Marginal note:No retroactive application

269. No modification to a long-term disability program that is made by the Treasury Board in the exercise of its powers under section 7.1 of the Financial Administration Act after the expiry of the application period may, in relation to any period during the application period, retroactively affect the provisions of that program that are modified as permitted by section 267.

General

Marginal note:Right to bargain collectively

270. Subject to the other provisions of this Division, the right to bargain collectively under the Public Service Labour Relations Act is continued.

Marginal note:Right to strike

271. Nothing in this Division affects the right to strike under the Public Service Labour Relations Act.

Marginal note:Amendments permitted

272. Nothing in this Division precludes the bargaining agents for employees who are bound by a collective agreement or arbitral award and the employer of those employees from amending, by agreement in writing, or from making a joint application to amend, any provision of the collective agreement or arbitral award, as the case may be, so long as the amendment is not contrary to this Division.

Marginal note:Exemption from Statutory Instruments Act

273. The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to orders made under sections 254, 260 and 266. However, each of those orders must be published in the Canada Gazette.