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REQUEST TO RESCIND PROVISIONAL PAY GROUP ASSIGNMENT
ARMY COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST (ACISS)
References: A. QR&O 2.10
B. CDS Order dated 25 January 2012
C. 7200-1 (DRCCS) 16 February 2016
1. Your request under ref C where you sought my support to petition the CDS to
rescind his order in ref B that provisionally assigned the ACISS occupation to the
Standard pay group has been reviewed. Although a significant amount of time has
transpired since the decision was made, it is clear to me that there are compelling
circumstances that warranted a re-assessment of the situation.
2. The Canadian Armed Forces assigns NCM occupations and sub-occupations to
the Standard, Specialist 1 or Specialist 2 pay groups using the Canadian Forces Trade
Evaluation Plan (CFTEP). The CFTEP is a point factor job evaluation system that has
been used since 1973. On 4 December 2014, the CDS, in recognition of the
· requirement to modernize the CFTEP, directed the suspension of all current and future
evaluations pending implementation of a modernized methodology. On 23 February
2015, CMP issued an associated direction the product of which will be launched as the
Canadian Forces Job Evaluation System (CFJES) in early 2017.
3. Since 2011, following the approval of the respective Military Employment
Structure Implementation Plans (MESIP), newly created occupations and existing
occupations undergoing structural or qualification standard changes have been
assigned provisionally to the Standard pay group until a formal evaluation can be
conducted using the CFTEP methodology normally within twelve months. Where
applicable, pay protection pursuant to CBI 204.03 is accorded members who are at a
higher pay group when the lower provisional pay group is assigned. Pursuant to QR&O
2.10, the CDS approves all provisional and final pay group assignments. He exercises
this authority through a CDS Order that is effective on the date of signature. On 9
February 2014, my predecessor amended this approach by having the effective date of
each evaluation correspond to the date on which the CDS Order is signed. He further
directed that in cases where members of an occupation/sub-occupation have a current
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pay group assignment that the pay group would be maintained until such time as the
results of the evaluation have been considered and approved by the CDS.
4. As you know, on 1 October 2011, a MESIP was approved that combined three
existing stand-alone legacy occupations into a newly developed ACISS occupation.
Members were formally transferred to the new occupation on that date. Only one of the
previous sub-occupations (LCIS Tech) was in the Specialist 1 pay group. At that time,
DPPD and DPGR assessed that the ACISS occupation was a new occupation and
accordingly recommended provisional assignment to the Standard pay group. The CDS
concurred and approved the assignment on 25 January 2012. Pay protection pursuant
to QR&O 2.1 O was accorded members as applicable.
5. DPPD was advised by the ACISS OA during the formal evaluation process that
the required documentation was incomplete and in addition that the ACISS structure
was not necessarily functional. As a result, the OA was provided with an additional 4-5
months to furnish additional and/or revised documentation. DPPD received the
documents in December 2014. As a result of the CDS direction on 4 December 2014 to
suspend current and future evaluations, any further action on the ACISS evaluation was
suspended pending implementation of the CF JES.
6. Your letter under ref Chas provided valuable insight as to the adverse effect the
provisional pay group assignment and the ongoing delay in finalizing the CFJES is
having on ACISS soldiers from the former LCIS Tech sub-occupation. As I have stated,
at the time of the assignment of the provisional pay group, the ACISS occupation was
deemed a new occupation which pursuant to procedure required that the occupation be
provisionally assigned to the Standard pay group. DPPD has had an opportunity to
revisit the 2012 decision. He has concluded that the ACISS occupation should not have
been identified as a "new" occupation in the context of provisional pay group
assignment; and, as a direct consequence, pay group assignments should have been
maintained. He further assesses that the unavoidable delay in completing the
modernization of the evaluation methodology is a complicating factor. It is reasonable,
therefore, to conclude that the ACISS provisional assignment to the Standard pay group
should not have been recommended. Accordingly, QLSA qualified members of the
LCIS Tech sub-occupation should have retained their Specialist 1 pay group pending
CDS approval of a formal evaluation. On receipt of this letter, DPPD will initiate steps to
rescind the 2012 CDS Order which, if approved, will re-instate QLSA qualified members
of the previous LCIS Tech to the Specialist 1 pay group.
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LGen P.F. Wynnyk
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ALLOCATION OF MILITARY OCCUPATION TO TRADE GROUP – ACISS
Reference: A 7200-1 (DRCCS) 16 February 2016
B. CDS Order 050/16 (Notal)
C. 5555-00362 (DPPD 4) 5 November 2016
1. In answer to your request, reference A, at reference B, a new CDS Order was issued allowing the ACISS sub-occupation, LCIS, previous Trade Group Allocation to be rescinded, allocating the LCIS sub-occupation back to its original Spec 1 Pay allocation.
2. In reference C, DMPAP was task to initiate a pay system adjustment for former and present LCIS personnel to reflect the CDS Order. The pay adjustments are projected to be complete by the last pay period of January 2017.
3. Once the new pay evaluation guide is approved for use, a formal pay evaluation will conducted upon the entire occupation.
4. For further information or question, please contact Maj Jean Godin, DPPD 4, at 613-996-8360.
Mary-Catherine Johnson
Acting-Director Pay Policy and Development
