Fraser Valley, Subdivision D
  594929 Kitimat-Stikine, Subdivision B 594926 Kitimat-Stikine, Subdivision B
  594943 Kitimat-Stikine, Subdivision A 594937 Kitimat-Stikine, Subdivision A
  591327 Lakahahmen Indian Reserve 11 590980 Lakahahmen 11
  591314 Langley Indian Reserve 5 591535 Langley 5
  591311 Maple Ridge 591575 Maple Ridge
  591114 Matsqui 590962 Abbotsford
  591305 Mission 590956 Mission
  591318 Pitt Meadows 591570 Pitt Meadows

Northwest Territories

  Old Geo. Loc. Old Geo. Master Location New Geo. Loc. New Geo. Master Location
  610608 Pine Point 610656 Fort Smith (Unorganized)