Marginal note:Deemed lay-off

72. Designated employees are deemed to be laid off from the Public Service on the day they cease to be employed in the Public Service pursuant to this Act for the sole purpose of entitlement to severance pay from Her Majesty in right of Canada as represented by the Treasury Board.

Marginal note:Definitions

• 73. (1) The definitions in this subsection apply in this section and sections 74 to 84 and 90 to 92.

  “collective agreement”

  « convention collective »

  “collective agreement” means a collective agreement between the Corporation and a trade union, and includes a collective agreement or arbitral award continued under section 62 or mentioned in section 63.

  “emergency flight support employee”

  « employé affecté aux vols d’urgence »

  “emergency flight support employee” means an employee identified in accordance with the terms of an emergency support agreement.

  “emergency support agreement”

  « accord sur les services d’urgence »

  “emergency support agreement” means an agreement between the Corporation and a trade union in respect of a bargaining unit represented by the trade union that

  • (a) identifies, in respect of the bargaining unit, the positions and the number of employees and their level of certification that are necessary to enable the Corporation to provide civil air navigation services in respect of humanitarian or emergency flights during a work stoppage;

  • (b) specifies the manner in which employees in the bargaining unit shall be identified as emergency flight support employees and how they are to be informed of that designation; and

  • (c) requires emergency flight support employees who are members of that bargaining unit to perform duties in support of the provision of civil air navigation services in respect of humanitarian or emergency flights during a work stoppage.

  “humanitarian or emergency flight”

  « vols d’urgence ou à vocation humanitaire »

  “humanitarian or emergency flight” means

  • (a) an air ambulance flight;

  • (b) an aerial fire-fighting flight;

  • (c) a search and rescue flight;

  • (d) a flight in support of police or military activities;

  • (e) a flight to or from a location in Canada requiring designated northern or remote services;

  • (f) a flight incidental to any declared international, national, provincial or local emergency; or

  • (g) any other flight, or class of flights, declared by the Minister to be a humanitarian or emergency flight.

  “trade union”

  « syndicat »

  “trade union” means a bargaining agent for a bargaining unit of employees of the Corporation.

  “work stoppage”

  « arrêt de travail »

  “work stoppage” means a strike or lockout.

• Marginal note:Words and expressions

  (2) Unless a contrary intention appears, words and expressions in this Part have the same meaning as in the Canada Labour Code.