On February 25, 2004, the government announced the mandatory publication of information concerning the reclassification of occupied positions in the Public Service of Canada.

The rules and principles governing the reclassification of occupied positions are outlined in the Guidelines on Reclassification. These guidelines provide Deputy Heads with a framework within which to exercise their delegated classification authority for the reclassification of existing positions.

The following are some of the reasons that the duties of a position change, resulting in a reclassification of the position:

• Changes to departmental/program mandate;
• Managers reorganize in response to external conditions that increase or decrease available resources;
• Managers reorganize to make more efficient and effective use of their financial and human resources, such as technology innovations, changes in employee competencies;
• Managers reassign work among their existing human resources to increase productivity, such as in response to vacancies that require temporary or permanent reassignment of work;
• Results from a classification grievance.

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This section of our Web site provides information on reclassification of occupied positions within the Registry of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal.

You can also access our alternate format (PDF) by clicking on the Adobe PDF icon. 

Reports marked with * are forthcoming.

2008-2009
1st quarter	April 1st to June 30th	No reclassification
2nd quarter	July 1st to September 30th	No reclassification
3rd quarter	October 1st to December 31st	No reclassification
4th quarter	January 1st to March 31st	No reclassification

2009-2010
1st quarter	April 1st to June 30th	No reclassification
2nd quarter	July 1st to September 30th	No reclassification
3rd quarter	October 1st to December 31st	No reclassification
4th quarter	January 1st to March 31st	No reclassification

2010-2011
1st quarter	April 1st to June 30th	Reclassification
2nd quarter	July 1st to September 30th	*
3rd quarter	October 1st to December 31st	*
4th quarter	January 1st to March 31st	*