How does the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) affect my right to engage in political activities?
The Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) recognizes the right of employees to engage in political activities while maintaining the principle of political impartiality in the public service. The PSEA states that you may engage in any political activity as long as it does not impair or is not perceived as impairing your ability to perform your duties in a politically impartial manner. Your right as a federal public service employee must, therefore, be examined in light of the need to maintain a politically impartial public service. The political impartiality of the public service is a fundamental value that ensures Canadians benefit from non-partisan delivery of services and from a public service ready to support long-term challenges, which helps promote stability of government, even in times of political change.
