President of the Treasury Board Anita Anand leaves a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024.
Cost-cutting measures in the public service will likely result in job losses, public service unions are warning after meeting with the Treasury Board.Posted: Nov 08, 2024 3:48 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
The government has previously said it would reduce the public service by 5,000 jobs through "natural attrition" as it transitions away from pandemic operations, when programming swelled to provide relief to Canadians. "We've seen this horror movie before — and it always ends badly for families across the country," said Sharon DeSousa, PSAC national president. "Make no mistake — everyday people always pay the price when public services are cut."
But memos sent to staff at various departments indicate that layoffs may be possible. Canada Revenue Agency told its staff in a memo Thursday that "difficult decisions" would need to be made as it looked to cut costs as it transitions away from pandemic operations. "Our objective is to achieve savings through natural attrition to the greatest extent possible to minimize the impact on employees," it said, without ruling out redundancies.
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