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Applications for federal public service jobs drop by almost 30 per cent
Job ads fell almost 40% and promotions dropped 52% as the Liberal government moves to cut about 40,000 public service positions.
- Applications for federal government jobs in Ottawa plummeted nearly 30% last year, falling to less than 735,000 from over a million two years ago.
- The Liberal government's Budget committed to cutting about 40,000 public service positions by April 2029, triggering the hiring slowdown across the capital.
- Government job ads fell almost 40% as departments reduced hiring, while departures including retirements and resignations increased 12%.
- Internal advancement also stalled, with around 52% fewer promotions within the public service in 2025-26 compared to a year earlier.
- Catherine Morrison of The Canadian Press reported these trends, which follow Ottawa's strategic push to reduce the overall size of the public service.
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Total News Sources22
Leaning Left14Leaning Right0Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution70% Left
Bias Distribution
- 70% of the sources lean Left
70% Left
L 70%
C 30%
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