Toronto/CMEDIA: As part of the federal government’s reported plan to cut the size of the federal public service by 2029, 90 employees and four executives at Library and Archives Canada received notices in Feb that their jobs are affected by the workforce adjustment, Online tracker of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat revealed.
Over the past three months, over 24,000 public servants have received workforce adjustment notices in 33 departments.
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According to the Public Service Alliance of Canada, 82 of its members received notices at Library and Archives Canada on Feb. 4, while nine members of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees received notices.
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat said that a total of 53 employees and three executive positions will be reduced as part of the workforce adjustment.
Library and Archives Canada said last Sept that a workforce adjustment (WFA) process would result in the loss of approximately 70 indeterminate positions over the next several months.
24,188 employees and executives in 27 core departments in the federal public service have been issued notices.
The Treasury Board website shows 8,706 employees and 465 executive positions will be cut as part of the comprehensive expenditure review in those departments.
The federal government’s plan to reduce the size of the federal public service was released in Nov by the Canada Strong Budget 2025, outlined 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.
For departments outside the core public service 587 positions will be cut in its department. The Parole Board of Canada will eliminate 37 positions.
A total of 196 notices were issued to employees at the National Research Council in January.
