Approximately 8,500 federal public servants received notices this week their jobs may be risk as part of the federal government’s move to cut 28,000 jobs from the federal public service over the next four years.
At least 12 federal departments notified employees about plans for the comprehensive expenditure review, including to approximately 2,000 employees at Health Canada and 2,300 at Global Affairs Canada receiving notices.
The Canada Strong Budget 2025 outlined a plan to cut another 28,000 positions from the federal public service over the next four years and find $60 billion in savings.
How many will be hired back after a short layoff either as regular employees or consultants?
Hey Grok! How many federal government public servants were hired during Justin Trudeau’s tenure as Prime Minister of Canada?
Justin Trudeau became Prime Minister of Canada in November 2015, following the federal election in October 2015. The standard measure for the size of the federal public service (often referred to as federal public servants or the core federal public administration plus separate agencies) comes from official Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat data, which reports annual snapshots as of March 31 each year.This data shows the population of the federal public service (employees governed under the Financial Administration Act Schedules I, IV, and V):March 31, 2015 (pre-Trudeau, end of Harper era): 257,034
March 31, 2024 (peak during Trudeau’s tenure): 367,772
This represents a net increase of 110,738 employees (367,772 – 257,034) over the period from just before his tenure began through to the 2024 peak.
