Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act

Marginal note:Definitions

• 4 (1) The following definitions apply in this Part.

  essential service

  essential service means a service, facility or activity of the Government of Canada that is or will be, at any time, necessary for the safety or security of the public or a segment of the public. (services essentiels)

  essential services agreement

  essential services agreement means an agreement between the employer and the bargaining agent for a bargaining unit that identifies 

  • (a) the types of positions in the bargaining unit that are necessary for the employer to provide essential services;

  • (b) the number of those positions that are necessary for that purpose; and

  • (c) the specific positions that are necessary for that purpose. (entente sur les services essentiels)

  mediator

  mediator means a person appointed as a mediator under subsection 108(1). (médiateur)

  National Joint Council

  National Joint Council[Repealed, 2017, c. 9, s. 4]

  parties

  parties, in relation to collective bargaining, arbitration, conciliation or a dispute, means the employer and the bargaining agent. (parties)

  public interest commission

  public interest commission means a commission established under Division 10. (commission de l’intérêt public)

• Marginal note:When position is necessary

  (2) A position that is necessary for the employer to provide essential services for the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition essential services agreement in subsection (1) includes a position the occupant of which is required, at any time,

  • (a) to perform the duties of the position that relate to the provision of essential services; or

  • (b) to be available during his or her off-duty hours to report to work without delay to perform those duties if required to do so by the employer.