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Federal public service has lost 23,000 staffers in two years: budget watchdog report
The watchdog says the decline reflects attrition and an early retirement program that has cleared more than 9,400 applications.
- The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer reported that Canada's federal public service has shed more than 23,000 staffers over two years, leaving 344,970 employees—a 6.5 per cent decline.
- Parliamentary Budget Officer Annette Ryan created the tool to track the government's Budget 2025 commitment to reduce the federal public service by 10 per cent by 2028-29, supported by an early retirement program launched this year.
- The government received 10,006 early retirement applications, with more than 9,400 meeting the criteria; departures included 9,809 term employees, about 7,880 permanent staff, 3,203 students, and 2,889 casual workers.
- Departments like the Canada Revenue Agency and Health Canada experienced the largest losses, while National Defence and the Canadian Space Agency gained staff; Martin Potvin, a Treasury Board spokesperson, confirmed no second application window will open.
- Ryan noted that "Parliamentarians need reliable and readily available information" to hold government accountable, stating the tool provides "objective, timely data that they can use to support their work" on public services.
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Federal public service has lost 23,000 staffers in two years: budget watchdog report
OTTAWA - The federal public service has shed more than 23,000 staffers over the last two years, says Canada's parliamentary spending watchdog.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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