RPT6.01

An employee shall be entitled to the following statutory holidays each year:

Any other public holiday as proclaimed by the Governor General or Lieutenant Governor.

RPT6.02

(a) Each regular part-time member shall be assigned a statutory holiday bank. A pro-rated percentage of ninety-six (96) hours, calculated on the ratio that the regularly scheduled hours of work bear to full time employment, will be credited to the bank on January 1st in each calendar year.

(b) If a regular part-time member works a regularly scheduled shift on a statutory holiday the regular part-time member shall be credited with one-half (1/2) of the total number of hours worked to the regular part-time member’s statutory holiday bank.

(c) One (1), two (2), or three (3) eight (8) hour, nine (9) hour or ten (10) hour periods, depending on the scheduled days of the employee, shall be utilized for the Christmas/New Year schedule pursuant to the letter of intent, dated May 3, 1979, with respect to Christmas and New Year schedules. Other accumulated hours may be taken on request of the employee and at the discretion of the Detachment Commander, having due regard for the known or anticipated work load.

(d) Hours accumulated under paragraph (a) and (b) of this Section, and remaining in the statutory holiday bank following the application of paragraph (c), shall be paid in the month immediately following the calendar year.

RPT6.03

An employee normally working in an administrative position, resulting in the employee’s absence on a day that a statutory holiday falls, shall be deemed to have taken that holiday, and the employee’s statutory holiday bank shall be reduced by an amount equal to hours normally worked in a shift, and no further compensation shall be granted. Should the employee’s statutory holiday bank be in a deficit at the year end, the appropriate number of hours shall be transferred from the employee’s overtime bank, vacation credits, attendance credits or shall be worked by the employee as compensation.

RPT6.04

Special holidays as proclaimed by the Governor General or Lieutenant Governor as referred to in Section RPT6.01 and which are granted during vacation leave-of-absence shall be computed as part thereof, but no other holidays shall be computed therein.

RPT5.01

An employee is entitled to a vacation leave-of-absence after the employee has completed no less than six (6) months’ service which shall be limited to the period covered by the employee’s accumulated vacation credits.

RPT5.02

An employee who leaves the service after serving more than a month but less than six (6) months shall receive vacation pay at the rate of four percent (4%) of salary paid to the employee during this period.

RPT5.03

Pay-in-lieu of vacation credits is payable on separation or on death of an employee from the service when an employee has been in the service for six (6) months or more.

RPT5.04

Vacation leave-of-absence must be taken at such time as is designated by the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee. It is understood that, where practicable, the rescheduling of a previously assigned vacation period will be avoided unless such rescheduling is by mutual agreement.

RPT5.05

An employee may accumulate vacation to a maximum of twice the employee’s annual credits but shall be required to reduce this accumulation to a maximum of one (1) year’s credits by December 31st of each year.

RPT5.06

Where an employee is unable to reduce the vacation accumulation before the end of the year because of

(i) sickness,

(ii) total disability,

(iii) an injury resulting in an award under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, or

(iv) an extraordinary requirement of the Employer, the Commissioner may extend the time limit in RPT5.05 above.

A request in writing for carry over of excess leave must be made prior to 31 December of each year. Failure to make a request will result in the loss of any excess vacation credits.

RPT5.07

Effective January 1, 2009, an employee shall earn a pro-rated portion of the vacation credits shown below based on the ratio that the employee’s weekly hours of work bear to full time employment:

(a) (i) One and one-quarter (1-1/4) days per month during the first eight (8) years of continuous service.

(ii) One and two-thirds (1-2/3) days per month upon completion of eight (8) years of continuous service.

(iii) Two and one-twelfth (2-1/12) days per month upon completion of fifteen (15) years of continuous service.

(iv) Two and one-half (2-1/2) days per month upon completion of twenty-four (24) years of continuous service.

(v) Two and eleven-twelfths (2-11/12) days per month upon completion of (30) years of continuous service.

(b) An employee who has completed one (1) year of service will be credited at the beginning of the vacation year with all the days of vacation to which the employee becomes entitled during the year.

(c) Notwithstanding sub-section (b) above, where an employee separates from the OPP prior to the end of the vacation year, vacation entitlement will be reduced, pro rata, by the number of whole months remaining in the vacation year.

(d) Where an employee separates from the OPP with a deficit of vacation credits, the value of this deficit will be deducted from any monies owing to the employee.

(e) In each calendar year an employee may opt to receive one (1) week’s pay in lieu of two (2) days (16 hours), three (3) days (24 hours) or four (4) days (32 hours) vacation leave, whichever represents the regularly scheduled weekly hours of work. An employee opting for pay must give written notice to the Detachment Commander or Section Manager by November 1st.

(f) Effective January 1, 2017, Article RPT5.07 (e) of this Collective Agreement is deleted.

