How long will it take to implement the collective agreement?

The implementation of the new collective agreement would be governed by the pattern MOU between the AJC and the Employer which can be found at pp. 13-14 of the tentative agreement.  The new collective agreement would be implemented over the following time frames:

• 180 days after signature of the collective agreement for the prospective elements of compensation increases (e.g., salary changes and other compensation elements), where there is no need for manual processing;
• 180 days after signature of the collective agreement for the retroactive amounts payable to LPs, where there is no need for manual processing; and
• 460 days after signature of the collective agreement for compensation increases and retroactive amounts that require manual processing.

That being said, our understanding is that other collective agreements which were reached in 2023 (e.g., PSAC) were implemented in approximately three months.