CD 2011-021

Subject: Pay Periods - Calendar Year 2012

October 24, 2011

1. Purpose

1.1. The purpose of this directive is to advise you of the pay periods for calendar year 2012.

1.2. Attached are the schedules of the various pay periods for 2012 applicable to the Regional Pay System (RPS).

Note: For detailed information about pay processing dates, please refer to the Pay Processing Schedules.

2. Policy

2.1. All cheques and payment statements should be dated in accordance with the appropriate payment date indicated in the attached schedules. All on-line entries should be authorised for processing on the closing date specified in the attached schedules (2:00 p.m. (Ottawa time) for Eastern regions and for the House of Commons (HOC), Pay Office (PO) 22, and 3:00 p.m. (Ottawa time) for Western regions and for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), PO 03, except when indicated otherwise).

3. Inquiries

3.1. Any inquiries on the information contained in this document should be addressed to our Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Compensation Services Office.

Original Signed by
Carrie E. Roussin

Carrie E. Roussin
Director General
Compensation Sector
Accounting, Banking and Compensation

Reference(s): CJA 9015-5

Biweekly Current Pay Periods for 2012

Following is the table that contains the biweekly current pay periods for 2012 applicable to the Regional Pay System.
Pay Period (PP) From Pay Period (PP) To PP Number Cycle Code Payment Date Footnote 2 Closing Date for On-line Entries All Pay Offices (PO)
December 22, 2011 January 4, 2012 1 1 January 4, 2012 December 20, 2011
January 5, 2012 January 18 2 2 January 18 January 4, 2012
January 19 February 1 3 8 Footnote 1 February 1 January 18
February 2 February 15 4 1 February 15 February 1
February 16 February 29 5 2 February 29 February 15
March 1 March 14 6 1 March 14 February 29
March 15 March 28 7 2 March 28 March 14
March 29 April 11 8 1 April 11 March 28
April 12 April 25 9 2 April 25 April 11
April 26 May 9 10 1 May 9 April 25
May 10 May 23 11 2 May 23 May 9
May 24 June 6 12 1 June 6 May 23
June 7 June 20 13 2 June 20 June 6
June 21 July 4 14 1 July 4 June 20
July 5 July 18 15 2 July 18 July 4
July 19 August 1 16 8 Footnote 1 August 1 July 18
August 2 August 15 17 1 August 15 August 1
August 16 August 29 18 2 August 29 August 15
August 30 September 12 19 1 September 12 August 29
September 13 September 26 20 2 September 26 September 12
September 27 October 10 21 1 October 10 September 26
October 11 October 24 22 2 October 24 October 10
October 25 November 7 23 1 November 7 October 24
November 8 November 21 24 2 November 21 November 7
November 22 December 5 25 1 December 5 November 21
December 6 December 19 26 2 December 19 December 5

Biweekly Arrears Pay Periods for 2012

Following is the table that contains the biweekly arrears pay periods for 2012 applicable to the Regional Pay System.
Pay Period (PP)From Pay Period (PP)To PP Number Cycle Code Payment Date Footnote 2 Closing Date for On-line Entries All Pay Offices (PO) except HOC PO 22 and CRA PO 03 Closing Date for On-line Entries for HOC PO 22

(2:00 p.m. (Ottawa time)) and CRA PO (3:00 p.m. (Ottawa time)) only

December 8, 2011 December 21, 2011 1 1 January 4, 2012 December 28, 2011 December 28, 2011
December 22, 2011 January 4, 2012 2 2 January 18 January 10, 2012 January 11, 2012
January 5, 2012 January 18 3 8 Footnote 1 February 1 January 24 January 25
January 19 February 1 4 1 February 15 February 7 February 8
February 2 February 15 5 2 February 29 February 21 February 22
February 16 February 29 6 1 March 14 March 6 March 7
March 1 March 14 7 2 March 28 March 20 March 21
March 15 March 28 8 1 April 11 April 3 April 4
March 29 April 11 9 2 April 25 April 17 April 18
April 12 April 25 10 1 May 9 May 1 May 2
April 26 May 9 11 2 May 23 May 15 May 16
May 10 May 23 12 1 June 6 May 29 May 30
May 24 June 6 13 2 June 20 June 12 June 13
June 7 June 20 14 1 July 4 June 26 June 27
June 21 July 4 15 2 July 18 July 10 July 11
July 5 July 18 16 8 Footnote 1 August 1 July 24 July 25
July 19 August 1 17 1 August 15 August 7 August 8
August 2 August 15 18 2 August 29 August 21 August 22
August 16 August 29 19 1 September 12 September 4 September 5
August 30 September 12 20 2 September 26 September 18 September 19
September 13 September 26 21 1 October 10 October 2 October 3
September 27 October 10 22 2 October 24 October 16 October 17
October 11 October 24 23 1 November 7 October 30 October 31
October 25 November 7 24 2 November 21 November 13 November 14
November 8 November 21 25 1 December 5 November 27 November 28
November 22 December 5 26 2 December 19 December 11 December 12

Monthly Pay Periods for 2012

Following is the table that contains the monthly pay periods for 2012 applicable to the Regional Pay System.
Pay Period (PP)From Pay Period (PP)To PP Number Payment Date Footnote 3 Closing Date for On-line Entries All Pay Offices (PO) Except HOC PO 22 Closing Date for On-line Entries (2:00 p.m. (Ottawa time)) HOC PO 22 only
January 1, 2012 January 31, 2012 1 January 31, 2012 January 6, 2012 January 9, 2012
February 1 February 29 2 February 29 February 3 February 6
March 1 March 31 3 March 30 March 2 March 12
April 1 April 30 4 April 30 April 5 April 10
May 1 May 31 5 May 31 May 7 May 7
June 1 June 30 6 June 29 June 4 June 11
July 1 July 31 7 July 31 July 3 July 9
August 1 August 31 8 August 31 August 3 August 13
September 1 September 30 9 September 28 September 6 September 10
October 1 October 31 10 October 31 October 4 October 9
November 1 November 30 11 November 30 November 1 November 5
December 1 December 31 12 December 31 December 3 December 10

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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Pay Period Plus

Footnote 2

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Closing time for on-line entries is 2:00 p.m. (Ottawa time) for Eastern regions and for the House of Commons (HOC), PO 22, and 3:00 p.m. (Ottawa time) for Western regions and for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), PO 03.

Footnote 3

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Closing time for on-line entries is 2:00 p.m. (Ottawa time) for Eastern regions and the House of Commons (HOC), PO 22, and 3:00 p.m. (Ottawa time) for Western regions.