Information for human resources specialists: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
The following page provides human resources specialists with information on testing (rescheduling, second language evaluations, test accommodation measures), and on staffing policies for bilingual positions while the situation related to COVID‑19 is ongoing.
More information will be added as the situation evolves.
Letters to heads of human resources
- 2024-01-30: Review of the Public Service Commission’s price list
- 2023-06-22: Coming into force: Amendments to the Public Service Employment Act
- 2023-06-19: Decommissioning of Public Service Commission tests
- 2023-06-16: Change to temporary measure on use of alternative methods for assessing second language proficiency
- 2022-11-01: Review of the Affirmation of Indigenous Identity in Appointment Processes
- 2022-10-04: Launch of the Candidate Assessment Tool for second language evaluations
- 2022-07-15: Authorization for departments and agencies to use an alternative method to assess second language proficiency
- 2022-06-28: Regulations Amending the Student Employment Programs Participants Regulations
- 2022-06-22: Post-secondary recruitment inventories make staffing easier
- 2022-05-04: New Guide on Employment Systems Review
- 2022-01-31 Extension and changes to temporary measures for second language evaluation and changes to terms of use for unsupervised test results
- 2021-09-03 Extension of the temporary measures for the oral interaction test
- 2021-07-08 New deployment option for persons employed at the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canadas
- 2021-07-08 Changes to the Appointment Delegation and Accountability Instrument: Strengthening Employment Equity Requirements and Adding a Training Requirement on Unconscious Bias
- 22021-06-29 : Extension of the temporary measures for two language skills
- 2021-04-06: New second language oral test
- 2021-03-31: Checking references in an appointment process
- 2021-03-17: Staffing options to support employment equity, and diversity and inclusion, under the Public Service Employment Act
- 2021-03-11: Update on second language assessment during COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020-12-23: New deployment option for persons employed at the National Capital Commission
- 2020-12-17: Changes to the Public Service Commission’s second language interviews for levels B and C
- 2020-12-01: Revised Annex D reporting form for fiscal year 2020–21
- 2020-09-18: Amended conditions for the use of COVID-related measures for second language assessment
- 2020-07-08: New Public Service Commission unsupervised test of reading comprehension for level B or C
- 2020-06-30: Update on Public Service Commission second language interviews for levels B and C
- 2020-06-23: Extension of measures supporting departments and agencies
- 2020-06-04: New Public Service Commission unsupervised test of written expression for level B or C
- 2020-05-22: Assess candidates at your convenience using pre-recorded video interviews
- 2020-05-12: New Public Service Commission second language interviews for levels B and C
- 2020-05-08: Expansion of Public Service Commission measures to support departments and agencies
- 2020-03-30: COVID-19: Information for human resources specialists – tools available
- 2020-03-24: Measures to increase Public Service Commission support to departments and agencies
- 2020-03-16: Testing and support from the Public Service Commission
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