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NJC subjects include government travel, relocation, commuting assistance, isolated posts and government housing, foreign service directives, work force adjustment, safety and health, the bilingual bonus and public service health plans.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Marking its 60th anniversary in 2004, the NJC builds on a strong record聽of achievement. The success of NJC reflects the continuing need of the聽parties for an effective national forum to address common issues, and the ability of NJC itself to evolve and adapt to changing requirements.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Co-development is a key element of the NJC mandate.聽聽NJC co-development is a joint problem-solving process through聽which representatives of the parties work to reach consensus on terms聽and conditions of employment and on policies that have application across the Public Service. The NJC model of co-development emphasizes co-operative exploration of issues and interests, flexibility and the search for innovative solutions.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">NJC directives achieved through co-development form part of the聽collective agreements of participating parties. They deliver important聽results both to the workforce as a whole and to groups of employees with special workplace needs:</p> <ul> <li>The Public Service Health Care Plan provides benefits to over one million Canadians.</li> <li>A Travel Directive which covers all aspects of employee business travel.</li> <li>An Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive which helps employees in isolated locations through travel support, rent assistance and isolated post allowances.</li> <li>Foreign Service Directives which address the special needs of employees who serve Canada abroad.</li> <li>Bilingual bonuses, relocation payments, commuting allowances.</li> </ul> <p>The NJC also plays a central role in co-developing other aspects of health care coverage such as the dental and disability insurance plans.</p> <p>The NJC's approach to grievances arising from its directives is an innovative example of alternate dispute resolution. At the final step of the NJC grievance process, employer and union representatives jointly decide whether employees have been fairly treated within the intent of NJC directives. The NJC also supports an administrative appeal process where employees can obtain a final review of decisions about dental and disability insurance benefits by a bilateral board of management.</p> <h3><strong>The Council, its component bodies and the Trust</strong></h3> <p>The Council is composed of representatives of all member bargaining agents and employers. A chairperson from the employer side (a member appointed by the President of the Treasury Board) and a co-chairperson elected by bargaining agents alternately preside at quarterly meetings of Council.</p> <p>Between meetings of Council, the work of NJC is administered by an Executive Committee consisting of the chairperson, the co-chairperson and two other representatives from each side.</p> <p>The day-to-day work of Council聽is performed by bargaining agent and employer representatives on committees, working groups and boards of management.</p> <ul> <li>NJC working committees have a continuing mandate to review directives and policies, recommend changes to Council, and advise the Executive Committee on grievances. Other matters can also be referred to working committees by Council or by the Executive Committee.</li> <li>Working groups are established as a forum to conduct joint projects or address special issues. Recent examples include co-development of a framework of principles for joint learning and co-development of a methodology for the conduct of comprehensive national compensation surveys.</li> <li>Boards of Management play key roles in the operation of health care plans under mandate from the members of Council.</li> </ul> <p>The work of Council, the Executive Committee and component bodies of NJC is supported by an independent secretariat led by a General Secretary. Under Council By-laws, the employer and bargaining agent sides alternately appoint a General Secretary to a five-year term.</p> <h3><strong>Council membership</strong></h3> <p>Today, the National Joint Council includes 19 public service bargaining agents, Treasury Board and a number of "separate employers" as official members.</p> <p><strong>Bargaining Agent Side</strong></p> <ul> <li>Association of Canadian Financial Officers</li> <li>Association of Justice Counsel</li> <li>Canadian Air Traffic Control Association, CATCA Unifor,聽Local 5454</li> <li>Canadian Association of Professional Employees</li> <li>Canadian Federal Pilots Association</li> <li>Canadian Merchant Service Guild</li> <li>Canadian Military Colleges Faculty Association</li> <li>Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 104 (CUPE 104)</li> <li>Federal Government Dockyard Chargehands Association</li> <li>Federal Government Dockyard Trades and Labour Council (East)</li> <li>Federal Government Dockyard Trades and Labour Council (West)</li> <li>International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 2228</li> <li>National Police Federation</li> <li>Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers</li> <li>Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada</li> <li>Public Service Alliance of Canada</li> <li>Research Council Employees' Association</li> <li>Unifor, Local 2182</li> <li>Union of Canadian Correctional Officers - UCCO-SACC-CSN</li> </ul> <p><strong>Employer Side</strong></p> <p>Canadian Food Inspection Agency<br /> Communications Security Establishment Canada<br /> National Research Council Canada<br /> Office of the Auditor General of Canada<br /> Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat</p> <p style="text-align: left;">For more detailed information, please visit the NJC Web site at <a href="/">www.njc-cnm.gc.ca</a></p></div> </div> <div class="container-fluid site-footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-4 text-center"> © 2025 National Joint Council </div> <div class="col-md-4 text-center"> <a href="/d65/en">Important Notices</a> | <a href="https://www.canada.ca">Canada.ca</a> </div> <div class="col-md-4 text-center"> <a href="/s19/en">Contact Us</a> | <a href="/en">Home</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="/theme/njc/bootstrap-5/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js?_nocache=1633790663" ></script><script src="/theme/njc/js/jquery-3.6.0.min.js?_nocache=1644962952" ></script><script src="/theme/njc/js/moment.js?_nocache=1457634357" ></script><script src="/theme/njc/js/bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.js?_nocache=1648748775" ></script><script src="/theme/njc/js/font-spy.js?_nocache=1487693893" ></script><script src="/theme/njc/js/smartmenus/jquery.smartmenus.min.js?_nocache=1595527398" ></script><script src="/theme/njc/js/smartmenus/addons/bootstrap-4/jquery.smartmenus.bootstrap-4.js?_nocache=1645136528" ></script><script src="/theme/njc/js/njc.theme.js?_nocache=1715023601" ></script><script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/v/bs5/dt-2.0.3/fc-5.0.0/fh-4.0.1/r-3.0.1/sc-2.4.1/datatables.min.js"></script> <script> jQuery('.make-datatable').each(function(){ let $t = jQuery(this); $t.css('width','100%'); $t.DataTable({fixedHeader:true}); }); </script> <script>(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){(i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)})(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');ga('create', 'UA-13177002-1', 'auto');ga('send', 'pageview');</script> </body> </html>