The Canada Employment Immigration Union (CEIU) represents the vast majority of workers at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), and the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB).

The CEIU came into existence in November 1977 following a referendum vote on the merger of two unions: the Economic Security Employees National Association (ESENA), which represented most of the Unemployment Insurance Commission workforce, and the Manpower and Immigration Union (MIU), which represented Manpower and Immigration staff.

Locals

The membership is the bedrock of the CEIU and the union has more than 155 locals across the country. Each local administers its own affairs, elects its own officers, and is responsible for the day-to-day relationship with local management.

Convention

The triennial convention of CEIU determines the union’s policy on all matters affecting members and their organization. The National President and the National Executive Vice-President are elected by delegates at the convention.

National Executive

Between conventions, the National Executive, headed by the National President and the National Executive Vice-President, is responsible for the affairs of the Union. The National Vice-Presidents (NVPs), representing eleven geographic regions, departmental or other constituencies (ex. IRCC, Women’s issues, Human Rights), are elected by their respective members.

PSAC Component

CEIU is a component union of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). PSAC is the bargaining agent which, in concert with CEIU and other component unions, negotiates with the Treasury Board for service-wide bargaining units such as the Program and Administrative Services (PA) group.

In addition to our national office staff, CEIU is the only component of PSAC to have its own network of regional union offices across the country.

National Union Representatives assist members with grievances and other issues, provide training, and help locals to organize and maintain a strong union presence in the workplace. Staff at the national office in Ottawa carry out research, assist in consultation with senior management, and provide financial, clerical and administrative support.

CEIU staff are represented by the Canadian Office & Professional Employees Union Local 225 which negotiates collective agreements on their behalf.

MISSION

Our mission, based on solidarity, is to protect the rights and promote the interests of all workers.

VISION
Standing strong together, we will empower our members, ensuring a strong and efficient presence in the workplace.  We will contribute with our partners to the development and well-being of society as a whole.

VALUES

Respect

Inclusiveness

Valuing people