Posting #12-2025
Posting #12 – 2025
October 27, 2025
Constitution Amendments
This is formal notice of proposed amendments to the IAFF Local 1212 Constitution. These amendments will be discussed, debated and voted on at our next General Membership Meeting, which will take place on Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, at 1900 hrs (7:00 PM) at the Hansa Haus.
Proposed Amendments
- Keeping in line with our goal to streamline our Constitution/Approved Financial Policies, modernize the language, match language to reflect the practise and strengthen compliancy with the Canada Revenue Agency and best practises, we will present proposed language clean up in the following areas of the Approved Financial Policies.
| 1.1 General | Paragraph 2 | add – will not contradict “CRA rules” |
| 1.1 General | Paragraph 5 | delete “November” add “January” |
| 1.5 Auto Updates | Paragraph 1 | remove “other rates” replace with “CRA rates” and remove “CA amounts are changed” add new rates take effect. Also add Meals next to mileage |
| 1.5 Auto Updates | Paragraph 2 | add – or when CRA rates take effect |
| 3.2 Bi-Weekly Rate | Update to the January 1, 2024, salary | |
| 3.5 Other Exec | EA2 | *Remove |
| 3.6 Other Committees | TV | *Remove |
| 4.1 Substitution | Rates | Position Salary / 91 |
| 6 Travel | Paragraph 5 | Mileage paid at CRA rate |
| 6 Travel | Chart | *Delete Chart and reference to chart* |
| 7 Meal Expenses | Chart | $23/meal max $69/day updates with CRA rules |
| 7 Meal Expenses | Paragraph 2 | *Delete* |
| 8 Steward fees | Paragraph 1 | *Delete some language* |
| 8 Steward fees | Chart | update to current salary and locations |
| 10 Fitness | Article | *Delete* |
| 11 Advances | Article 11.1 | *Delete* |
| 12 Good and Welfare | *Delete current language and add new, started…* | |
| 12.4 | Bible | *Delete* |
| 12.5 | Bible | *Delete* |
| 13.5 | Newsletter | *Delete* |
| 15.2 | *Delete* | |
| 16 Retirees | Gift | Certificate confirmed, strike watch |
| 16 Retirees | Committee | *Delete* |
| 16.3 | Dinner | remove 2x year, need to look at funding |
| 16.4 | Bible | *Delete some language* |
| 19 Credit Card | *Delete* |
No cost
Committee recommendation: Adoption
- A comprehensive compensation review has been undertaken, and the following proposals will be expanded upon at the meeting.
| 3.3 Principal Officers | Update all Honorariums and change to % | |
| President | 70% | |
| Secretary | 57.50% | |
| VP/Tr/EO | 51% | |
| EA | 20% + Day Rates | |
| Chair | 11% + Day Rates | |
| Member | 4% + Day Rates | |
| Steward | 4% + Day Rates | |
| 3.6 Other Committees | Vacation | 0.6 % |
| 5 Daily Rates | Article | Increase to $140 & $70 (Full/Half) |
These changes will be included within the operational budget and there will be no increase to membership dues.
No cost
Committee recommendation: Adoption
All IAFF Local 1212 members are encouraged to attend this meeting and participate in the voting process. If anyone has any questions pertaining to the amendments or the process, please feel free to reach out to any member of the Executive.
In Solidarity,
Chris Varcoe
President
Mississauga Fire Fighters Association
IAFF 1212
The November General Membership Meeting will be held at the Hansa House on Wednesday November 12th, 2025 at 19:00 hrs.