Future of the Public Service

Articles featured here are by Kathryn May, Policy Options‘ Accenture Fellow on the Future of the Public Service, providing coverage and analysis of the complex issues facing Canada’s federal public service. Learn more.

A $9.3-billion pension surplus could be the cushion Ottawa will need

by Kathryn May November 29, 2024

A surplus in the federal public-service pension plan presents the government with many options

by Kathryn May November 19, 2024

Acting pay is a complication that runs deep in the public service

by Kathryn May September 4, 2024

Ottawa eyeing ways to simplify public sector pay rules, fix Phoenix problems

by Kathryn May August 1, 2024

What to do with the public-service pension surplus that’s piling up?

by Kathryn May July 29, 2024

Can angst about productivity lead to serious public-service reforms?

by Michael Wernick June 26, 2024

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The federal government plans to expand the “25-and-out” pension

by Kathryn May June 12, 2024

Border guards try to set a new frontier in labour dispute

by Kathryn May June 7, 2024

A scramble and scrutiny of the public service not seen in more than 20 years

by Kathryn May March 28, 2024

The particularly Canadian “lone-wolf” tradition of studying the public service

by Jonathan Malloy February 5, 2024

Catherine Luelo named clerk’s adviser on digital transformation

by Kathryn May January 12, 2024

Allegations of threats and lying perturb the federal public service

by Kathryn May November 29, 2023