Broadcast Messages

2006 11 20

We are pleased to announce the launch of Your Public Service Pension and Benefits. Pensionandbenefits.gc.ca provides plan members’ easy access to relevant pension and benefits information and tools.

2006 10 27

Effective November 1, 2006, new rates for Quebec Blue Cross will be in effect. PWGSC will automatically do a bulk change to the deduction code 700 for all affected accounts on October 30, 2006. To avoid rejects, please do not input changes to code 700, during the period of October 27, 2006 to October 31, 2006. The new premium rates will be included in a Compensation Directive that will be issued shortly.

2006 10 25

An amendment has been made to the Disability Insurance (DI) 2a On-line Training Module under the processus "Claiming" to include the changes in connection with the amendment on the Rehabilitation Provision of the Disability Insurance Plan (DI) effective January 1, 2006, regarding offsetting from monthly disability benefit earnings.

For more information, please refer to the following Information Notice issued by Treasury Board Secretariat - Amendment to Rehabilitation Provision of Disability Insurance Plan:

2006 06 06

This is a reminder: Please note that for deduction codes 854 and 856, indicators A or B are not to be used anymore. Since all Employer-paid coverage for the Management Category is for Family level III regardless on whether or not the employee is single. (Treasury Board has approved 100% employer-paid premiums for Level III of GSMIP plan on behalf of employees in the Management Category effective January 1, 1990. The Management Category GSMIP Extended health Care Benefit (Code 703) was automatically changed to PSHCP Management Category (Code 854, new code). Therefore, back in 2003 we amended the PPIM to have ref A & B removed from Contract Number reference information. (Sun Life Assurance Company and Superannuation Directorate do not require A or B and the Regional Pay System checks only the Employer rate for the date entered.) The PPIM will be amended to emphasize this change.

2006 11 23

The Canada Saving Bonds (CSB) bulk input will be processed on November 27, 2006. As per Compensation Directive 2006-025, compensation advisors should correct any rejects by the close-out date for pp 25.

2006 11 01

The following is to advise you that the on-line regional pay (CV72) and contributor (CV66) systems will not be available on Saturday, November 4, 2006 due to the annual power shutdown at King Edward Data Centre. The Online should be available again as of 13:00 Sunday, November 5, 2006.

2006 10 20

Please be advised that the problem reported with the Civil Service COOP deductions (DED 795) on the October 18, 2006 pay has been resolved. Alterna Bank has taken corrective measures to rectify the problem.

2006 10 18

Please be advised that a problem has been reported with the Civil Service COOP deductions (DED 795) on the October 18, 2006 pay. More information will follow.

2006 09 26

New rates effective August 1, 2006 have been approved by Treasury Board (TB) for the Environment Allowance (ENT 297), and the Living Cost Differential Allowance (ENT 101) under the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive. The Deduction/Entitlement Control File will be updated on September 22, 2006. The new rates are available on the TB web site. Compensation Advisors are responsible to input any necessary adjustment using ENA/18A.

2006 09 19

Please be advised that PWGSC has processed a bulk change to amend the deduction amount of code 789 (Ottawa Civil Service Recreational Association) for the cycle 2 pay of September 2006. A compensation directive will be published shortly.

2006 08 21

Due to a problem with the Pay Rate Control File, PWGSC was unable to update the revised rates of pay for the Correctional Services (CX) group as indicated in PRIB 2006-36 . Please hold all pay transactions involving the revised rates of pay for this group until further notice.

2006 08 04

Further to the broadcast message dated July 27, 2006, we would like to advise you that we are in the process of removing the edit message "PD 265." Clients are requested not to input any ENC & ENA 070 transactions until the process is completed on August 8, 2006.

2006 08 02

Further to the broadcast message dated July 27, 2006, concerning the problem with the Entitlement Code 070, we would like to advise that the cause of ENC and ENA transactions rejecting has been identified. It has been determined that the supervisory grid input in Field 28 must correspond to the BUD Group Code which is in the Employee’s Personnel Record.

• If BUD group code is 603 or 90522, 90523, 90524, 90525, 90526; the supervisory grid code (Field 28) must be A1, B2, or blank.
• If BUD group code is 653 or 90531, 90536, 90537, 90538, 90539; Field 28 cannot be A1, B2 or blank
• If BUD group code is 604, 90527, 90528 or 90529; Field 28 must be blank or can also be C3 for BUD group code 90529.
• If BUD group code is 654 or 90532; Field 28 cannot be blank.

Any further inquiries regarding this matter should be addressed to Pay Advisory Services.

2006 07 27

Please note the change in titles for Entitlement code 1B3 to "PI GI Supplement" and 1B4 to "PI GI Supp O/T". The Deduction/Entitlement Control File will be updated on July 28, 2006. Compensation directive 2005-11 has been updated, and amendments to the PPIM will follow.

2006 07 17

CV66 (including Central Index) will now be available to On-line users on Saturday, July 22, 2006. However, it will not be available from close of business on Friday, July 28 until 11 am July 29, 2006 , due to changes required by the integrated Pension Data Repository (iPDR) Project. If you required further information, please contact Jeff Marcantonio at (613) 948-5954.

2006 07 07

As a result of the GST reduction, please be advised that PWGSC will process a bulk change on July 12, 2006 to amend the deduction amount of code 789 for the cycle 2 pay of July 2006. A compensation directive will be published soon.

2006 06 05

The following is to advise the Compensation community that the Regional Pay on-line system (CV72 only) will not be available from 08:00 pm (Ottawa Time) on Monday, June 12th, 2006, to 07:00 am (Ottawa Time) on Tuesday, June 13th, 2006 due to the database changes required for the implementation of Bill C-25 - Phase II.

2006 06 02

The following is to advise the Compensation community that the on-line systems will not be available from 07:00 am on Sunday, June 4th, 2006, to 02:00 pm on Sunday, June 4th, 2006 for disaster recovery test purposes.

2006 11 20

We are pleased to announce the launch of Your Public Service Pension and Benefits. Pensionandbenefits.gc.ca provides plan members' easy access to relevant pension and benefits information and tools.

2006 11 01

The following is to advise you that the on-line regional pay (CV72) and contributor (CV66) systems will not be available on Saturday, November 4, 2006 due to the annual power shutdown at King Edward Data Centre. The Online should be available again as of 13:00 Sunday, November 5, 2006.

2006 07 17

CV66 (including Central Index) will now be available to On-line users on Saturday, July 22, 2006. However, it will not be available from close of business on Friday, July 28 until 11 am July 29, 2006 , due to changes required by the integrated Pension Data Repository (iPDR) Project. If you required further information, please contact Jeff Marcantonio at (613) 948-5954.

2006 06 02

The following is to advise the Compensation community that the on-line systems will not be available from 07:00 am on Sunday, June 4th, 2006, to 02:00 pm on Sunday, June 4th, 2006 for disaster recovery test purposes.