September 25 and 26, 2024
Ottawa, Ontario
Seminar Booklet (505.0 Kb)
Welcome to the 2024 NJC Seminar!
Dear Seminar Participant,
The National Joint Council (NJC) Seminar is a unique event. It brings together Bargaining Agent and Employer leaders from across the country. The purpose is to discuss important issues facing the labour relations and human resources communities of the public service.
The Seminar this year will take place over two days. It offers participants an unparalleled opportunity to exchange views on shared issues and to think collaboratively about how best to deal with current and future concerns and objectives.
Our 2024 Seminar agenda features a wide variety of speakers. They will provide various insights, presentations, workshops, and experiences. The central focus of these discussions will be "Valuing Diversity: Cultivating a Culture of Inclusion, Equity and Accessibility in the Federal Public Service".
We hope the agenda and format of the Seminar encourage participants to contribute and share in an open dialogue on these important matters. The NJC aims to enhance and strengthen our joint relationships. The Seminar provides a great opportunity to renew connections with colleagues and make new acquaintances.
2024 also marks the NJC’s 80th anniversary. Throughout its history, the NJC has offered a forum for federal public service employers and bargaining agents to consult, collaborate and co-develop with a view to fostering a strong public service. We look forward to meeting, exchanging, and working with you over the course of the event and in the months and years to come.
Catharine Fraser
General Secretary
National Joint Council Seminar
September 25 and 26, 2024
Canada Science and Technology Museum
1867 St. Laurent Boulevard, Ottawa, ON
Valuing Diversity: Cultivating a Culture of Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility in the Federal Public Service
Program
| Wednesday, September 25, 2024 | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Registration Location: Foyer Coffee/tea will be served |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. |
Welcome Address
|
| 9:05 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. |
Program Overview Catherine LaPierre-Ouellet and Suzanne McFarlane, Moderators and Program Officers, Joint Learning Program |
| 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
Addressing Systemic Discrimination within our Organizations Meera Chander, Director, Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights Bureau, Public Service Alliance of Canada |
| 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Health and Networking Break Location: Event Hall Light refreshments will be served |
| 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Progress and Improvements in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Sean Ross, Moderator Bernadeth Betchi, Coordinator, Office of the National President, Union of National Employees Samantha David, Director, Truth, Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (TREDIA) Relationships and Initiatives, Ingenium Navdip Kaur Singh, Chair, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Association of Justice Counsel and Co-chair, Advisory Committee on Racialized Persons, Department of Justice |
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Pre-Lunch Break Explore Museum at leisure Location: Museum |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Networking Location: Event Hall |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
Ableism and Disability Awareness Samantha David, Director, Truth, Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (TREDIA) Relationships and Initiatives, Ingenium |
| 2:45 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. | Health and Networking Break Location: Event Hall Light refreshments will be served |
| 3:25 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. |
