| Native Name: | Commission des relations de travail et de l’emploi dans le secteur public fédéral |
| Type: | Board |
| Preceding1: | Public Service Labour Relations Board |
| Preceding2: | Public Service Staffing Tribunal |
| Headquarters: | C.D. Howe Building, 240 Sparks St., Ottawa, ON |
| Minister1 Name: | Anita Anand |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Public Services and Procurement |
| Chief1 Name: | Catherine Ebbs |
| Chief1 Position: | Chairperson[1] |
| Keydocument1: | Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act |
| Website: | https://pslreb-crtefp.gc.ca/en/ |
| Agency Type: | quasi-judicial statutory tribunal |
The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board (FPSLREB;, LCRTESPF) is an independent quasi-judicial tribunal that administers the collective bargaining and "grievance adjudication systems" in Canada's federal public service and in Parliament.[2]
It formed on 1 November 2014 through the merger of the former Public Service Labour Relations Board and the former Public Service Staffing Tribunal. It resolves labour relations issues and staffing complaints among federal public servants through adjudication and mediation.
The Public Service Labour Relations Board was an independent quasi-judicial statutory tribunal that reported to Parliament through the Minister of Public Services and Procurement. It was responsible for administering the collective bargaining and grievance adjudication systems in the federal public service and in Parliament. Moreover, by agreement with the Government of the Yukon, the Board also administered the collective bargaining and grievance adjudication systems under the Yukon Education Staff Relations Act and the Yukon Public Service Staff Relations Act.
In 2003, a new Public Service Labour Relations Act was passed by Parliament (S.C. 2003, c.22), coming into force on 1 April 2005. In 2014, the Board was merged with the Public Service Staffing Tribunal under the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act to form the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board. As such, today's Board is responsible for the duties that were previously dealt with by the former tribunals under the Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board Act and the Public Service Employment Act, respectively.
The Board is composed of a chairperson, up to 2 vice-chairpersons, up to 12 full-time members, and additional part-time members as required. The Governor in Council appoints full-time Board members for terms of no longer than 5 years and part-time Board members for terms of up to 3 years, and may be re-appointed any number of times.[3]
, full-time members include:
Under the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Act, the Board is responsible for interpreting and applying the following legislation:[4]
The Treasury Board of Canada, employing over 180,000 public servants in 27 bargaining units, is the main employer covered by the Board's mandate. The majority (60%) of unionized federal public service employees are represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada, while 23% are represented by the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada as the second-largest bargaining agent, and 17% are represented by the other 25 bargaining units.