Lobbying registration dated 2026-01-27
Registrant: Sharon DeSousa
Client: Public Service Alliance of Canada
Targeted institutions:
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Public Service Commission of Canada (PSC)
Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Canada Post Corporation (CPC)
Public Service Labour Relations Board (PSLRB)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
House of Commons
Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying (OCL)
Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB)
Elections Canada
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Canada School of Public Service (CSPS)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Bank of Canada
Privy Council Office (PCO)
Senate of Canada
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)
Canadian Coast Guard (CCG)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
National Capital Commission (NCC)
Acts: Canada Labour Code
Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act
Canada Pension Plan
Public Service Superannuation Act
Employment Equity Act
Canada Health Act
Government funding received:
Lobbying activity details:
Changes to the Canada Labour Code in respect of replacement workers, unpaid internships, minimum employment standards and health and safety.
Child care with respect to a national, publicly funded child care system and the inclusion of non-traditional childcare (including that available for shift work/precarious work) in subsidy and funding programs.?
Properly fund public health care in order to meet the Canada Health Act.
Reversal of the federal government’s universal in-office telework mandate.
Changes to the Federal Public Service Labour Relations Act to make for more effective bargaining, dispute resolution, pay, grievance adjudication, expanding the scope of what can be negotiated and representation in the sector.?
Pay equity including improvements to pay equity legislation, and with respect to the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act.?
Reverse the privatization of health care, including the use of staffing agencies.?
Enhancements and improvements to federal women's programs by Women and Gender Equality Canada, including the funding of women's advocacy groups. Also, engaging with the federal government on pay equity issues.?
Federal pension law reform including rules and regulations with respect to solvency requirements, and protection against the conversion of defined benefit plans to target benefit plans.?
Changes to the Employment Equity Act, improving equity and inclusion within the public service and overall human rights application within places of work.
The need for a public inquiry into the implementation and management of the Phoenix pay system.?
Federal public service payroll and compensation systems including Phoenix pay system; damages/compensation in connection with Phoenix pay system (including the taxability of such damages/compensation); all other matters related to Phoenix and pay; the development of a new generation pay system.?
The overreliance of the federal government on the use of temporary help agencies, consultants and contracting out to agencies rather than using the talents, skills and expertise of indeterminant federal public service workers.?
The changes to the Public Service Superannuation Act which increased the retirement age for federal public service workers from 60 to 65 years as of 2013.
Providing input into the federal comprehensive expenditure review, while engaging the government on strengthening federal programs and services, respecting the workforce adjustment appendix, and reducing job cuts.
Provision of unreduced pension benefits for public safety officers who have worked 25 years or more.?
Canada Pension Plan/Québec Pension Plan: improvements, including in benefit levels and expansion of coverage.?
Employment Insurance with respect to coverage, benefits, premiums and service delivery.?
Federal public service group insurance benefit plans including; health and dental care benefits, disability insurance, and life insurance and how these benefits are administered.?
Damages/compensation for the issues caused by the transfer of the administration of the Public Service Health Care Plan from Sun Life to Canada Life.?