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November 2006
Table of Contents
Overview–Expenditure Review of Federal Public Sector Compensation Policy and Comparability
Context–The business of the federal public sector
Origins and nature of this Review
The nature of public sector compensation
Accountability for federal public sector compensation
Snapshot of federal compensation in 2002–03
Some observations on the 2002–03 snapshot
Changes in federal public sector compensation: 1990–91 to 2002–03
Some observations on changes since 1990–91
Comparability of federal compensation with the Canadian labour market
Some observations on comparability
Recommendations on managing federal compensation
Specific substantive compensation issues relating to salaries
Specific substantive compensation issues relating to pensions and other benefits
Possible legislative changes–Collective bargaining
Possible legislative changes– Applying pay equity in the federal public service
Suggestions for following up on the recommendations
Consolidation of recommendations
1. Recommendations on Transparency and Accountability
2. Coherent Management of Federal Compensation
3. Specific Substantive Compensation Issues Relating to Salaries
4. Specific Compensation Issues Relating to Pensions and Other Benefits
List of Figures:
Figure 1
Main components of total compensation in the core public service in 2002–03
Figure 2
Employment in the combined core public service and separate employer domains, the Canadian Forces and the regular and
civilian members of the RCMP, 1990–91 to 2002–03
Figure 3
Components of change in the total salary mass for the combined corepublic service and separate employer domains,
1997–98 to 2002–03
Figure 4
Components of change in average salary in the combined core public service and separate employer domains, 1997–98
to 2002–03
Figure 5
Periods of collective bargaining and compensation controls, 1967 to 2003
Figure 6
Comparison of the rate of change in key average income indicators in the federal public sector and the private sector in
Canada, 1990–91 to 2002–03
