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What is the Government doing to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species?
The Government of Canada established the Canadian Postal Service Charter in 2009 to outline expectations regarding service standards in providing postal services to Canadians, with a review it every five years. In 2018, the Government affirmed that Canada Post was expected to continue to meet the existing expectations in the Charter.
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is funded by the Government of Canada and cable, satellite and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) distributors to support the creation of Canadian audiovisual content across multiple platforms. The CMF’s total budget for 2023-24 is approximately $397 million, including a total Federal Government contribution of up to $216.6 million. Budget 2023 provides $40 million over two years, starting in 2023-24, to the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH) for the CMF to make funding more open to traditionally underrepresented voices, and to increase funding for French-language screen content.
When the EI sickness benefit was extended from 15 to 26 weeks on December 18, 2022, the additional weeks of benefits were only made available to new benefit claims, meaning that claimants who were already receiving sickness benefits, or had an open claim at this time, were not eligible for the additional weeks of sickness benefits.
Clients were mistakenly identified as deceased by Service Canada due to an error
Group suspected of hosting Chinese 'police station' received federal funds.
Wildfires continue to affect Canadians especially in Alberta, British Columbia, the Territories and most recently near Halifax Nova Scotia. ESDC/Service Canada has implemented several measures to support impacted Canadians and contribute to the overall Government of Canada response to a Request for Assistance issued by the Government of Alberta.
This note focuses on efforts and progress to date to provide support to employees and stabilize the administration of pay, and on financial investments in Phoenix.
Notes:
- All questions related to the mental health of public servants, collective agreements and compensation for Phoenix damages agreements should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
- All questions related to Next Generation Human Resources and Pay solution are in a separate question period card developed by Shared Services Canada
- Issues related to income tax are under the purview of the Canada Revenue Agency. Questions related to the taxability of damages payments should be directed to Canada Revenue Agency
This note focuses on Phoenix salary overpayments. A salary overpayment is an amount of money paid to an employee to which they are not entitled. Overpayments exist for current and former employees.
Notes:
- Questions related to the Directive on Terms and Conditions of Employment should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
- Questions related to overpayment write-offs due to the six-year statutory restriction should be directed to the President of the Treasury Board
- Questions regarding the tax implications of Phoenix payroll issues should be directed to the Canada Revenue Agency
This note focuses on the efforts and progress to stabilize the administration of pay, manage intake of pay transactions, and the ongoing reduction of the backlog.
Note: All questions related to Next Generation Human Resources and Pay solution are in a separate question period card developed by Shared Services Canada