Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act

Marginal note:Definitions

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

  essential service

  services essentiels

  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

  entente sur les services essentiels

  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

  médiateur

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

  National Joint Council

  Conseil national mixte

  National Joint Council means the National Joint Council whose establishment was authorized by Order in Council P.C. 3676, dated May 16, 1944. (Conseil national mixte)

  parties

  parties

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

  public interest commission

  commission de l’intérêt public

  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.