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Federal departments, agencies to shed 12,000 full-time equivalent positions
Federal agencies will cut over 12,000 jobs by 2029, including 1,793 at Public Services and Procurement Canada, to meet spending targets set by the Carney government.
- Federal departments and agencies are proposing to cut more than 12,000 full-time equivalent jobs over the next three years in plans released for the 2026-27 fiscal year in Ottawa.
- The Carney government ordered departments to identify billions in savings, with Rola Salem, spokesperson for the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, saying reports must cover fiscal years through 2028-29.
- At the department level, plans vary as officials expect 1,793 job cuts at Public Services and Procurement Canada, 900 at Statistics Canada and 942 at Health Canada, while some promised only to streamline or modernize.
- Unions warn the reductions will affect thousands of federal workers and reshape services, with Sharon DeSousa, national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, calling the cuts 'an attack on the public service itself'.
- To reach targets, departments will terminate programs like the LEAP Lunar Rover Mission, wind down Canada Revenue Agency units, consolidate labs, retire military fleets, sell surplus properties, and use AI for efficiency.
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Ottawa wants to cut 1,793 positions in the Department of Public Services and Procurement, 900 jobs in Statistics Canada and 942 jobs in the Department of Health.
·Montreal, Canada
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These abolitions are part of the Carney government's expenditure review.
·Montreal, Canada
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Federal departments and agencies plan to eliminate the equivalent of more than 12,000 full-time positions over the next three years as part of the Carney government's expenditure review.
·Montreal, Canada
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Federal departments, agencies to shed 12,000 full-time equivalent positions
Among the expected job losses are 1,793 positions at Public Services and Procurement Canada, 900 jobs at Statistics Canada and 942 at Health Canada.
·Toronto, Canada
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