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PURPOSE
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The purpose of this
directive is to provide users (departments, agencies, crowns
and pay offices) with information on access and use of fillable
Compensation Forms in Portable Document Format (PDF). |
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In this text, use of the masculine is generic and applies
to both men and women.
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BACKGROUND
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In 1999, electronic
compensation forms were made available on the Compensation Internet
and Publiservice sites. We are progressively making all compensation
forms available in fillable PDF.
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PROCEDURES/INSTRUCTIONS
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Detailed step-by-step
instructions are available at:
http://www.pwgsc.gc.ca/compensation/forms/
forms-howto-e.html
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3.2
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These forms may be
viewed, filled-in on the screen and then printed. To view and
print the forms, the user will require access to Acrobat®
Reader version 4.0 or more recent versions. This Acrobat®
Reader version 4.0 is a software available free of charge and
can be downloaded from the Adobe web site hereunder.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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Earlier versions
of Acrobat® Reader will not work properly and may
cause printing problems. |
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To open a fillable form
in PDF format, the user needs to click on either the form title
or the form number (see the example below). Once the correct
form has been selected, the user may complete the form on their
computer screen and then print it. Please note that filled and
completed forms cannot be saved.
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INQUIRIES
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4.1
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Please direct any inquiries regarding this Directive to
the Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), Compensation
Sector e-mail address at: NCR-Compensation.WebAdmin@pwgsc.gc.ca
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