(g) For the purpose of this Section, “vacation year” shall be the calendar year.

RPT5.08

Vacation credits do not accumulate during any month in which an employee is absent from duty for the entire month for any reason other than vacation leave-of-absence or leave-of-absence with pay.

RPT5.09

An employee is entitled to vacation credits in respect of a month or part thereof in which the employee is at work or on leave-of-absence with pay.

RPT5.10

For the purpose of this Section, an employee’s length of “continuous service” will accumulate upon completion of a probationary period of not more than one (1) year and shall commence from the date on which an employee commences a period of unbroken, full-time (Civilian and Uniform) service in:

(a) the Ontario Public Service;

(b) a police force which is amalgamated with the OPP;

(c) the Canadian Forces Military Police;

(d) the OPP Administered First Nations Police

(e) any other Canadian Police Service; and

(f) Effective January 1, 2025, Ontario Public Bodies and Commission Public Bodies.

(g) Within sixty (60) days of January 1, 2025, employees hired prior to January 1, 2025 and who remain employed will have a one (1) time opportunity to submit in writing a claim for previous service in an Ontario Public Bodies and Commission Public Bodies for the purposes of vacation entitlement only. The employee shall cooperate with the Employer by providing verification of previous service.

These claims shall be reviewed by the Employer and employees shall be provided with the appropriate credit for years of service, for vacation entitlement purposes, commensurate with their years of service on a go-forward basis. For clarity, any change to the vacation entitlement shall become effective on January 1, 2025 and there shall be no retroactivity.

For clarity, vacation entitlement (the amount of annual vacation) is based on “continuous service” in (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g).

Vacation selection (the choosing of when to take vacation) is based on “seniority”. “Seniority” is continuous service with (a) and/or (b) only.

RPT5.11

Where a member who has been working regular part-time wishes to revert to a full time position, any service as a regular part-time member which forms part of the member’s continuous service shall be calculated according to the following formula:

The result of the above calculation when added to the years served as a full time member will identify the total years of continuous service.

RPT5.12

An employee with less than 14 years of service may elect to designate one (1) vacation leave period per year whereby the Employer will protect the rest day(s) which occur immediately before and immediately after the vacation leave period. Employees who elect to protect their rest days during a specific vacation leave period shall identify the designated leave period during their respective annual vacation selection.

RPT5.13

An employee with more than 14 years of service may elect to designate two (2) vacation leave periods per year whereby the Employer will protect the rest day(s) which occur immediately before and immediately after the vacation leave period. Employees who elect to protect their rest days during a specific vacation leave period shall identify the designated leave period during their respective annual vacation selection.

RPT5.14

Where an employee is required to report for any period of work on or during the vacation leave period, including rest day(s) that occur immediately before and after the vacation leave period, the employee shall receive payment in accordance with Article 6.02 (c) of the collective agreement.

RPT4.01.01

An employee appointed to the regular service between May 1, 1979 and December 31, 2008 shall be entitled to the benefits described under this section:

An employee,

(a) who has completed a minimum of one (1) year of continuous service and who ceases to be an employee because of,

(i) death,

(ii) retirement pursuant to total and permanent disability that entitles them to a pension or payment under the Public Service Pension Plan,

or

(iii) dismissal for certain reasons under Section 39 of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006, or

(b) who has completed a minimum of five (5) years of continuous service and who ceases to be an employee for any other reason than,

(i) dismissal under Section 34 of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006, or

(ii) abandonment of position under Section 42 of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006,

is entitled to severance pay equal to that portion of a week’s pay represented by the ratio that the employee’s weekly hours of work bear to full-time employment, for each year of service.

Notwithstanding Article RPT4.01.01, an employee who voluntarily resigns is only entitled to termination payments for service accrued up to December 31, 2008.

RPT4.01.02

An employee appointed to the regular service on or after January 1, 2009 shall be entitled to the benefits described under this Article.

An employee,

(a) who has completed a minimum of one (1) year of continuous service and who ceases to be an employee because of,

(i) death,

(ii) retirement pursuant to total and permanent disability that entitles them to a pension or payment under the Public Service Pension Plan, or

(iii) dismissal for certain reasons under Section 39 of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006; or

(b) who has completed a minimum of five (5) years of continuous service and who ceases to be an employee for any other reason than,

(i) dismissal under Section 34 of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006,

(ii) abandonment of position under Section 42 of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006, or

(iii) a voluntary resignation under Section 41 of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006. A voluntary resignation does not include a retirement if the employee ceases employment and is entitled to a pension, other than a disability pension, under the Public Service Pension Plan immediately after retiring,

is entitled to severance pay equal to that portion of a week’s pay represented by the ratio that the employee’s weekly hours of work bear to full-time employment, for each year of service.

