PSAC warns federal budget could lead to 70,000 job cuts in the public service

Public service braces for billions in spending cuts ahead of Tuesday’s budget

The finance minister has hinted at shrinking the size of the public service, a move union leaders say could put up to 70,000 jobs at risk

What is a 'sustainable' staffing in the public service for Mark Carney's government?

Observers generally expect substantial cuts when the federal budget is delivered by the Carney government on Nov. 4.

PSAC warns federal budget could lead to 70,000 job cuts in the public service

The Public Service Alliance of Canada is warning of the possibility of deep job cuts in the federal public service ahead of Liberals’ first budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Unions brace for budget’s impact as think tank predicts ‘stealth’ cuts to public-serving programs

The Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union that represents a large swath of the public service, said returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels could mean 70,000 job losses.

Ottawa signals staff cuts as federal budget targets ‘workforce adjustments'

The Carney government will use next week’s federal budget to reduce the size of the public service through “workforce adjustments” that include layoffs, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said. Government sources say the plan will right-size the workforce to cut operating costs and redirect money to priority investments. Champagne told an audience at the National Gallery of Canada that the civil service must return to a “sustainable le…