Translation Bureau forced to better protect interpreters after dangerous working conditions confirmed
Ottawa – April 27, 2024 – The Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE) welcomes the order issued by the Labour Program on April 25, instructing the Translation Bureau…
Heads-up! Password-protected web pages
Over the past few months, we've been working on major updates to our website, and are now in the final stages of completion. To enhance the security and protection of sensitive…
Federal budget 2024: CAPE opposes attrition
The federal government’s 2024 budget was presented on Tuesday with a focus on spending to address the housing crisis – offset by budget cuts, including the loss of 5,000 full-time…
CAPE's review of the 2024 federal budget
Read CAPE’s official statement. On Tuesday, the Liberal government unveiled the 2024 federal budget – its eighth since taking power in 2015 – which includes several policy…
Parliament Hill pay equity committees make progress in early 2024
Read all of CAPE’s pay equity updates here. The Pay Equity Act, which came into force in 2021, requires employers to proactively establish a pay equity plan and to adjust salaries…
Create your own caucus!
A union is most successful when rank-and-file members are empowered and able to take initiative, get involved, organize and mobilize. We encourage CAPE members interested in…
Joint statement: An update from the Core Public Administration pay equity committee
The pay equity committee (PEC) for the Government of Canada’s Core Public Administration (CPA), representing approximately 250,000 employees in over 70 departments and agencies, is…
President’s message – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
On March 21, 1960, 69 peaceful protestors were shot and killed by police at an anti-apartheid demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa. Five years later, the United Nations…
Apply today for CAPE member delegation
At the last NEC meeting on March 1, 2024, a motion was passed to fund a CAPE member delegation of one or two people to attend the 2024 UN Permanent Forum on People of African…
CAPE appears at House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics
On February 15, 2024, CAPE President Nathan Prier appeared at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. He gave testimony for their…