RPT4.01.03

Effective December 31, 2016, employees shall no longer accrue termination pay entitlement upon retirement. Termination pay accrued up to and including December 31, 2016 shall be payable at the wage rates applicable on December 31, 2016.

RPT4.01.04

Employees appointed on or after January 1, 2017 will not be entitled to termination pay.

RPT4.02

(a) The total of the amount paid in respect of accumulated attendance credits, severance pay, or both, to an employee appointed to the regular service on or before December 31, 2008 shall not exceed one-half (26 weeks) of the annual salary at the date when the employee ceased to be an employee pursuant to Article RPT4.01.01(a).

(b) The total of the amount paid in respect of accumulated attendance credits, severance pay, or both, to an employee appointed to the regular service on or after January 1, 2009 shall not exceed one-quarter (13 weeks) of the annual salary at the date when the employee ceased to be an employee.

(c) The calculation related to accumulated attendance credits or severance pay shall be based on the annual salary the employee was receiving when the employee ceases to be an employee.

(d) Where a computation for severance pay involves part of a year, the computation of that part shall be made on a monthly basis, and

(i) any part of a month that is less than fifteen (15) days shall be disregarded

(ii) any part of a month that is fifteen (15) days or more shall be deemed to be a month.

RPT4.03

An employee is not entitled to severance pay in respect of a period,

(a) when the employee is on leave-of-absence without pay for a period which is greater than thirty (30) days, or for a period which constitutes a hiatus in their service such as:

(i) Political Activity (Public Service of Ontario Act,2006, Part V)

(ii) Layoff (Article 29)

(iii) Educational Leave (Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006, Public Service Commission Key Directive on HR Administration, sections 14 and 15)

RPT4.04

An employee may receive only one (1) termination payment for a given period of service.

RPT4.05

Any severance pay to which an employee is entitled under Article RPT4 shall be reduced by an amount equal to any payment to which the employee is entitled under Section 15.01(b) of Article 15.

RPT4.06

An employee, upon ceasing to be an employee, shall have any accrued severance pay entitlements from their service when covered by Part A of this agreement calculated on the basis of the employee’s salary as though the employee were employed full-time.

RPT3.01

An employee who is unable to attend to their duties due to sickness or injury is entitled to leave-of-absence with pay as follows:

(i) with regular salary for the portion of six (6) working days that the ratio of the employee’s weekly hours of work bear to full time employment.
(ii) with 75% of regular salary for an additional period of that portion of one hundred and twenty four (124) working days that the ratio of the employee’s weekly hours of work bear to full time employment.

RPT3.02

An employee is not entitled to leave-of-absence with pay under Section RPT3.01 of this Article until after completion of all regularly scheduled hours of work within a period of four (4) consecutive weeks.

RPT3.03

An employee who is on leave-of-absence with pay under this Article that commences in one (1) calendar year and continues into the next calendar year is not entitled to leave-of-absence with pay under Section RPT3.01 of this article for more than the number of days provided in RPT 3.01 in the two (2) calendar years until the employee has completed the service requirement in RPT3.02.

RPT3.04.01

An employee who has used leave-of-absence with pay for the total number of days provided in RPT3.01 in a calendar year must complete the service requirement of RPT3.02 before the employee is entitled to further leave under Section RPT3.01 of this Article in the next calendar year.

RPT3.04.02

For the purposes of this Article where an employee, due to an accommodation measure or a return to work plan, works on a temporarily modified schedule, regularly scheduled hours of work shall refer to the modified schedule for that employee.

RPT3.05

The pay of an employee under this Article is subject to deductions for insurance coverage and pension contributions and contributions that would normally be made by the Employer as though the employee were receiving his/her regular salary.

RPT3.06

An employee who is on leave-of-absence with pay under Section RPT3.01(ii) of the Article may, at the employee’s option, have one quarter (1/4) of a day deducted from the employee’s accumulated credits (attendance, vacation, statutory holiday bank or overtime credits) for each day of leave to which Section RPT3.01(ii) applies and receive salary for each such day.

RPT3.07

An employee who is absent from employment due to sickness or injury beyond the total number of days leave-of-absence with pay provided for in Section RPT3.01 of this Article shall have their accumulated attendance credits reduced by a number of days equal to the number of days of such absence and is entitled to leave-of-absence with pay for each such day.

RPT3.08

Section RPT3.07 does not apply to an employee who qualifies for and elects to receive benefits under a long term disability plan provided by the Employer.

RPT3.09

(a) If an employee is absent for more than a calendar week due to sickness, no leave with pay shall be allowed unless a certificate of a legally qualified medical practitioner (i.e., physician, dentist who is a member of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons, or nurse practitioner, practicing within their respective scope of practice) is forwarded to the Commissioner or, the Commissioner’s designee, certifying that the employee is unable to attend to official duties.

