Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 20:14:20 -0500
From: tim@magi.com (Timothy Ross Wilson)
Subject: ss benefits: Canadian Public Service


Treasury Board of Canada
Secretariat
Ottawa, Canada

November 16, 1995

Directors of Personnel
Directors/Chiefs of Staff Relations

BENEFITS FOR PARTNERS OF THE SAME SEX

This is to inform you of a change to the employer's interpretation of the
following provisions of collective agreements to which the Treasury Board is
a party:

- Bereavement Leave;

- Leave for Family-Related Responsibilities;

- Leave for Relocation of Spouse;

- Foreign Service Directives;

- Isolated Post Directives;

- Relocation Directive.

Pursuant to the above-cited provisions, an employee who is living in a
same-sex partner relationship shall be granted the benefits to which an
employee who is a common-law spouse is entitled.

For this purpose, a "same-sex partner" relationship exists when, for a
continuous period of at least one year, an employee has lived with a person
of the same sex in a homosexual relationship, publicly represented that
person to be his/her partner and continues to live with that person as
his/her partner.

Questions related to the contents of this letter should be directed to Al
Bennett, Acting Chief, Policy and Interpretation Services at [613] 952-2954.

[Signed] Marilyn Hay
Director, Labour Relations Group
Labour Relations & Classification Division
Human Resources Branch
tim@magi.com      ae913@freenet.carleton.ca
http://www.magi.com/~tim/




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