The Foreign Service Directives Committee reviews and recommends changes to the Foreign Service Directives and hears final level grievances on these authorities, when required by the Executive Committee. The Committee also recommends changes to various rates and premiums on a periodic basis.
Committee Advisor: Eden Bédard
Quarterly Report to the National Joint Council (June 2026)
Regular Activities
- The Committee has met once (1) since the last Council meeting;
- The Committee wishes to note the departure of a Bargaining Agent Side representative, Bertrand Myre, from the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers (PAFSO), and to thank them for their contributions to the Committee;
- The Committee welcomed a new Bargaining Agent Side representative, Dan Whalen, from PAFSO;
- The Committee received a presentation from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat regarding the modernization of how post hardship levels are reviewed, in accordance with Foreign Service Directive (FSD) 58 – Post Differential Allowance. Implementation of the change is expected to take place in time for the revised post rating levels coming into effect on June 1, 2026;
- As part of the recent cyclical review exercise, a reference to subsection 51.10.6 in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 51.11.1 - Family Reunion Away from Post, should have been updated to subsection 51.10.8; however, this was not reflected in the updated Directive. The Committee was made aware of this error, and the Directive has been corrected accordingly.
Outstanding Items
- One (1) grievance:
- One (1) related to FSD 56 - Foreign Service Incentive Allowances, and 58 - Post Differential Allowance is in analysis.
Next Meetings: August 6, 2026; September 3, 2026