General Circulars – Council On Northern Interior Forest Employment Relations

General Circulars

The following Conifer General Circulars date back to 2000. Not every Conifer General Circular dating back to 2000 is included because some are time specific and are not relevant. When you click on the links to each Conifer General Circular link a PDF file will open with the specific information for each circular.

2022 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/22	Staff Changes and Office Directory	March 11, 2022
02/22	ESA Paid Sick Leave Guidelines	April 13, 2022
03/22	Federal Statutory Holiday for Queen's Funeral	September 14, 2022

2021 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/21	Staff Changes and Office Directory	March 10, 2021
02/21	COVID-19 Vaccination Leave	April 28, 2021
03/21	COVID-19 ESA Paid Leave Guidelines	June 18, 2021
04/21	Staff Changes and Office Directory	June 9, 2021
05/21	2021 Federal Election	September 8, 2021
06/21	COVID-19 Industry Event LP Golden Louisiana Pacific Health Order	September 20, 2021
07/21	Industrial Inquiry Commission (Forestry Successorship) IIC Terms of Reference	November 24, 2021

2020 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/20	SHARP Contributions	February 27, 2020
02/20	Conifer COVID-19 Staffing	March 25, 2020
03/20	Lump Sum (LS) Payment and Wage Increase Conifer Lump Sum Administration Guidelines	July 9, 2020
04/20	2020 Provincial Election	October 1, 2020

2019 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/19	Conifer Contact List	June 12, 2019

2018 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/18	Staff Changes	April 25, 2018
02/18	Association Monthly Dues (Approved Budget)	June 21, 2018
03/18	Family Day	December 13, 2018

2017 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/17	Association Staff	March 15, 2017
02/17	2017 Provincial Election	April 25, 2017
03/17	Association Monthly Dues (Approved Budget)	May 26, 2017
04/17	Lump Sum (LS) Payment & Wage Increase Guidelines	June 13, 2017
06/17	Staff Changes	November 15, 2017

2016 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/16	SHARP Increase to Monthly Contributions	January 19, 2016
02/16	Transition from Paper to Electronic Pay Statements	February 18, 2016

2015 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/15	SHARP Project Dust Abatement Contributions	March 11, 2015
02/15	Association Financial Operation for 2015	June 22, 2015
03/15	2 015 Federal Election	October 9, 2015

2014 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/14	SHARP Temporary Increase to Monthly Contributions	May 22, 2014

2013 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/13	Association Financial Operation for 2013	April 22, 2013
02/13	2013 Provincial Election	April 29, 2013
03/13	No ROCE Payment Triggered	July 3, 2013
04/13	Safety Health Awareness Research Program (SHARP)	July 24, 2013
05/13	Apprentice Candidate Testing	September 16, 2013

2012 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/12	Association Financial Operation for 2012	March 27, 2012
02/12	Bill 53, Family Day Act, Provincce of BC	June 1, 2012
03/12	No ROCE Payment Triggered	June 28, 2012

2011 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/11	2010 Conifer Admin Manual Update Notification	April 4, 2011
02/11	2011 Federal Election	April, 2011
03/11	Association Staff	September 29, 2011

2009 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
02/09	2009 Provincial Elections	May 2, 2009

2008 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
02/08	2008 Federal Election	September 24, 2008
01/08	No Roce Payment Triggered	June 25, 2008
03/08	Conifer Dues Holiday For Members	June 3, 2008

2007 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/07	Roce Payment Triggered	June 19, 2007

2006 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/06	Enforcing Compliance with Grievance Procedure	January 16, 2006
02/06	Federal Election	January 2, 2006
03/06	Hours of Work – Letter of Understanding – Sunday Early Starts	February 17, 2006
04/06	Legal Liabilities of Physicians Completing Medical Certificates	February 28, 2006
05/06	Reference Paper: Past Practice, Estoppel, and Management Rights	May 8, 2006
06/06	Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) Payment Triggered for Calendar Year 2005	July 5, 2006

2005 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/05	Conifer Member Companies Dues Adjustment	January 10, 2005
02/05	Apprentice Selection and The Meaning Of Relevant Upgrading to be Eligible to Rewrite Apprentice Tests For a Third and Final Time	January 18, 2005
03/05	Privacy Policy – Conifer Members and Associates	February 14, 2005
04/05	Provincial Election	May 17, 2005
05/05	Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) Payment Triggered for Calendar Year 2004	June 16, 2005
06/05	Contract Administration Manual Error – Tab 5 (Wages), Page 12 of 14	August 30, 2005
07/05	Amendment to ROCE Based Payment Administrative Guidelines (Applicability of WCB Related Absences)	December 15, 2005

2004 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/04	Conifer Member Companies Dues Adjustment	January 19, 2004
02/04	Privacy Officer & Privacy Legislation	April 23, 2004
03/04	Explanatory Notes on Contract Changes – 2003 to 2009 Collective Agreement	June 14, 2004
05/04	Federal Election	June 21, 2004
06/04	No Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) Payment Triggered for Calendar Year 2003	July 16, 2004
08/04	Industry Training Authority Information	August 27, 2004

2003 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/03	Canfor’s Upper Fraser Sawmill Pending Closure – Collective Agreement Obligations – Preferential Hiring and Health & Welfare	February 18, 2003
02/03	I.W.A. Negotiations	June 26, 2003
03/03	British Columbia’s New Industry Training System – New Apprentice Registration System	November 6, 2003
04/03	Contract Administration – Terms of Memorandum of Agreement	December 30, 2003

2002 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/02	Apprenticeship Tuition Fees – Effective August 2002	May 28, 2002

2001 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/01	Changes to Pregnancy and Parental Leave Under Employment Standards – Effective December 31, 2000	January 5, 2001
03/01	Provincial Election, May 16, 2001	June 19, 2001
04/01	Apprenticeship Training & HITACC	September 12, 2001

2000 Conifer General Circulars

Circular No.	Subject	Date Issued
01/00	Pay For Safety Committee	April 3, 2000
02/00	I.W.A. Negotiations	July 4, 2000
03/00	Automotive Service Technician Compulsorily Certification Regulations03-00.pdf	July 4, 2000
04/00	Explanatory Notes on Contract Changes 2000 – 2003 Collective Agreement	July 6, 2000
06/00	Long Term Disability Contributions – October 1, 2000	September 8, 2000
07/00	Revenue Canada Ruling – Meal Allowance – Effective January 21, 2001	October 20, 2000
08/00	Federal Election – November 27, 2000	November 1, 2000