At the 1994 PSAC Triennial Convention, delegates unanimously adopted a resolution to create a $10,000 per year fund that would assist Locals in ensuring that all their events were accessible to members with disabilities. The following guidelines have been updated for Locals to access this fund which has since been increased to $15,000 annually.

Basic superannuation benefit entitlements are increased each January to compensate for increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). As illustrated in Table 2, the indexation adjustments since 1970, when the SRBA first came into force, have served to protect the value of superannuation benefit payments against inflation. Indexation starts on the first of January of the year after someone retires.The first indexation adjustment is prorated to the number of full months of the previous year after the person retired.

Return to work (RTW) programs are meant to help with a worker’s return to their pre-leave employment, when the worker is ready to return to work and with an appropriate transition period. Return to work programs are subject to the same general principles as for any accommodation, since a return to work program is really a specific type of accommodation program.

AGR Insurance Brokers Inc. and its affiliated brokers have partnered with PSAC since 1985. Through this partnership we are able to offer a discounted home and auto insurance program specifically designed for you.