25,000 public servants warned their jobs could be at risk. Here is the latest on federal job cuts
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More than 24,300 public servants have received notices that their jobs could be at risk over the past two months as part of the federal government’s plan to cut the size of the federal public service by 2029.
Data provided by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat and federal unions show notices have been issued to employees in 36 departments since December.
The Canada Strong Budget 2025, released in November, outlined the federal government’s plan to reduce the size of the federal public service by 28,000 positions by 2029, with 16,000 full-time equivalent positions eliminated through the comprehensive expenditure review, while 12,000 positions, including 350 executive positions, will be eliminated mainly through attrition and early retirement packages.
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat released a new online tracker outlining workforce reductions in 26 “core public administration departments,” showing how many notices have been issued to employees and executives, how many positions will be eliminated through workforce adjustments and the total number of positions to be reduced through workforce adjustments, early retirements and attrition.
The data shows 25,000 notices have been issued to employees and executives in the 29 core public service departments. The government plans to cut 8,653 jobs and 462 management positions through workforce adjustments, while another 7,762 positions will be eliminated through attrition and early retirement.
Data provided to CTV News Ottawa by the unions and departments show 1,387 notices have been issued to employees in nine departments outside of the 29 core public service departments, warning their jobs may be cut. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency told CTV News Ottawa that 587 jobs will be eliminated at the department through workforce adjustment.
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