(b) Notwithstanding (a) above, the Employer may accept a certificate of a psychologist (i.e. a member of the College of Psychologists of Ontario who holds a certificate of registration for a psychologist authorizing autonomous practice, or an individual who has a similar status in another province or territory of Canada).

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section RPT3.09(a), the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee, who shall be a Commissioned Officer, may require an employee to submit the certificate required by Section RPT3.09(a) for a period of absence of less than a calendar week. The cost of the certificate requested shall be borne by the employer.

RPT3.10

While on sick leave or Workplace Safety and Insurance leave, it is the employee’s responsibility to report to the employee’s supervisor, at the earliest opportunity, any change in the employee’s medical situation that would permit the employee to return to full duties or return to work in a limited capacity.

RPT3.11

An employee appointed prior to April 1, 1979, will be entitled to benefits provided by the Short Term Sickness Plan effective from May 1, 1979.

RPT3.12

Notwithstanding Section RPT3.11 and an employee who has qualified for or is receiving benefits provided under a long term disability plan provided by the Employer must complete the regularly scheduled hours of four (4) consecutive weeks of employment to qualify for benefits under the Short Term Sickness Plan.

RPT3.13

Employees appointed on or after April 1, 1979, must complete the regularly scheduled hours of four (4) consecutive weeks to qualify for benefits under the Short Term Sickness Plan.

RPT3.14

An employee shall have the attendance credits earned and unused to April 30, 1979, from those credits advanced on October 1, 1978, added to the employee’s total of accumulated credits. An employee shall retain all credits earned and unused prior to May 1, 1979, for use as specified under Section RPT3.06 of this Article, or, where the member is eligible, under Article RPT4 upon termination.

RPT3.15

For the purposes of this Article the regular scheduled hours of four (4) consecutive weeks shall not include vacation leave-of-absence or any leave-of-absence without pay, but days worked before and after such leave shall be considered consecutive. Notwithstanding the above, where an employee is unable to attend to their duties due to sickness or injury, the days worked before and after such absence shall not be considered consecutive.

RPT2.01

The following Articles of the Collective Agreement shall also apply to regular part-time uniform members:

ARTICLE 1     RECOGNITION
ARTICLE 2     NO DISCRIMINATION/WORKPLACE HARASSMENT
ARTICLE 3     THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE NEGOTIATING AND ARBITRATION BOARD
ARTICLE 4     GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 5     SALARIES
ARTICLE 6     HOURS OF WORK & OVERTIME
ARTICLE 9     LEAVE-OF-ABSENCE
ARTICLE 10    COURT WITNESS
ARTICLE 11    AUTHORIZED LEAVE FOR OTHER REASONS
ARTICLE 12    LEAVE-OF-ABSENCE FOR ASSOCIATION BUSINESS
ARTICLE 15    ENTITLEMENT ON DEATH
ARTICLE 17    MOTORCYCLE ALLOWANCE
ARTICLE 18    UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT ISSUE
ARTICLE 19    PAID DUTY
ARTICLE 20    TRANSFER TO OTHER MINISTRY
ARTICLE 21    NOTICE OF TRANSFER
ARTICLE 22    TEMPORARY POSTINGS
ARTICLE 23    DEDUCTIONS FROM PAY
ARTICLE 25    INFORMATION TO THE ASSOCIATION
ARTICLE 26    DEDUCTION OF ASSOCIATION DUES
ARTICLE 27    PERSONNEL FILE
ARTICLE 29    LAY-OFF AND RECALL
ARTICLE 31    INFORMAL DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
ARTICLE 34    LEGAL INDEMNIFICATION
ARTICLE 39    LONG TERM INCOME PROTECTION
ARTICLE 41    DURATION

RPT1.01

This agreement sets out all the terms as they apply to Regular Part-time Uniform members.

CPT9.01

There shall be ongoing discussion between the parties to this Collective Agreement on the casual part-time program in areas related to budget allocation, employee qualifications, and work assignments.

CPT9.02

Specific requirements with respect to such things as qualifications, experience, training, and previous job performance shall be as outlined in OPP policy. Changes to the policy will be subject to discussions pursuant to clause C9.01.

CPT9.03

Casual part-time police officers may be utilized in work assignments as designated by the detachment or unit commander, with the understanding that should a situation arise that requires immediate action they will be expected to respond as fully qualified police officers.

CPT8.01

Once a year, upon written request, the Detachment Commander or Section Manager shall grant an employee permission to examine the employee’s own personnel file at the location where it is maintained.

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

An employee shall be permitted to examine their file during off duty hours and shall do so at their own expense.

CPT7.01

The Employer shall continue to make necessary or approved deductions from an employee’s pay for entitlements, taxes and other customary purposes and provide the employee with a statement of such deductions with each pay cheque.

CPT6.01

The issuing of uniforms and equipment necessary for the performance of duty will be upon the same basis as in effect upon the commencement date of this Collective Agreement.