UNCLAS CANFORGEN 120/06 CMP 055
SIC WAS
BILINGUAL MESSAGE / MESSAGE BILINGUE
SUBJ: STATUS OF PAY INCREASES FOR CF MEMBERS - FY 06/07
1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE
STATUS OF PAY INCREASES FOR FY 06/07
2. GSO/PILOT/NCM - LCOL AND BELOW. PAY INCREASES ARE BASED ON
TOTAL COMPENSATION COMPARABILITY WITH BENCHMARKED OCCUPATIONS IN THE
PUBLIC SERVICE (PS). THE CF AND THE TREASURY BOARD SECRETARIAT
(TBS) OFFICIALS ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON THIS ISSUE AND GOOD PROGRESS
IS BEING MADE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE
GSO/PILOT/NCM PAY ADJUSTMENT AND IT WILL LIKELY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO
DO SO BEFORE FALL 06. SECURING A FAIR AND EQUITABLE PAY ADJUSTMENT
IS OF PRIMARY CONCERN TO ME. ALTHOUGH THE DELAY IS LENGTHY, YOU CAN
REST ASSURED THAT THE EFFECTIVE DATE WILL BE 1 APR 06 REGARDLESS
WHEN THE INCREASE IS ANNOUNCED AND IMPLEMENTED. AN UPDATE WILL BE
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PROVIDED END SEP 06
3. LEGAL OFFRS - CAPT TO COL. THE PAY OF LEGAL OFFRS IS BASED ON
BROAD COMPARABILITY TO THE PAY OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE LAWYERS PLUS
AN ADDITIONAL COMPONENT TO RECOGNIZE THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS
OF MILITARY SERVICE. AS A RESULT OF THE RECENT CERTIFICATION OF THE
LA GROUP, TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING THE RATE
STRUCTURE, IS FROZEN UNTIL THE PS LABOUR RELATIONS BOARD DETERMINES
WHICH POSITIONS SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. IT
IS EXPECTED TO TAKE CONSIDERABLE TIME. AN UPDATE WILL BE PROVIDED
FALL 06
4. MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFRS - CAPT TO BGEN. THE PAY OF MEDICAL AND
DENTAL OFFICERS IS BASED UPON BROAD COMPARABILITY WITH THE NET
INCOMES OF PHYSICIANS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE PLUS AN ADDITIONAL
COMPONENT TO RECOGNIZE THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF MILITARY
SERVICE. CF AND TBS OFFICIALS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR WORK AND AN
ANNOUNCEMENT IS ANTICIPATED IN FALL 06
5. NON-SPECIALIST GENERAL/FLAG OFFRS AND COLS/CAPT(N). THE PAY OF
SNR OFFRS IS BASED ON BROAD COMPARABILITY TO THE EXECUTIVE (EX)
GROUP OF THE PS. THE GOVERNMENT RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT THE PS EX
GROUP WOULD BE AWARDED AN INCREASE OF 2.5 PERCENT TO SALARY RANGES,
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EFFECTIVE 1 APR 06, AND, AN INCREASE OF 1.1 PERCENT TO AT-RISK PAY,
EFFECTIVE FOR FY 06/07. GIVEN THAT AT-RISK PAY IS FACTORED INTO THE
BASE SALARY OF THE SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE CF, THE INCREASE TO PAY
INCREMENTS CANNOT BE DIRECTLY APPLIED. PAY TABLES ARE BEING
PREPARED TO CLARIFY THE COMBINED NET INCREASE. BY CDS DIRECTION,
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SNR OFFRS INCREASE WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL WE ARE
IN A POSITION TO FIRST IMPLEMENT THE GSO/PILOT/NCM PAY INCREASE