Chris Aylward was elected as the National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada at PSAC’s 18^th National Triennial Convention in May 2018. He previously served as PSAC’s National Executive Vice-President from 2012-2018.

Born and raised in Newfoundland, Chris has been an active member in PSAC for over 28 years. His involvement in our union started when he became a shop steward with Local 90000 - Union of Taxation Employees (UTE), at the St. John's Taxation Center.

In 1990, Chris transferred to Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Headquarters in Ottawa, where he became active in Local 70000 - UTE. Chris played a major role in the 1991 General Strike as a communications officer for the National Capital Region (NCR).

In 1996, Chris was elected as UTE’s Alternate Regional Vice President for the NCR, and then became the full-time Regional Vice President (RVP) in 1997. During his 14 years as UTE’s NCR RVP, Chris spent many of those years as a member of the bargaining team. He helped to achieve important benefits and ground-breaking improvements for PSAC members working for CRA that were then negotiated for more of our members under other collective agreements.

Chris is a vocal advocate for the rights of all members to a safe workplace, a fair wage, and a strong collective agreement.