Appendix B - Determining the continuous employment date as per PSTCER 3 and 4
(Publié aussi en français sous le titre Appendice B - Détermination de la date d'emploi continu selon les articles 3 et 4 du RCEFP)
For the purpose of Section 3, any period of service in Part I Service or the Public Service prior to a termination by reason of breaches of discipline or misconduct (FAA 11(2)(f)) or declaration of abandonment of position does not constitute continuous employment. (PSTCER 4.)
Prior service 1
	Allowable break as per PSTCER 3.	New appointment to Part I Service	Continuous employment date
(Note: The period of continuous employment must be reduced by the allowable breaks between service)	Subject to collective agreement, pay plan or specific terms and conditions of employment	Portability of sick leave credits	Entitlement to take paid leave	
PSTCER 3.(A)(i)
PSTCER 3.(A)(ii)
PSTCER 3.(C)(ii)
PSTCER 4.
Definition	Five (5) working days or less	Indeterminate	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes and the PSTCER	Yes	As per collective agreement	
•			Specified period of three (3) months or more	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes and the PSTCER	Yes	As per collective agreement	
•			Specified period of less than three (3) months	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes and the PSTCER	Yes	As per collective agreement	
•			Casual (PSEA 21.2)	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes and the PSTCER	Yes	As per collective agreement	
•			Student	Retains original continuous employment date	T&C of Employment for Students	Yes	No
	
Part I Service
or
Public Service (PSSA)

•	Indeterminate
•	Specified period of three (3) months or more	Greater than five (5) working days and up to three (3) calendar month period.	Indeterminate	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes and the PSTCER	Yes	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes and the PSTCER	Yes	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes	No	
		Student	Retains original continuous employment date	T&C of Employment for Students	Yes	No	
	More than three (3) months	Indeterminate	New appointment date	Yes	No	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	New appointment date	Yes	No	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	New appointment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	No	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	New appointment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	No	No	
		Student	New appointment date	T&C of Employment for Students	No	No	

1 Tenure as a student is also considered as prior service for continuous employment purposes.

For the purpose of Section 3, any period of service in Part I Service or the Public Service prior to a termination by reason of breaches of discipline or misconduct (FAA 11(2)(f)) or declaration of abandonment of position does not constitute continuous employment. (PSTCER 4.)
Prior service 1 - 2	Allowable break
as per PSTCER 3.	New appointment to Part I Service	Continuous employment date
(Note: The period of continuous employment must be reduced by the allowable breaks between service)	Subject to collective agreement, pay plan or specific terms and conditions of employment	Portability of sick leave credits	Entitlement to take paid leave	
PSTCER 3.(A) (iii)
PSTCER 4.	Five (5) working days or less	Indeterminate	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes3	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes3	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	New appointment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	No	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	New appointment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	No	No	
		Student	New appointment date	T&C of Employment for Students	No	No	
Part I Service
or
Public Service (PSSA)

•	Canadian Forces (CF)
•	RCMP	Greater than five (5) working days and up to three (3) calendar month period.	Indeterminate	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes3	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes3	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	New appointment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	No	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	New appointment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	No	No	
		Student	New appointment date	T&C of Employment for Students	No	No	
	More than three (3) months	Indeterminate	New appointment date	Yes	No	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	New appointment date	Yes	No	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	New appointment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	No	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	New appointment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	No	No	
		Student	New appointment date	T&C of Employment for Students	No	No	

1 Tenure as a student is also considered as prior service for continuous employment purposes.
2 Provided that the person was honourably released, was in receipt of an immediate annuity and has made or makes a valid election to contribute for that service under the Public Service Superannuation Act. The employee will be deemed to have continuous employment once all the conditions are met and only from the date when the last condition is met.
3 If the employee did not earn sick leave, or no record exists of the amount of sick leave earned, the employee will be credited with 0.33 the amount of sick leave that would have been earned had the prior employment in the Public Service been employment in Part I service.

