2025-2028 FSRA Collective Agreement

Highlights of the collective agreement

Term 

• A three-year term April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028

Salary

• Under the collective agreement, AMAPCEO-represented employees at FSRA will receive the following across-the-board increases:
  • 2.75% on April 1, 2025 (retroactive)
  • 2.25% on April 1, 2026 (retroactive)
  • 2.00% on April, 1, 2027
• All retroactive salary increases will be made within 90 days of ratification.

Promotional increases for underfill positions 

• Employees promoted into a vacancy from an “underfill” position will receive a promotional increase of at least 3%
• The resulting salary will not be less than the minimum or more than the maximum of the new position classification 

Benefits 

Major improvements to mental health coverage

• Effective the first of the month following ratification by both parties, the new agreement sees the annual maximum for mental health coverage increased from $2,000 to $3,000.

Major improvements to vision coverage 

• Effective the first of the month following ratification by both parties, the new agreement sees vision coverage increase from $340 to $420 per person in any consecutive twenty-four-month period.

Improvements to Health Care Spending Account (HCSA)

• Effective the first day of the month following ratification, the Employer will increase the HCSA to $725 annually for each eligible employee in the AMAPCEO bargaining unit enrolled in the Supplementary Health and Hospital (SH&H) and/or Dental Plans. 

Job Competitions

• Unsuccessful job competition candidates will be entitled to meet with the hiring manager to receive feedback on their assignment/interview
• An employee temporarily assigned to a temporary position/secondment will be entitled to return to their home position with two weeks’ notice
• AMAPCEO will be notified of all successful applicants to job competitions

Your right to flexible work protected

• Protections surrounding Alternative Working Arrangements will continue to apply, including:
  • the right to request Alternative Work Arrangements (AWA), including remote work
  • the right to have those requests considered in good faith and in light of their operational viability; and
  • crucially, the right to dispute denial of those requests. 

More flexible use of special and compassionate leave

• Under the collective agreement, employees will be able to use all three special and compassionate leave days for either unforeseen dependent and elder related leave or for the purpose of religious accommodation, or for a combination of both.
• Currently, employees are only able to use two of their three compassionate leave days for these purposes.

Improvements for Fixed-Term Employees and Part-Time Employees

• Following ratification, newly hired fixed-term employees will be advanced five vacation credits and five attendance credits
• A fixed term employee can request to meet with the Employer six weeks before the expiry of their employment contract to review the status of the position.
• Part-time employees who are asked to provide a doctors note by the manager will be reimbursed by the Employer, rather than paying out of pocket

Artificial intelligence (AI)

• AI technologies will be added as an agenda item at the Employee Relations Committee meeting to facilitate dialogue with respect to the potential impact if any, of AI on AMAPCEO-represented employees.