Budget projects savings through ‘natural attrition’ of public service jobs

The 5,000 public servants projected to leave in the next four years are expected to make up the bulk of previously announced savings targets.

The budget presents no direct cuts for the federal public service, overseen by Treasury Board President Anita Anand, and instead projects savings from 5,000 employees expected to leave over the next four years by ‘natural attrition.’The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

April 16, 2024

The federal budget avoids deep cuts to the federal public service, but promises to shrink it by 5,000 jobs due to “natural attrition” over the next four years as part of an expected savings of $15.8-billion.

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