Federal public service cut by nearly 10,000 jobs, new data shows

The 2.7 per cent dip as of March 2025 represents the first time the public service hasn't grown since 2015, which experts say isn't surprising given the Liberal government's 2024 budget forecast the population to shrink by attrition.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized the need for government efficiency and a spending review, with his election platform saying programs aren't working as well as they should.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

May 22, 2025

UPDATED May 23, 2025

The size of the federal public service shrank by nearly 10,000 jobs between the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years, marking the first time the civil service population hasn't grown since 2015, according to newly published data by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.

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