CAD 16.01

All Cadets shall, upon completion of one (1) month of continuous service, receive in lieu of all employee benefits listed in this Collective Agreement, save and except holiday and vacation pay, an amount equal to six (6) percent of their basic hourly wage rate for all hours worked exclusive of overtime and other premium payments.

CAD 15.01

Once a year, upon written request, the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee shall grant a cadet permission to examine the cadet’s own personnel file at the location where it is maintained.

If it is determined, upon the basis of evidence supplied by the cadet, that any material contained in the file is incorrect, such material shall be corrected accordingly.

A cadet shall be permitted to examine their file during off duty hours and shall do so at their own personal expense.

CAD 14.01

Temporary posting means the transfer of an employee from the employee’s regular posting to another posting, on a temporary basis for a period in excess of one week (7 days), the conditions of which preclude the employee from claiming full living and traveling expenses for the duration of the temporary posting.

CAD 14.02

In each instance of temporary posting, the employee shall be entitled to full living expenses while establishing necessary and suitable accommodation, but in no case shall this entitlement be for a period in excess of seven (7) consecutive days.

CAD 14.03

The Regional or Bureau Commander shall be responsible for establishing an equitable per diem allowance for each employee during temporary posting governed by the prevailing rates in the area for:

(a) meals, if accommodation is supplied at OPP. or municipal expense;

(b) boarding house rates prevailing in the area, if no accommodation is supplied; or

(c) room and meals if no boarding house accommodation is available.

CAD 14.04

It will be necessary for the Regional or Bureau Commander to establish the per diem allowance in each area prior to posting the employee.

CAD 14.05

The notice of temporary posting sent to the employee by the Regional or Bureau Commander shall state whether or not accommodation is being supplied and the per diem allowance to which the employee is entitled. Accommodation for employees during temporary postings shall, to the extent possible, be such as will adequately meet the needs of the OPP and the employees involved.

CAD 14.06

Travel shall be by the means which, in accordance with Government policy, management deems to be the most economical and direct, including, where the circumstances so warrant the use of personally-owned automobiles.

CAD 14.07

Each employee on temporary posting shall be entitled to claim travel allowances as follows:

(a) to the posting at commencement of duties;

(b) to and from the employee’s regular posting:

(i) once each week for a distance of 0-200 kilometers;

(ii) once every two (2) weeks for distances of 201-400 kilometers;

(iii) once every three (3) weeks for distance of 401 kilometers or over; and

(c) return to the employee’s regular posting at cessation of duties.

CAD 14.08

Conditions may exist in an instance of temporary posting which will require special consideration, in which case the matter shall be forwarded to the Bureau Commander, Organizational Development Bureau, for consideration and approval.

CAD 13.01

Whenever possible, an employee shall receive at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of the date the transfer within the Ministry is to take effect.

CAD 12.01

The issuing of uniforms and equipment necessary for the performance of duty will be upon the same basis as in effect for employees covered by the OPPA Collective Agreement.

CAD 12.02

Uniform or civilian clothing soiled in performing duties under conditions not normally encountered shall be cleaned at the expense of the Employer on authorization by an employee’s supervisor.

CAD 11.01

Where an employee who has served more than six (6) months dies, there shall be paid to the deceased employee’s personal representative or, if there is no personal representative, to such person as the Employer determines, the sum of:

(a) any regular salary due;

(b) one-twelfth (1/12) of the deceased employee’s annual salary; and

(c) the deceased employee’s overtime credits that have accrued.

CAD 11.02

(a) The surviving spouse or dependents of the deceased employee may be paid up to two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) of the above without the prior consent of the Provincial Treasurer.

(b) Any indebtedness to the Crown on the part of the deceased member must be deducted from the above entitlement before payment is made.

(c) All net payments are subject to income tax.

CAD 11.03

Where an employee is killed in the line of duty, the Employer shall provide pecuniary aid to the employee’s spouse.

(a) The objective of the aid is to provide a supplement to eligible governmental, legislated and pension plan payments which an employee’s spouse is eligible for from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”), the Canada Pension Plan (“CPP”) and the Ontario Public Service Pension Plan (“PSPP”) on behalf of the spouse and their children.

(b) The supplementary payment shall be equal to the difference between the total amount which the employee’s spouse is eligible to receive and the after-tax salary being paid to the employee at the date of the employee’s death, calculated monthly. The employee’s spouse shall co-operate by providing the necessary information required to determine these amounts.

(c) The award shall be adjusted, as required, to reflect the after-tax salary rate that would have been paid to the employee had they remained an employee of the Ontario Provincial Police at the rank or classification they held at the date of their death. The award shall continue until the employee’s earliest unreduced pension date or until their spouse remarries or enters into a common-law marriage, whichever date is earlier.

CAD 10.01

4.6% of gross pay, not including vacation pay, shall be added to the cadet’s regular pay to compensate for the holidays as defined in Article 14, 14.1, “Statutory Holidays” of the OPPA Collective Agreement. When the cadet is required to work on any of these holidays, they shall be paid one and one-half (1½) times the cadet basic hourly rate for all hours worked in addition to the 4.6%.

CAD 10.02

The entitlements under CAD 9.01 and CAD 10.01 shall not be compounded.

CAD 9.01

Four percent (4) of gross pay shall be added to the cadet’s regular pay in lieu of vacation leave with pay.

CAD 8.01

Where a cadet receives an official notice and is required by the Employer to serve as a witness for an OPP related matter incurred in the carrying out of the cadet’s duties on behalf of the OPP, the employee will identify the date(s) required to attend. The supervisor will schedule the cadet to attend as part of the cadet’s regular working schedule.

CAD 8.02

In the event that such court dates(s) occurs after the cadet has ceased to be an employee, payments for attendance at court will be at the same rate as they would have received while employed as a cadet.

CAD 7.01.01

An employee shall be allowed up to three (3) days leave-of-absence with pay in the event of the death of their spouse, common-law spouse, same sex spouse or partner, mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepson, stepdaughter, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, ward, guardians, step-grandparents, step-grandchildren, grandchildren and the grandparents of the employee and spouse. “In-law” and “step” relations listed in this article includes such relatives of a common-law spouse or same sex spouse or partner.

CAD 7.01.02

An employee shall be allowed one (1) day leave of absence with pay in the event of the death of their aunt, uncle, niece or nephew.

CAD 7.01.03

Bereavement leave will not be pro-rated for an employee in a Compressed Work Week arrangement.

CAD 7.02

The Commissioner shall grant leave-of-absence without pay to a pregnant cadet who has served at least thirteen (13) weeks before the expected birth date including service as a Crown employee, as an employee of a Police force which is amalgamated with the OPP or as an employee in the First Nations Police force immediately prior to appointment to the public service. The pregnancy leave granted to cadets will be in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for up to seventeen (17) weeks and may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date.

CAD 7.03

The Commissioner shall grant leave-of-absence without pay to an employee who has served at least thirteen (13) weeks including service as a Crown employee, as an employee of a Police force which is amalgamated with the OPP or as an employee in the First National Police force immediately prior to the employee’s appointment to the public service and who is a parent of a child following:

(i) the birth of the child; or

(ii) the coming of the child in the custody, care and control of a parent for the first time.

The leave of absence shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act, 2000.

CAD 7.04

Where an employee is absent by reason of an injury or an occupational disease for which a claim is made under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, the provisions of the Act will apply.