Canadian Association of Professional Employees
Association canadienne des employés professionnels | |
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| Abbreviation | CAPE |
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| Formation | 2003 |
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| Type | Trade union |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Membership | 27,000 |
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President | Nathan Prier |
| Affiliations | Canadian Labour Congress |
| Website | acep-cape |
The Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE; French: Association canadienne des employés professionnels [ACEP]) is a Canadian federal public service labour union. It represents more than 27,000 members.[1] CAPE is a national affiliate of the Canadian Labour Congress. Its president since January 2024 is Nathan Prier of British Columbia.[2] It was in 2025 Canada’s third-largest federal public service union.[3]
History
[edit]In November 2023, national president Camille Awada resigned after it was discovered that thoughts he had posted on social media displayed an anti-Israel bias.[3]
In January 2024, the association elected Prier as its president.[2] He was at the time a federal government employee who worked as an economist with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.[3]
Along with other unions, CAPE has called for a permanent ceasefire in the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, including the release of both Israeli hostages and Palestinian civilians held by the IDF.[4]
In June 2025, a complaint was filed with the union alleging that its President Nathan Prier had used language deemed defamatory to other users while posting personal opinions about Israel's policy anonymously on Reddit. Prier acknowledged to the National Post that the comments in question were his own and a spokesman for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs argued comments directed to CAPE members might make him unfit to lead the Public Service union.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://www.acep-cape.ca/en/about-us
- ^ a b Morrison, Catherine (19 January 2024). "Public Service Union's New President Focused on 'Moving Forwards'". Ottawa Citizen.
- ^ a b c d Blaff, Ari David (2 June 2025). "'Jim Crow Jewish supremacists': Union leader faces complaint over anti-Israel posts". National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. Archived from the original on 2 June 2025.
- ^ "CAPE calls for immediate and permanent ceasefire in Palestine". Canadian Association of Professional Employees. 29 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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