“The research community plays an important role in advancing the knowledge that underpins the Government of Canada’s programs and services for Canadians,” the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat said in a statement, adding that the government has reached tentative agreements with 14 bargaining units covering approximately 76 per cent of the collective bargaining population in the core public administration. 30, 2026, must now be ratified by the group’s members, with voting dates to be announced soon, according to PIPSC. The four-year tentative agreement, reached on Nov. The research group includes positions involved in the planning, conduct, evaluation and management of research, technology development and more. The Government of Canada announced last week that, after eight months, it had reached a tentative agreement with the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC), for approximately 3,000 employees in the union’s Research (RE) group. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat headquarters on Elgin Street in Ottawa. Feds and PIPSC reach a tentative agreement for around 3,000 employees National Capital Region's Top Employersġ.