For the purpose of Section 3, any period of service in Part I Service or the Public Service prior to a termination by reason of breaches of discipline or misconduct (FAA 11(2)(f)) or declaration of abandonment of position does not constitute continuous employment. (PSTCER 4.)
Prior service 1
	Allowable break
as per PSTCER 3.	New appointment to Part I Service	Continuous employment date
(Note: The period of continuous employment must be reduced by the allowable breaks between service)	Subject to collective agreement, pay plan or specific terms and conditions of employment	Portability of sick leave credits	Entitlement to take paid leave	
PSTCER 3.(A)(iv)
PSTCER 4.	Five (5) working days or less	Indeterminate	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes2	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes2	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	New Appointment Date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes2	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	New Appointment Date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes2	No	
		Student	Retains original continuous employment date	T&C of Employment for Students	Yes2	No	
Part I Service and Minister’s exempt staff.
(except for casual or an employee who resigns)

Ceased to be employed in such office because the person holding the position ceased to hold it	Greater than five (5) working days and up to three (3) calendar month period.	Indeterminate	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes2	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes2	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes2	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes2	No	
		Student	Retains original continuous employment date	T&C of Employment for Students	Yes2	No	
	More than three (3) months	Indeterminate	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes2	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes2	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes2	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes2	No	
		Student	Retains original continuous employment date	T&C of Employment for Students	Yes2	No	

1 Tenure as a student is also considered as prior service for continuous employment purposes.
2 If the employee did not earn sick leave, or no record exists of the amount of sick leave earned, the employee will be credited with 0.33 the amount of sick leave that would have been earned had the prior employment in the Public Service been employment in Part I service.

For the purpose of Section 3, any period of service in Part I Service or the Public Service prior to a termination by reason of breaches of discipline or misconduct (FAA 11(2)(f)) or declaration of abandonment of position does not constitute continuous employment. (PSTCER 4.)
Prior service 1
	Allowable break
as per PSTCER 3.	New appointment to Part I Service	Continuous employment date
(Note: The period of continuous employment must be reduced by the allowable breaks between service)	Subject to collective agreement, pay plan or specific terms and conditions of employment	Portability of sick leave credits	Entitlement to take paid leave	
PSTCER 3.(A)(v)
PSTCER 3.(C)(i)
PSTCER 4.
Definition	Five (5) working days or less	Indeterminate	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes	As per collective agreement	
•			Specified period of three (3) months or more	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes	As per collective agreement	
•			Specified period of less than three (3) months	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes	No	
•			Casual (PSEA 21.2)	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes	No	
•			Student	Retains original continuous employment date	T&C of Employment for Students	Yes	No	
Part I Service
or
Public Service (PSSA)

•	Specified period of less than three (3) months
•	Casual (PSEA 21.2)	Greater than five (5) working days and up to three (3) calendar month period.	Indeterminate	New appointment date	Yes	No	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	New appointment date	Yes	No	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	New appointment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	No	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	New appointment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	No	No	
		Student	New appointment date	T&C of Employment for Students	No	No	
	More than three (3) months	Indeterminate	New appointment date	Yes	No	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	New appointment date	Yes	No	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	New appointment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	No	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	New appointment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	No	No	
		Student	New appointment date	T&C of Employment for Students	No	No	

1 Tenure as a student is also considered as prior service for continuous employment purposes.

For the purpose of Section 3, any period of service in Part I Service or the Public Service prior to a termination by reason of breaches of discipline or misconduct (FAA 11(2)(f)) or declaration of abandonment of position does not constitute continuous employment. (PSTCER 4.)
Prior service 1
	Allowable break
as per PSTCER 3.	New appointment to Part I Service	Continuous employment date
(Note: The period of continuous employment must be reduced by the allowable breaks between service)	Subject to collective agreement, pay plan or specific terms and conditions of employment	Portability of sick leave credits	Entitlement to take paid leave	
PSTCER 3.(B)(i)
PSTCER 3.(C)(iii)
PSTCER 4.
Definition	Five (5) working days or less	Indeterminate	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes	No	
		Student	Retains original continuous employment date	T&C of Employment for Students	Yes	No	
Lay-off from
Part I Service
or
Public Service (PSSA)
All periods of service that constituted continuous employment for such person	Greater than five (5) working days and up to three (3) calendar month period.	Indeterminate	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes	No	
		Student	Retains original continuous employment date	T&C of Employment for Students	Yes	No	
	More than three (3) months	Indeterminate	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of three (3) months or more	Retains original continuous employment date	Yes	Yes	As per collective agreement	
		Specified period of less than three (3) months	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes	No	
		Casual (PSEA 21.2)	Retains original continuous employment date	Section 52 of the PSTCER	Yes	No	
		Student	Retains original continuous employment date	T&C of Employment for Students	Yes	No	

1 Tenure as a student is also considered as prior service for continuous employment purposes.