Privatization News

Updates

June
20

20
June

PSAC-UVAE launch new campaign to stop contracting out services to veterans [1]

June
20

20
June

PSAC-UVAE launch new campaign to stop contracting out services to veterans [1]

May
20

20
May

Support legislation to make the Canada Infrastructure Bank public [2]

Over the past five years, PSAC has expressed concern [3] over the wasteful and ineffective Canada Infrastructure Bank

March
23

23
March

Long-term care patients pay the price in Revera-Extendicare deal [4]

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 [5]

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 [5]

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 [6]

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 [7]

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 [8]

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 [9]

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 [10]

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

May
6

6
May

Long-term investment in public services lacking in 2021 budget [10]

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

April
30

30
April

Transport Canada must not contract out critical licensing work [11]

PSAC-UCTE members who work for Transport Canada have critical responsibilities to ensure the safety of Canadians as people and goods move across the country, on land, at sea, and in the air. Our m

April
30

30
April

Transport Canada must not contract out critical licensing work [11]

PSAC-UCTE members who work for Transport Canada have critical responsibilities to ensure the safety of Canadians as people and goods move across the country, on land, at sea, and in the air. Our m

April
19

19
April

Budget 2021: PSAC welcomes historic child care funding and $15 minimum wage [12]

PSAC welcomes the measures in the 2021 budget that respond to the needs of Canadians hardest hit by the pandemic.