Department of External Affairs Terms Under Three Months Exclusion Approval Order, 1993 (SOR/93-172a)

Whereas the Public Service Commission has decided that it is not practicable nor in the best interests of the Public Service to apply the provisions of the Public Service Employment Act to all persons appointed on or after April 1, 1993 for one or more specified periods of less than three months totalling less than six months in the aggregate during any consecutive 12-month period for the purpose of being employed in the Department of External Affairs in the Clerical and Regulatory group and the Secretarial, Stenographic, Typing group of the Administrative Support Category, in the Administrative Services group of the Administrative and Foreign Service Category, and in the Social Science Support group of the Technical Category during the period beginning on April 1, 1993 and ending on December 31, 1993;

Whereas the Public Service Commission is of the opinion that it is desirable to make the annexed Regulations respecting the employment of persons for one or more specified periods of less than three months totalling less than six months in the aggregate during any consecutive 12-month period in the Department of External Affairs in the Clerical and Regulatory group and the Secretarial, Stenographic, Typing group of the Administrative Support Category, in the Administrative Services group of the Administrative and Foreign Service Category, and in the Social Science Support group of the Technical Category during the period beginning on April 1, 1993 and ending on December 31, 1993;

Whereas the Public Service Commission has decided, pursuant to subsection 41(1) of the Public Service Employment Act, to exclude from the operation of the Public Service Employment Act all persons appointed on or after April 1, 1993 for one or more specified periods of less than three months totalling less than six months in the aggregate during any consecutive 12-month period for the purpose of being employed in the Department of External Affairs in the Clerical and Regulatory group and the Secretarial, Stenographic, Typing group of the Administrative Support Category, in the Administrative Services group of the Administrative and Foreign Service Category, and in the Social Science Support group of the Technical Category during the period beginning on April 1, 1993 and ending on December 31, 1993;

And Whereas the Public Service Commission recommends, pursuant to subsection 37(1) of the Public Service Employment Act, that the Governor in Council make the annexed Regulations respecting the employment of persons for one or more specified periods of less than three months totalling less than six months in the aggregate during any consecutive 12-month period in the Department of External Affairs in the Clerical and Regulatory group and the Secretarial, Stenographic, Typing group of the Administrative Support Category, in the Administrative Services group of the Administrative and Foreign Service Category, and in the Social Science Support group of the Technical Category during the period beginning on April 1, 1993 and ending on December 31, 1993;

Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council,

• (a) on the recommendation of the Secretary of State of Canada, is pleased hereby, pursuant to subsection 41(1) of the Public Service Employment Act, to make the annexed Order approving the exclusion by the Public Service Commission from the operation of the Public Service Employment Act of all persons appointed on or after April 1, 1993, for one or more specified periods of less than three months totalling less than six months in the aggregate during any consecutive 12-month period for the purpose of being employed in the Department of External Affairs in the Clerical and Regulatory group and the Secretarial, Stenographic, Typing group of the Administrative Support Category, in the Administrative Services group of the Administrative and Foreign Service Category, and in the Social Science Support group of the Technical Category during the period beginning on April 1, 1993 and ending on December 31, 1993; and

• (b) on the recommendation of the Secretary of State of Canada and the Public Service Commission, is pleased hereby, pursuant to subsection 37(1) of the Public Service Employment Act, to make the annexed Regulations respecting the employment of persons for one or more specified periods of less than three months totalling less than six months in the aggregate during any consecutive 12-month period in the Department of External Affairs in the Clerical and Regulatory group and the Secretarial, Stenographic, Typing group of the Administrative Support Category, in the Administrative Services group of the Administrative and Foreign Service Category, and in the Social Science Support group of the Technical Category during the period beginning on April 1, 1993 and ending on December 31, 1993.