Health Canada’s Accessibility Centre of Expertise Fabio Onesi, Director General, Talent and Workplace Culture Directorate, Health Canada & the Public Health Agency of Canada |
| 4:25 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. |
A Day in the Life: Employee Assistance Services Ghaelle Meta Mulaja, Counsellor, Crisis and Referral Centre, Employee Assistance Services, Health Canada |
| 4:55 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Seminar Day 1 Closing Wanda Boudreau, Chairperson, Union Management Relations Committee |
| 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Networking Reception Location: Artifact Alley |
| 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | 80th Anniversary Dinner Location: Event Hall |
| Thursday, September 26, 2024 | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Registration Location: Foyer Coffee/tea will be served |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. |
Program Overview Catherine LaPierre-Ouellet and Suzanne McFarlane, Moderators and Program Officers, Joint Learning Program |
| 9:05 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
Seminar Day 2 - Opening Address Donnalyn McClymont, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Senior Personnel and Public Service Renewal), Privy Council Office |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Indigenous Recruitment & Retention in DFO Arctic Region Amy Amos, Regional Director General, Arctic, Fisheries and Oceans Canada |
| 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Health and Networking Break Location: Event Hall Light refreshments will be served |
| 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Panel on Neurodiversity Deborah Cooper, Moderator and Board Member, Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Sancho Angulo, Chair, Infinity – The Network for Neurodivergent Public Servants and Advisor, Policy and Data Governance, Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Amy Labelle, Lead, Neurodiversity Affinity Group and Senior Implementation Advisor, Communications Security Establishment Canada Anne Rahming, Acting Deputy Director General of Culture and Executive Director, Gender Equality and Intersectional Analysis, Department of National Defence |
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Pre-Lunch Break Explore Museum at leisure Location: Museum |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch and Networking Location: Event Hall |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. |
Duty To Accommodate Workshop Catherine LaPierre-Ouellet and Suzanne McFarlane, Program Officers, Joint Learning Program |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Health and Networking Break Location: Foyer Light refreshments will be served |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. |
A Day in the Life: Maritime Search and Rescue Douglas White, Acting Senior Policy Analyst, Search and Rescue, Canadian Coast Guard |
| 3:25 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. |
Cultivating a Sense of Belonging – Ingenium’s TREDIA Journey Samantha David, Director, Truth, Reconciliation, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (TREDIA) Relationships and Initiatives, Ingenium |
| 4:05 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
Seminar Closing Wanda Boudreau, Chairperson, Union Management Relations Committee |
NJC Seminar 2024 Participants List
| Amos, Amy - DFO / MPO |
| Arkorful, Irene - TBS / SCT |
| Awan, Nazim - CanNor |
| Bangiricenge, Anita - CAPE / ACEP |
| Bédard, Eden - NJC / CNM |
| Betchi, Bernadeth - UNE / SEN |
| Bidal, Carole - TBS / SCT |
| Bitar, Raghida - CFIA / ACIA |
| Bleskie, Rachel - FINTRAC / CANAFE |
| Bohar, Katarina - CCOHS / CCHST |
| Boivin, Noémie - PCH |
| Bouchard, Michel - UCCO-SACC-CSN |
| Boucher, Mark - CMSG / GMMC |
| Boudreau, Wanda - FGDCA / ACECMGF |
| Bourbonnais, Julie - ECCC |
