The Isolated Posts and Government Housing Committee reviews and recommends changes to the Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directives and hears final level grievances on these authorities, when required by the Executive Committee. The Committee also recommends changes to various rates and allowances on a periodic basis.
Committee Advisor: Karen Kruger
Quarterly Report to the National Joint Council (September 2025)
Regular Activities:
- The Committee has met once (1) since the last Council meeting.
- The Committee wishes to note the departure of an Employer Side representative, Andrew Blackadar, from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and a Bargaining Agent Side representative, Nicholas Pernal, from the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), and to thank them for their contributions to the Committee.
- The Committee welcomed a new Bargaining Agent Side representative, Cara Ryan, from PIPSC.
- Following the completion of cyclical review, the Executive Committee requested that the Committee conduct a best practices exercise to identify areas of strength and areas of improvement. The Committee has completed this exercise and will be issuing a memo to the Executive Committee outlining the results.
- The Committee continued to approve various updates to the rates and appendices.
Outstanding Items:
- Nil
Next Meetings: December 30, 2025; January 27, 2026; February 24, 2026; March 31, 2026; April 28, 2029