Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1

Marginal note:Establishment

• 260 (1) Despite the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, the Treasury Board may, in the exercise of its powers under section 7.1 of the Financial Administration Act, establish a short-term disability program for employees in the bargaining units specified by order made by the Treasury Board, and for any other persons or classes of persons that the Treasury Board may designate, and take any measure necessary for that purpose. It may also, during the period that begins on the day on which the program is established and that ends on the expiry of the application period, and after taking into account the recommendations of the committee established under section 265, modify the program.

• Marginal note:Time specification can be made

  (2) The Treasury Board may specify a bargaining unit for the purposes of subsection (1) at the time it establishes the short-term disability program or at any time afterwards, and section 7.1 of the Financial Administration Act includes that power until the program is abolished or replaced.

• Marginal note:Deeming

  (3) Every bargaining unit of employees that has not been specified by the Treasury Board for the purposes of subsection (1) before the effective date is deemed to have been specified by order of the Treasury Board made immediately before the effective date.