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More than 8,000 jobs to be cut across 24 federal departments
The cuts follow the Canada Strong Budget 2025 plan aiming to reduce federal public service by 28,000 positions by 2029, with 8,230 jobs cut through workforce adjustments.
- This past Friday, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat published a central database showing planned cuts of 15,755 employees and 642 executives across 24 federal departments, including 8,230 employee and 425 executive cuts through workforce adjustment.
- The comprehensive expenditure review mandates cuts under Canada Strong Budget 2025, aiming for a 15,755 reduction, as part of the Liberal government's plan to cut over 8,000 jobs across 24 departments.
- At the department level, Employment and Social Development Canada will cut 5,313 workers and 98 executives, Health Canada 1,056 employees and 36 executives, while Statistics Canada will eliminate 887 positions and issued 3,274 affected notices last week.
- Public-Service unions and the Parliamentary Budget Officer argue 22,181 employees and 882 executives have received warning letters, raising concerns about service impacts and morale in recent weeks.
- The government plans to rely on attrition and voluntary departures, with deputy heads authorized to initiate workforce adjustment per the National Joint Council Workforce Adjustment Directive, but the Parliamentary Budget Officer warns departments lack sufficient detail for oversight.
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More than 8,000 jobs to be cut across 24 federal departments
More than 8,000 federal public service jobs will be cut across 24 departments in the core public service, as part of the federal government’s plan to reduce the size of the federal public service by 28,000 positions by 2029.
·Canada
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Since the federal budget was tabled in November, XXX federal public servants have learned that their position is subject to cuts.
·Montreal, Canada
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Total News Sources9
Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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