| Bouzi, Annette - AJC / AJJ |
| Brook, Karen - CAPE / ACEP |
| Bullion-Winters, Wendy - CSPS / EFPC |
| Cameron, Paul - IBEW 2228 / FIOE 2228 |
| Carr, Jennifer - PIPSC / IPFPC |
| Carruthers, Shirley - GAC / AMC |
| Casella, Tony - FGDCA / ACECMGF |
| Charlebois, Philippe - CDC / CCL |
| Cooper, Deborah - FPSLREB / CRTRESPF |
| Côté, Sonia - CRA / ARC |
| Crain, Andrew - NRCan / RNCan |
| Cruickshank, Jennifer - DFO / MPO |
| Dean, Andrea - PSAC / AFPC |
| Dénommée, Natasha - CDC / CCL |
| Désormeaux-Dufour, Catherine - NRCan / RNCan |
| DeSousa, Sharon - PSAC / AFPC |
| Dionne, Donald - IBEW 2228 / FIOE 2228 |
| Dubuc, Olivier - PCH |
| Duchesne, Annie - PCH |
| Dyck, Milton - PSAC / AFPC |
| Encarnacion, Brenda - PSC / CFP |
| Fahlman, Diane - PacifiCan |
| Feniak, Aaron - ESDC / EDSC |
| Flowers Code, Holly - CBSA / ASFC |
| Fortin, Maude - FPSLREB / CRTRESPF |
| Fournier, Yves - FGDTLC(E) / CMTCMGF(E) |
| Fraser, Catharine - NJC / CNM |
| Gaboton, Richard - PIPSC / IPFPC |
| Gascon, Colin - Elections |
| Gilbert, Catherine - JLP / PAM |
| Girard, Guylaine - CRTC |
| Gosselin, Marc - TBS / SCT |
| Grundy, Suzanne - VAC / ACC |
| Hall, Natalie - CCOHS / CCHST |
| Hamilton, Jennifer - FPSLREB / CRTRESPF |
| Hanspal, Kiran - PSPC / SPAC |
| Harlow, Gregory - AJC / AJJ |
| Hazra, Tia - PIPSC / IPFPC |
| Hippern, Kathleen - CUPE 104 / SCFP 104 |
| Hutchison, Freddie - FGDTLC(E) / CMTCMGF(E) |
| Isfeld, Pamela - PAFSO / APASE |
| Keats, Cheryl - ACOA / APECA |
| Kirchner, Myles - CUPE 104 / SCFP 104 |
| Kruger, Karen - NJC / CNM |
| Kurtis, Bonnie - PacifiCan |
| Lafleur, Lee - RCEA / AECR |
| Lafrenière, Tania - PIPSC / IPFPC |
| Lamba, Seema - AJC / AJJ |
| LaPierre-Ouellet, Catherine - JLP / PAM |
| Leblanc, Kimberly - OAG / BVG |
| LeBrun, Christopher - TBS / SCT |
| Leduc, Marc - LAC / BAC |
| Lemay, Karine - CSEC / CSTC |
| Macfarlane, Michelle - RCEA / AECR |
| Macharia, Sam - TBS / SCT |
| Mackenzie, Laura - NJC / CNM |
| Mamtaz, Hasib - INFC |
| McCormick, Sharon - FIN |
| McDonald, Aaron - NJC / CNM |
| McFarlane, Suzanne - JLP / PAM |
| Meduri, Bronwyn - CSA / ASC |
| Milford, Brandon - UVAE / SEAC |
| Miller, Justin - CFPA / APFC |
| Molina, Catherine - TBS / SCT |
| Montague, Sayward - NAFR / ANRF |
| Montsion, Claude-Andrée - OAG / BVG |
| Moreno, Kevin - SCICS |
| Napier, Dan - NAFR / ANRF |
| Okrainec, Christine - CSEC / CSTC |
| Parriag, Natasha - TBS / SCT |
| Pernal, Nicholas - PIPSC / IPFPC |
| Peters, Shelley - RCMP / GRC |
| Pilon, Allison - CEIU / SEIC |
| Pizzino, Anthony - NAFR / ANRF |
| Pogrebinski, Denis - Ingenium |
| Richard, Dany - ACFO / ACAF |
| Rogers, Des - FGDTLC(W) / CMTCMGF(O) |
| Sanford, Laura - NJC / CNM |
| Scichilone, Sofia - PRIV |
| Shum, Elizabeth - NJC / CNM |
| Sifton, Lorna - TBS / SCT |
| Singh, Navdip Kaur - AJC / AJJ |
| Srivastava, Raman - CFIA / ACIA |
| Srivigneswaran, Saumiya - IRB / CISR |
| St-Jean, Patricia - CSC / SCC |
| Stewart, Michael - PSC / CFP |
| Taillefer-McLaren, Aline - TBS / SCT |
| Taillon, Nancy - LAC / BAC |
| Théodore, Djimy - PSAC / AFPC |
| Turenne, Lila - PC |
| Vachon, Patrick - ECCC |
| Vézina, Charles - TBS / SCT |
| Vidmar, Dominique - CAPE / ACEP |
| Walsh, Kevin - FGDTLC(W) / CMTCMGF(O) |
| Weisman, Iris - IBEW 2228 / FIOE 2228 |
| White, Dan - TSB / BST |
| Wilkins, Jeff - UCCO-SACC-CSN |
| Winker, Debbie - AGR / AAC |
Presentations
All of the presentations are available on the NJC website. Please visit the following link: 2024 NJC Seminar - Presentations and Additional Information (https://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/s18/s8/s56/d912/en).
Evaluation
The National Joint Council would like to thank you for attending the 2024 Seminar in Ottawa, Ontario.
Please visit the following link to complete an online survey which will assess the NJC Seminar and allow participants to provide feedback: https://forms.office.com/r/ftQByXLpCS.