Essential Services

The Compensation and Labour Relations (CLR) Branch develops and implements directives and guidelines on essential services and provides advice to departments and agencies of the Core Public Administration, named in Schedule I and Schedule IV of the Financial Administration Act, in managing their essential services agreements.

The Branch is responsible for negotiating essential services agreements with the bargaining agents, and, where agreement cannot be reached, representing the Treasury Board which is the employer, before the Public Service Labour Relations Board.

• Essential Services Agreements – An overview
• Essential Services Agreements Operational Framework Template
• Frequently Asked Questions and Definitions - Essential Services in the Core Public Administration
• Guidelines for Essential Services Agreements