Privatization News

Updates

April
3

3
April

DeSousa: Now is not the time to cut public service jobs [1]

The growing threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to Canada’s economy, security and sovereignty will impact all of us.

March
17

17
March

PSAC launches campaign to protect Canada’s public services [2]

Public service workers are the backbone of Canada. When the world feels uncertain – with reckless tariffs putting our jobs at risk and our very sovereignty under attack – you can count on Canada’s public service to be there when people need them most,

March
2

2
March

PSAC opposes contracting out of public sector work at House of Commons committee [3]

PSAC continues to oppose and stop the privatization of federal public service work, most recently by participating in a study on outsourcing being conducted by the House of Commons’ Government Oper

March
2

2
March

Unions and veterans call for end to privatization of veteran rehabilitation services [4]

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Union of Veterans Affairs Employees (UVAE) join veterans and their advocates calling for the Liberal government to cancel a new $570 million dollar contract for veteran rehabilitation services in Canada.

June
20

20
June

PSAC-UVAE launch new campaign to stop contracting out services to veterans [5]

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Union of Veterans’ Affairs Employees (UVAE) have launched a campaign calling for the federal government to stop contracting out services to veterans and hire more permanent case managers.

June
20

20
June

PSAC-UVAE launch new campaign to stop contracting out services to veterans [5]

May
20

20
May

Support legislation to make the Canada Infrastructure Bank public [6]

Over the past five years, PSAC has expressed concern [7] over the wasteful and ineffective Canada Infrastructure Bank

March
23

23
March

Long-term care patients pay the price in Revera-Extendicare deal [8]

A new transaction between private long-term care providers Revera and Extendicare merely shuffles the board rather than solving the crisis in private long-term care homes that has led to thousands

October
15

15
October

Victory: PSAC-UTE campaign brings CRA jobs back to the public service [9]

After a successful fight-back campaign against contracting out call centre jobs at Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the Agency has brought these jobs back into the federal public service.

October
15

15
October

Victory: PSAC-UTE campaign brings CRA jobs back to the public service [9]

After a successful fight-back campaign against contracting out call centre jobs at Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the Agency has brought these jobs back into the federal public service.

September
2

2
September

Putting children, families and workers first by building a universal child care system [10]

It’s so important for PSAC members and Canadians to support parties that will continue to build and fund a universal, accessible and affordable child care system that reduces fees, creates more child care spots, helps women return to work and provide fair wages to chronically underpaid early childhood educators.

July
21

21
July

Service Canada must stop contracting out 1-800-O-Canada hotline [11]

PSAC-CEIU has requested a meeting with the Minister to discuss our demand that he cancel the contract and brings this work back into the public service.

May
28

28
May

PSAC launches campaign to bring long-term care into public hands [12]

Canadians will never forget the horrible images of seniors suffering alone in private long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May
13

13
May

Public service pensions putting profit before people [13]

PSAC opposes the use of Canada Pension Plan (CPP) funds to take water out of public hands in Brazil. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is buying 45 per cent of Igua Saneamento, a Brazilian s

May
6

6
May

Long-term investment in public services lacking in 2021 budget [14]

The pandemic has shown that lean approaches to staffing, contracting out, or using precarious workers leave Canadians vulnerable in times of emergency.