Pay and changes in your life
Pay processes related to common life events for employees serviced by the Public Service Pay Centre.
Disclaimer
If your department or agency is not served by the Pay Centre, contact your departmental compensation unit.
Please request additional guidance from your manager, departmental human resources and finance, as pay-related information and processes are subject to change.
Note: Your terms and conditions of employment and collective agreement are your two main sources of pay-related information. If the content in this section conflicts with either of these documents, the terms and conditions or collective agreement must take precedence.
Services and information
New to the public service
What you need to know about your pay, employment status and terms and conditions
Taking leave
How your public service collective agreement and employment terms may affect your common leave requests
Becoming a parent
Your options and responsibilities as a public servant when you have a child or a new dependent
Terminating employment
Your potential benefits, options and responsibilities when you retire or resign from the public service
Getting married or reaching common-law status
Whom to notify and how a change in your marital status may affect your public service pension and benefits
Leaving the public service
Finalize your pay account, claim benefits, EI and more if you retire voluntarily or due to a disability
When death occurs
What happens if you or a relation dies while you are employed in the public service
Changing your employment
Effects on your pay and benefits if you change your hours, status, department, union or position
Changing your personal information
Whom to notify to ensure that your pay and benefits are unaffected if you change your address or legal name
Divorce or separation
Your options and responsibilities as a public servant when you divorce or separate
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